From the category archives:

SPD

SPD–The Trouble With Trebles

February 26, 2013

The screech of garbage trucks.  The squeal of little children screaming. Those hurt. It feels like a scream in my brain that I can’t escape.  Hearing the sound once makes me jump and hurt.  If the sound goes on and on, I feel angry and feel like crying. You see, I’m sensitive to high-register noises, [...]

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Aspie Heaven in a Hammock

May 16, 2012

  C’est moi in my hammock with my weighted blanket on.  Who would have thought that such a simple thing could have such an effect on my brain? My occupational therapist recommended it for my sensory processing disorder, which usually goes with autism.  In OT, they had me doing different kinds of swinging, among many [...]

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SPD and Aural Stimuli–a Heighted Stress Response?

March 7, 2012

Could my flight response to aural stimuli be exaggerated by my sensory processing disorder (SPD)? The question was prompted by a tidbit I ready in Psychology Today:  “…aural assault raises our heart rate and kicks off a flight response.”  The assault needn’t be only speed metal music; it can be the everyday noises of life: [...]

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Sensory Processing Disorder SPD and Showers

March 23, 2011

  A mother with a child who has SPD called the other day about a weighted blanket for her son.  She was explaining her son’s difficulty, and I told her I understand because I also have SPD. She has so many questions then, and we talked for quite a while.  One of the topics that [...]

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