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sensory processing

Garanimals and Soft Clothing for Adults with Autism/Asperger’s…if only.

April 26, 2010

This is not my idea; it’s my husband’s because fashion chic is not my forté.  The color has to feel right.  The fabric has to feel right.  The fit of the clothing has to be right.  Ten minutes or three hours later, I rip those clothes off because they don’t feel right, and my breathing [...]

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Autism and Asperger’s and Hearing What You are Saying: Tips for Teachers, Bosses, Parents and Spouses

December 9, 2009

“When you hear a sound, your brain responds.  When the child with autism hears a sound, their brain responds too, but a little bit later.  What we’re seeing is a…split-second delay in recognizing that sound,”  Tim Roberts says.
Ms. Chetry asks, “How does that play out in how children with autism learn and communicate?”
“What happens is [...]

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Sensory Processing Disorder Book Review: I’m Not Weird, I Have SPD by Chynna Laird

August 13, 2009

Talk about echoes of my childhood and my present with my Sensory Processing Disorder (a.k.a. Sensory Integrative Dysfunction).
In the book, I’m Not Weird, I have SPD, author Chynna Laird uses descriptive words like:  hurt, screamed, pain, and scared. Those are words that I use to this day as an adult with SPD.
Sensory overload still [...]

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Family TV Watching and Autism

May 8, 2009

You can help your child with autism lower their stress level with some simple rules about family TV watching.
As a child and now an adult with autism and sensory processing disorder, I know that TV can be stressful to the point of jumping, tears, anger, confusion, and other reactions.   As an adult, I have [...]

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Weighted Blankets can Induce Melatonin for Sleep in People with Autism

March 20, 2009

Children and adults with autism benefit from weighted blankets because they calm the nervous system so they can relax and sleep. Melatonin is the chemical in the brain that helps us sleep. The science of how a weighted blanket leads to melatonin lies in the body and brain’s sensory processing.
People on the autism [...]

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I’m drunk on vestibular input

March 13, 2009

I feel like I’ve been drinking.  I am tipsy.  My brain is in a fog.  My eyes are seeing funny.  I have a headache like the morning after.  All I did was go to my Sensory Integration Therapy today.
I’m going to bed, then tell you about it.
Well, that was a long sleep.  I always sleep [...]

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