adowds I am a first grade teacher. This is very helpful information about how the vestibular system affects children's ability to process and learn. By observing everyday in the classroom. To help with socialization problems, we work in small group in the writing, reading and math. We have a child who has a problem with his personal space and is constantly moving around, so we changed his place to the last row on the rug. We have to remind him about personal space of others. Also changing the routine is hard for him so we always let him know how many minutes we have left. And we are working with his parents.
Not sure if this still applies or not, but have you considered allowing him to sit on something like a peanut ball? This can greatly reduce the need to move about if they can bounce up and down in place while quietly working.
I am the oldest with sensory overresponding and my 3 younger sibs all are more underresponsive, especially the youngest two. and these are really helpful and accurate. thanks
I pretty sure I have a vestibule problem, I can't sleep without rocking or being rocked. It started at 3 months old in my incubator, the nurses had to move my incubator away from the wall, because the rocking hit the incubator against the wall waking the other preemies and causing them distress, they had never seen anything like me before, for some reason the loud thumping didn't cause me pain, usually loud sounds are very painful to 26 week preemies. Bright flourescent lights hurts my eyes, I can recognize people by smell alone, I found it hard to focus in school when pencil tapping and whispered conversations were as loud as the teacher. I never knew other people didn't do this.
I knew my oldest had sensory issues but I never knew what. This made so much sense. Im sure I have sensory processing issues that went unnoticed as well
Ive had this my entire life & had no idea until about a year ago, it destroyed every moment of my life- specifically because no one could see it or knew i had it, im afraid my autistic toddler may have it as well, im thankful to anyone that spreads awareness & that may help other children’s parents figure out what’s going on.
My ex had primary custody of my 7 y/o son (I got him on the weekends and got the summer.) I knew something was different with my son but my ex just thought it was bad behavior and was constantly screaming at him and punishing him. Now I have him in OT and he’s doing much better. A momma always knows.
Good for you for knowing. Not so good to think this is only applicable and/or always applicable to mothers. Intuition is a great thing to have and develop and learning how and when to trust it is usually the key to unlocking many a locked puzzle.
This is absolutely incredible! I went on Amazon to look for chewy dog tags, a new friend in Karate class told me about. That lead to seeing they help with SPD, I had no idea what this was, never even heard of it! I am legally blind so I research most things on YT, that's how I found you. I am overwhelmed that THIS IS what our grandson, whom we have custody of, has and has had! The school checked him out several times over the years, he has an IEP. His lack of progress in brick and mortar got so bad we started home schooling in 2nd grade, not an easy task as I was progressively going blind. Anyway, the school Dx him with a "processing delay." We weren't given any more information than that, however. He's now in 7th grade and I need to know how we can get help, please. We're in NW Ohio. Do we go through the school? His Doctor? He already gets OT but it is not focused on this at all, as he's not been Dx. I would guess that's where we need to start, getting a Dx? Our IEP eval. is coming up the 22nd and ANY help you can offer, I would be so, SO grateful! We started him in Karate hoping it might help, was this wrong? He is definitely on the under-responsive end of the spectrum.
Hello there, I am glad that you were able to learn from this webcast that I made! First of all, Karate should be a great activity for him as it provides opportunities for "heavy work" and body awareness along with proprioceptive input and teaches discipline. Even without having the full picture, I would recommend a HOP 66 therapy ball with handles from Amazon as I find this is very good for kids with lower arousal levels (within their nervous system). He can hop around the house for alerting and to provide proprioceptive and vestibular input. SPD (which is not in the DSM-5, so not a "medical or psychological diagnosis," per se) would be identified by an occupational therapist. I recommend doing research in your area for an OT that is knowledgeable and has experience utilizing a sensory integration (SI) frame of reference. Also necessary besides the knowledge (post-graduate training/ mentorship), is the requirements of proper equipment and space. You need to ask a lot of questions to find the right fit. I wish you luck in finding answers and services for your grandson!
Thank you so much for this. I will absolutely check into anything I can find in this area. i have already put out a call to his OT teacher. My folks are in the mountains in Az. Would a week or 15 days during the summer be long enough to help us help him? That, I could probably arrange.
Realistically, I don't think a week would be long enough. Even if I did a thorough evaluation, you would still need ongoing therapy utilizing a SI frame of reference. Again, the facility would need to have the proper equipment, knowledge, and experience to provide effective services.
I am an adult and only recently my psychiatrist told me I have sensory processing issues. I have major vestibular issues. I will walk into walls. I feel like I am in a dream all the time, things visually look wrong to me. I get dizzy easily and things look strange or far away. I trip over nothing. I don't seem to "know" where my body is in space, so I frequently trip over tiny bumps in the curb, steps, or whatever. I am always stubbing my toe. I also have trouble transitioning from one thing to another and I live alone. I will play Sims 3 for 17 hours straight and not eat or pee, because I tune everything out when I am focused on something I like. I talk very fast. I have trouble sleeping- too little or too much. Usually I can't sleep so I have to wait until my body is exhausted and then I sleep too long. I get overwhelmed in crowds, because of the noise, the movement, flickering lights, all the things to read. It can take me 20 minutes to select a can of soup unless I know specifically which to buy. I will walk outside in shorts when other people think it is too cold or wear a jacket when they think its too hot. I have a variety of phobias and can't eat certain foods (egg salad makes me sick, just the look of it and I can't eat cheese unless it is warm and melted, not cold cheese and not cold cheese sauce). I don't like tight clothing or anything around my neck. I am very messy, even when I try to remember, people tell me I look messy. I try to be organized but its hard. I like to tap things, spin things, fidget, don't like to go out, get anxious the further from my house I go, sirens make me cover my ears. I don't like escalators, I think I will fall down them and if the bricks in the wall aren't lined up. I am both under and over responsive, to different things, it is a complete mix. I am too sensitive to lights and sounds, but to the degree that is short circuits me so I seem oblivious. Even as an adult I have gone out with a sweater inside and my buttons all messed up. My shoelaces are always coming undone. But as a kid I was a risk taker type kid. I liked hopping around and was hyper, but don't like spinning. Complete mix. I got in a lot of trouble as a kid and even as an adult, either considered too oversensitive or too oblivious and messy. I also have panic disorder. I have a weighted blanket and I love it. I remind everyone who knows me of Tweek from Southpark.
Sounds like autism mixed with anxiety.. the dream part and disconnect from body and reality sounds like depersonalization/derealization. Heighten sensitivity to sounds could play into it as its an anxiety/trauma based disorder.
socks are the bane of my existence and i can only tolerate extremely thin ones when i go to school. also when im having a bad day sensory wise I hate the sound of people breathing, and i always thought i was just an asshole
I'm 37 years old and I still struggle with my sensory processing disorder. I have challenges with almost all of my senses, but auditory sensitivity is the one that is most obvious in my day-to-day life. I still freeze when the smoke detector goes off and I avoid loud or busy places as much as possible. I was undiagnosed and therefore untreated as a kid, so was that aspect of my brother's issues as well. He was diagnosed with ADHD as a young boy, I'm autistic but was undiagnosed until recently.
I am an LPC and my grandson has been diagnosed with sensory processing we are trying to understand and navigate his life now we have a place to start. I enjoyed this video. On his video we are working with Theraplay activities, OT, and exercised to help him be successful while in school.
I notice one of the children I work with (he has ASD) presents with proprioceptive under-responsiveness (pushes too hard with his pencil), but also vestibular under-responsiveness (jumps on and off the couch, bounces on stability ball and rolls across the floor on his stomach , runs through the house, etc). So, if I'm incorporating a sensory diet, do I work on vestibular activities in conjunction with heavy work acticities for proprioceptive input?
I definitely have sensory processing problems even though ive never been diagnosed and I don't know how serious it is, as a kid (under 10) I would tie things very tightly around my waist because I needed to feel clothes, and bite my arms for sensory input. I touch everything but also am very sensitive to pain, I hate to have my hair touched. I yell and can't keep from it and make noises for no reason, but I also cover one of my ears as a reflex to anything loud or stressful, and I talk to myself. I'm extremely clumsy and have practically no balance but I used to have perfect balance, amd I love spinning and cant sit still, and hanging upside down, I skip to walk and love risks. I also have trouble with force control at all and drop things for no reason. I honestly didn't realize any of this was abnormal till two years ago (I'm 14 now btw)
If anything I've gotten worse with time, but I've learned to replace stims with less obvious ones and hide it and it doesn't interrupt my daily life much, so its not that bad not nearly as bad as some other peoples
@@chloesteele841 I'm really happy you have answers and are getting therapy and stuff to help you then! I want to be an OT when I grow up so I can help kids like us live life to the fullest because everyone should have that right
Aaaa now this described me perfectly. I'm currently during research on autism and adhd to see if I have either one of those or both (I think I fit adhd symptoms more tho). Have been doing research since the fall of 2020 at 12 now 13 yrs (and hopefully I will reach out my parents abt it in the future if I am brave enough to) I was confused abt the whole sensory processing/issues thing now I understand more about it and myself :)
@@joykittenlover9052 Kudos for having the maturity and self-awareness to do a journey of discovery. Please be careful, though, in talking of terms of demanding rights. Opening up realms of possibilities and opportunities, sure, but this cultural obsession with rights coupled with a refusal to accept responsibility is arguably the biggest issue of the past decade. Best of luck to you!
I wish there was a place like this in Massachusetts. This is my daughter so much. they have told me she would out grow some of her thing's but i have always thought she wouldn't. Many issue is her FEAR of dog's. She would jump off a building and not even think about it. Too get away even if she thought there was one. No she has never had a bad issue's with any animal.
Any recommendations for places in or around South New Jersey? My son is 4 and every therapist he sees (speech mainly) and his school teachers and I agree this is what he has, as well as mixed expressive and receptive language disorder!
Often times educators or parents may over look the propruiceptive issues and dismiss it as not meeting expectations. The importance of body awareness the vestibular system should not be overlooked.
I have all the symptoms listed as indicating an over-responsive vestibular system, yet I also have very strong urges to rock back and forth or sway when I sit upright, and definitely NOT just for comfort when anxious, I just crave the sensation. It feels like a physical craving, not an emotional thing. Wouldn't rocking suggest an UNDER-reactive vestibular system?
Is it possible to have both over/under stimulation? For instance, with tactile, could a child have symptoms of over and at the same time symptoms of under?
I think so... I have spd and im undersensitive to touch if I'm the one doing the touching, but somethings still hurt. On the other hand if someone or something toutches me, im hypersensitivit. But everyone is different.
Yes, this can fluctuate. I have seen children who typically over-respond to light touch fluctuate and at times these same children can cut themselves and not be aware of it. Inconsistency is also a hallmark of SPD. Every child is different and it can fluctuate. A child can also tend to over-respond in one system and under-respond in a different system, but this can fluctuate as well. However, I have noticed that it does tend to lean one way the majority of the time (over or under-responding). We all have differences, for example, I don't like the feeling of certain fabric on my skin, but this does not impact my functioning. But SPD affects and interferes with a child's participation and function in typical everyday life.
Yes.. for example, I am over sensitive to most light touches, and to me, are unbearably ticklish, itchy and just downright irritating. Or if it’s a light tap I may not register it.. But to feel pleasure with touch or to feel like I’m truly FEELING, I need deep pressure. I ask my husband to push on my back or squeeze me all the time, but if he brushes my hand too lightly I want to rip my hair out and jump out the window. There are different receptors for different kinds of touch, like pressure, temperature, etc.
My child has Down syndrome and has a few items from each list, some seem contradictory. She seems to also have PDA Pathological Demand Avoidance which might be part of this sensory dysfunction. She is no longer going to school she indicates it is scary at school. She always had "school anxiety?" but since she was so small I could carry her in. Now she is a teen! Homeschool is the option since the director in our district ignores my request for in home services. I am in Texas and used to live near you in AZ.
Avoiding a demand due to sensory discomfort is not the same as pathological demand avoidance, although someone with PDA can still avoid demands for all the other reasons that everyone else ever avoids demands, including sensory discomfort, sleepiness, and the very distressing sensation of trying and failing to concentrate on something boring in ADHD. It's important to tell the difference and also not to attribute every single instance of demand avoidance to the6 same cause, especially in people with more than one of these strongly correlated conditions. The anxiety of PDA is triggered by the fact that the environment is putting a demand on you in a context in which you hadn't prepared and been able to make yourself comfortable with that (so some of us are fine at school and work as long as nobody asks us to stay longer than we expected, and as long as we know we can switch off into an almost totally demand-free mode to rest our executive functions before and afterwards every single day), because otherwise there is an extremely out-of-proportion "I'm trapped and have no control" fear reaction that's supposed to be triggered by things like getting stuck in a ditch. It's completely different to "I don't want to brush my teeth because I don't like how the bristles feel on my gums".
Sadly, I was autistic, and it got worse in 1976 when I had overreactive SPD to fireworks. The fireworks on the Bicentennial were about 40 to 50 more decibels louder than normal to my ears than the normal person, making me cry every time. They are called crying meltdowns when that happens. I was 5 when that happened.
How do dysunctions of different senses combine? Eg can the same child avoid noises and crave proprioceptive input? Also can the crave be different depending on the body part? I have seen kids seeking input in the joints or needing to clench another hand in their fist.
I'm 17 and I could count the foods I actually eat on my two hands, I just can't stand chewing or swallowing weird textures! I'm also really sensitive to touch especially textures of materials... For example I can't sleep if my hands or feet feel dry: I can't focus on anything but that, I hate the feeling of grass between my toes and I completely lose it when someone breathes on me. Lastly I'm really sensitive to loud noises and lots of movement around me and get easily overwhelmed (which tends to be a problem with my hyperactive brother and loud family) 😂 Those are my symptoms! (Had them since I was small)
Oh my god I’m with you on the breathing thing. Sounds ridiculous, (and gross) but I’ve told myself I’d rather be farted on. LOL. Not that either one is pleasant but hI omg breathed on or feeling someone’s breath anywhere near my skin makes me want to pull my hair out and peel my skin off, it’s absolutely enraging.
Absolutely, kids fluctuate quite often. But generally, they tend to over or under-respond in general. I have seen a kiddo who typically over-responds to touch, but this can fluctuate and that same kiddo may not react if he cuts himself when cutting an apple, for example. A kiddo can over-respond in the touch or tactile system (generally) and under-respond in the auditory system. Again, this can fluctuate, but the point is, it interrupts the child's typical daily life.
SMART Pediatric Therapy this is good to know. I have a 6 year old boy whom I have struggled to get services for time and time again. This year since he is in kindergarten, we are pushing for him to get services. The agency we found for him is finally putting in a psyche evaluation, but I have been told that it is harder to diagnose a disorder in the autism spectrum when they get older. For us it is getting harder and harder and for our son it is getting harder for him to deal with daily life. Ppl have certain expectations of him which he is not able to meet. He is highly functioning and for some time we were told he is normal, but he has never actually received a diagnosis or has been observed enough to be able to determine he has it. I hope they can get us help for him once he is evaluated.
@@lovemyhusband4ever you guys are awesome and helping me to somewhat explain my autism problems to my support workers who have no idea anything about autism
A lot of these symptoms are similar to autism/add/adhd... IDK about the growing out of it thing. I think I sort of grew out of some touch issues... I used to get really upset when my parents were trying to put tights or socks on me, I couldn't deal with having crumpled clothing tightly on my skin, and I had to have clothing tags removed. I'm better at dealing with all of these things now, I can even sort of deal with clothing tags, although they are still often irritating. I currently don't like l being suddenly touched by people, but I don't get visibly upset... maybe a bit rigid though
my 11 yr old has encopresis which originated after he was mauled by dogs at age 3, since then he has meltdowns over meds - its as if his fight or flight response is activated and he perceives the medicine (which he desperately NEEDS ) as a threat, he literally cannot swallow any pills no matter how small, to him any medication is just 'not doable' it seems 'impossible' to him to swallow it which means he often does not get his meds because his reaction to them are so extreme (crying, as if offering the med in itself is hurting him), that it makes me feeling like im abusing him, which is awful, because I'm not, I'm just trying to give him what he needs to get better. I end up giving up because I am worried about causing him psychological trauma. he also 'overthinks' simple things, lie tying his shoe laces, although he can assemble a 4 ft tall robot easily, tying his shoes is just 'too hard' I've asked his teachers if they saw anything which would hint towards a sensory issue or autism, but they say no (this could also be because 1 he's so smart and talks easily 2 because there are no resources in our school for kids with any sort of disability whatsoever) any input or help at all would be appreciated
STOP giving him pharmaceuticals. Do your research it is POISON. Look into holistic medicine. Be patient with him, he’s just a kid. Teach him not to be perfectionistic and that it’s okay to fail sometimes. He’s probably afraid of failure bc he has negative experiences w it.
Poor little one attacked by dogs. How does he react to dogs now? My daughter was bit on the lip by an English Springer Spaniel when she was 3. She’s had other dogs and cats during childhood, no problems. But when she was about 22, an English Cocker Spaniel, same black and white coloring as the Springer, growled at her and she panicked horribly and had to hide in the car. So I’m thinking that the incident at 3 was bothering her all this time and the threat of another bite from similar dog brought it out. I hope your young loved one improves. 💗💗💗
I have over responsive dysfunction. This is absolutely unbearable when a child can’t explain. Just hearing these symptoms makes my skin crawl. I feel very claustrophobic with this. I never overreacted to minor injuries as they made me laugh for some reason. I loved bandages. But everything else is accurate. I toe walked at the age of 2 because I’m an angel. My foot should NOT touch the ground lol. I have minor auditory symptom because I can hear the sounds coming from the stratosphere at night.
There definitely are reactions which are counter productive and reactions that occur to what is probably not harmful and may even be helpful What is interesting and slightly amusing is that those who have more acute senses towards what is harmful or unhealthful (in other words, those who are more aware and have a higher intelligence in being able to pick up information when something is harmful or unhealthful) , are being considered as having a disorder. Well, it is a disorder in fact when we cannot handle or make order of the environment. Never the less: People should consider more carefully when someone is freaked out by the info they are picking up. Maybe having an upsetting reaction to multiple flashing lights, various contradictory store advertisement sounds going off at once, artificial smells which actually do and can harm our health, and such is not a “wrong” reaction. Maybe we should say consider whether they are letting us know there might be a problem, and thank you for being sensitive.
I only have it with touch and I am SUPER sensitive to clothing. It is a struggle to find comfortable good looking clothes. It started when I was 16 months old.
I know this thread is old af, but don't assume someone is "being a cunt" or lying about a diagnosis just because you have different triggers than them. I had to stop this video all of about 7 seconds into it because wet mouth sounds make me feel panicked. It's the same reason I refuse to watch ASMR videos. I can hear the wet noises when this lady talks and they overload my senses.
WHY ONLY IN CHILDREN?? IM SO FED UP OF ALL OF U.. children are only children for 18 years .. then we are adults. Also you can hear your mouth sounds and it’s too much for anyone with sensory processing issues to sit here and listen too .. ewe, ouch 😣
It's not only in children, it says at the end you will not outgrow it. Adults just get more used to covering it up and masking it to appear like they don't have it to fit in.
adowds
I am a first grade teacher. This is very helpful information about how the vestibular system affects children's ability to process and learn. By observing everyday in the classroom. To help with socialization problems, we work in small group in the writing, reading and math. We have a child who has a problem with his personal space and is constantly moving around, so we changed his place to the last row on the rug. We have to remind him about personal space of others. Also changing the routine is hard for him so we always let him know how many minutes we have left. And we are working with his parents.
Not sure if this still applies or not, but have you considered allowing him to sit on something like a peanut ball? This can greatly reduce the need to move about if they can bounce up and down in place while quietly working.
I am the oldest with sensory overresponding and my 3 younger sibs all are more underresponsive, especially the youngest two. and these are really helpful and accurate. thanks
I pretty sure I have a vestibule problem, I can't sleep without rocking or being rocked. It started at 3 months old in my incubator, the nurses had to move my incubator away from the wall, because the rocking hit the incubator against the wall waking the other preemies and causing them distress, they had never seen anything like me before, for some reason the loud thumping didn't cause me pain, usually loud sounds are very painful to 26 week preemies. Bright flourescent lights hurts my eyes, I can recognize people by smell alone, I found it hard to focus in school when pencil tapping and whispered conversations were as loud as the teacher. I never knew other people didn't do this.
So well explained! Thanks for sharing, very helpful.
I knew my oldest had sensory issues but I never knew what. This made so much sense. Im sure I have sensory processing issues that went unnoticed as well
Hello there.can you please let me know about your oldest sensory issues.are they reduced by the age??how is he/she is doing now
Ive had this my entire life & had no idea until about a year ago, it destroyed every moment of my life- specifically because no one could see it or knew i had it, im afraid my autistic toddler may have it as well, im thankful to anyone that spreads awareness & that may help other children’s parents figure out what’s going on.
I'm 24, and watching this video just made a lot of things make a whole lot of sense.
Thanks for an excellent and detailed review of SI
Thank you from the bottom of my heart ♥️
Thank you for this video it explains so much when it comes to my son
I'm 16 and have recently been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder
My ex had primary custody of my 7 y/o son (I got him on the weekends and got the summer.) I knew something was different with my son but my ex just thought it was bad behavior and was constantly screaming at him and punishing him. Now I have him in OT and he’s doing much better. A momma always knows.
Youre comment would be so much better if you edit-out the stupid, sexist last sentence.
Good for you for knowing. Not so good to think this is only applicable and/or always applicable to mothers. Intuition is a great thing to have and develop and learning how and when to trust it is usually the key to unlocking many a locked puzzle.
perfect presentation god bless you. best presentation ever :)
This is absolutely incredible! I went on Amazon to look for chewy dog tags, a new friend in Karate class told me about. That lead to seeing they help with SPD, I had no idea what this was, never even heard of it! I am legally blind so I research most things on YT, that's how I found you. I am overwhelmed that THIS IS what our grandson, whom we have custody of, has and has had! The school checked him out several times over the years, he has an IEP. His lack of progress in brick and mortar got so bad we started home schooling in 2nd grade, not an easy task as I was progressively going blind. Anyway, the school Dx him with a "processing delay." We weren't given any more information than that, however. He's now in 7th grade and I need to know how we can get help, please. We're in NW Ohio. Do we go through the school? His Doctor? He already gets OT but it is not focused on this at all, as he's not been Dx. I would guess that's where we need to start, getting a Dx? Our IEP eval. is coming up the 22nd and ANY help you can offer, I would be so, SO grateful! We started him in Karate hoping it might help, was this wrong? He is definitely on the under-responsive end of the spectrum.
Hello there, I am glad that you were able to learn from this webcast that I made! First of all, Karate should be a great activity for him as it provides opportunities for "heavy work" and body awareness along with proprioceptive input and teaches discipline. Even without having the full picture, I would recommend a HOP 66 therapy ball with handles from Amazon as I find this is very good for kids with lower arousal levels (within their nervous system). He can hop around the house for alerting and to provide proprioceptive and vestibular input. SPD (which is not in the DSM-5, so not a "medical or psychological diagnosis," per se) would be identified by an occupational therapist. I recommend doing research in your area for an OT that is knowledgeable and has experience utilizing a sensory integration (SI) frame of reference. Also necessary besides the knowledge (post-graduate training/ mentorship), is the requirements of proper equipment and space. You need to ask a lot of questions to find the right fit. I wish you luck in finding answers and services for your grandson!
Thank you so much for this. I will absolutely check into anything I can find in this area. i have already put out a call to his OT teacher. My folks are in the mountains in Az. Would a week or 15 days during the summer be long enough to help us help him? That, I could probably arrange.
Realistically, I don't think a week would be long enough. Even if I did a thorough evaluation, you would still need ongoing therapy utilizing a SI frame of reference. Again, the facility would need to have the proper equipment, knowledge, and experience to provide effective services.
I am an adult and only recently my psychiatrist told me I have sensory processing issues. I have major vestibular issues. I will walk into walls. I feel like I am in a dream all the time, things visually look wrong to me. I get dizzy easily and things look strange or far away. I trip over nothing. I don't seem to "know" where my body is in space, so I frequently trip over tiny bumps in the curb, steps, or whatever. I am always stubbing my toe. I also have trouble transitioning from one thing to another and I live alone. I will play Sims 3 for 17 hours straight and not eat or pee, because I tune everything out when I am focused on something I like. I talk very fast. I have trouble sleeping- too little or too much. Usually I can't sleep so I have to wait until my body is exhausted and then I sleep too long. I get overwhelmed in crowds, because of the noise, the movement, flickering lights, all the things to read. It can take me 20 minutes to select a can of soup unless I know specifically which to buy. I will walk outside in shorts when other people think it is too cold or wear a jacket when they think its too hot. I have a variety of phobias and can't eat certain foods (egg salad makes me sick, just the look of it and I can't eat cheese unless it is warm and melted, not cold cheese and not cold cheese sauce). I don't like tight clothing or anything around my neck. I am very messy, even when I try to remember, people tell me I look messy. I try to be organized but its hard. I like to tap things, spin things, fidget, don't like to go out, get anxious the further from my house I go, sirens make me cover my ears. I don't like escalators, I think I will fall down them and if the bricks in the wall aren't lined up. I am both under and over responsive, to different things, it is a complete mix. I am too sensitive to lights and sounds, but to the degree that is short circuits me so I seem oblivious. Even as an adult I have gone out with a sweater inside and my buttons all messed up. My shoelaces are always coming undone. But as a kid I was a risk taker type kid. I liked hopping around and was hyper, but don't like spinning. Complete mix. I got in a lot of trouble as a kid and even as an adult, either considered too oversensitive or too oblivious and messy. I also have panic disorder. I have a weighted blanket and I love it. I remind everyone who knows me of Tweek from Southpark.
Perhaps aspegers or high functioning autism..people do get diagnosed in adulthood. Best of luck
Your symptoms sound alot like my sons reactions as well, have you ever been diagnosed
Sounds like autism mixed with anxiety.. the dream part and disconnect from body and reality sounds like depersonalization/derealization. Heighten sensitivity to sounds could play into it as its an anxiety/trauma based disorder.
Sensory processing issues are common in people with ADHD, which you appear to have.
You sound like me 😊 I wish us all the best in managing our disorders ❤️
I love this!!thank you so much
Very useful information.
Thanks for sharing.
tq. it s very helpful in explaining the sensory processing issues
So I knew I had this but turns out my sister has this too . This was very helpful
socks are the bane of my existence and i can only tolerate extremely thin ones when i go to school. also when im having a bad day sensory wise I hate the sound of people breathing, and i always thought i was just an asshole
This is very helpful to me i have a lot of proprioceptive issues
I'm 37 years old and I still struggle with my sensory processing disorder. I have challenges with almost all of my senses, but auditory sensitivity is the one that is most obvious in my day-to-day life. I still freeze when the smoke detector goes off and I avoid loud or busy places as much as possible. I was undiagnosed and therefore untreated as a kid, so was that aspect of my brother's issues as well. He was diagnosed with ADHD as a young boy, I'm autistic but was undiagnosed until recently.
Very useful . Thank you
So the term not knowing where body fits within the space they are would be a symptom of spd?
Can spd cause speech delay ?
I met parents with kiddos on-line who's speech delayed and has diagnosis with SPD and they're doing both OT and ST.
I am an LPC and my grandson has been diagnosed with sensory processing we are trying to understand and navigate his life now we have a place to start. I enjoyed this video. On his video we are working with Theraplay activities, OT, and exercised to help him be successful while in school.
adowds
This is helpful to me to see how, as a teacher, I could collaborate with parents.
I notice one of the children I work with (he has ASD) presents with proprioceptive under-responsiveness (pushes too hard with his pencil), but also vestibular under-responsiveness (jumps on and off the couch, bounces on stability ball and rolls across the floor on his stomach , runs through the house, etc). So, if I'm incorporating a sensory diet, do I work on vestibular activities in conjunction with heavy work acticities for proprioceptive input?
Thanks for the info👍
No
You just described me to a t signs of auditory dysfunction
I definitely have sensory processing problems even though ive never been diagnosed and I don't know how serious it is, as a kid (under 10) I would tie things very tightly around my waist because I needed to feel clothes, and bite my arms for sensory input. I touch everything but also am very sensitive to pain, I hate to have my hair touched. I yell and can't keep from it and make noises for no reason, but I also cover one of my ears as a reflex to anything loud or stressful, and I talk to myself. I'm extremely clumsy and have practically no balance but I used to have perfect balance, amd I love spinning and cant sit still, and hanging upside down, I skip to walk and love risks. I also have trouble with force control at all and drop things for no reason. I honestly didn't realize any of this was abnormal till two years ago (I'm 14 now btw)
If anything I've gotten worse with time, but I've learned to replace stims with less obvious ones and hide it and it doesn't interrupt my daily life much, so its not that bad not nearly as bad as some other peoples
@@chloesteele841 I'm really happy you have answers and are getting therapy and stuff to help you then! I want to be an OT when I grow up so I can help kids like us live life to the fullest because everyone should have that right
@@chloesteele841 same to you!
Aaaa now this described me perfectly. I'm currently during research on autism and adhd to see if I have either one of those or both (I think I fit adhd symptoms more tho). Have been doing research since the fall of 2020 at 12 now 13 yrs (and hopefully I will reach out my parents abt it in the future if I am brave enough to) I was confused abt the whole sensory processing/issues thing now I understand more about it and myself :)
@@joykittenlover9052 Kudos for having the maturity and self-awareness to do a journey of discovery. Please be careful, though, in talking of terms of demanding rights. Opening up realms of possibilities and opportunities, sure, but this cultural obsession with rights coupled with a refusal to accept responsibility is arguably the biggest issue of the past decade. Best of luck to you!
I wish there was a place like this in Massachusetts. This is my daughter so much. they have told me she would out grow some of her thing's but i have always thought she wouldn't. Many issue is her FEAR of dog's. She would jump off a building and not even think about it. Too get away even if she thought there was one. No she has never had a bad issue's with any animal.
Any recommendations for places in or around South New Jersey? My son is 4 and every therapist he sees (speech mainly) and his school teachers and I agree this is what he has, as well as mixed expressive and receptive language disorder!
I get spatial awareness and proprioception mixed up. Can you share an example that differentiates them?
I am from South Africa. a dietitian and did some interesting research on Food Choices of Tactile Defensive children
Thanks, I’ll see if I can find your research.
Often times educators or parents may over look the propruiceptive issues and dismiss it as not meeting expectations. The importance of body awareness the vestibular system should not be overlooked.
We finally found out that our Brian has psd such a relief to know
are you all moms - me your all so you dont know what this- is
PSD? You just said processing sensory disorder 😂
I have all the symptoms listed as indicating an over-responsive vestibular system, yet I also have very strong urges to rock back and forth or sway when I sit upright, and definitely NOT just for comfort when anxious, I just crave the sensation. It feels like a physical craving, not an emotional thing. Wouldn't rocking suggest an UNDER-reactive vestibular system?
Is it possible to have both over/under stimulation? For instance, with tactile, could a child have symptoms of over and at the same time symptoms of under?
I think so... I have spd and im undersensitive to touch if I'm the one doing the touching, but somethings still hurt. On the other hand if someone or something toutches me, im hypersensitivit. But everyone is different.
Yes, this can fluctuate. I have seen children who typically over-respond to light touch fluctuate and at times these same children can cut themselves and not be aware of it. Inconsistency is also a hallmark of SPD. Every child is different and it can fluctuate. A child can also tend to over-respond in one system and under-respond in a different system, but this can fluctuate as well. However, I have noticed that it does tend to lean one way the majority of the time (over or under-responding). We all have differences, for example, I don't like the feeling of certain fabric on my skin, but this does not impact my functioning. But SPD affects and interferes with a child's participation and function in typical everyday life.
Yes.. for example, I am over sensitive to most light touches, and to me, are unbearably ticklish, itchy and just downright irritating. Or if it’s a light tap I may not register it.. But to feel pleasure with touch or to feel like I’m truly FEELING, I need deep pressure.
I ask my husband to push on my back or squeeze me all the time, but if he brushes my hand too lightly I want to rip my hair out and jump out the window.
There are different receptors for different kinds of touch, like pressure, temperature, etc.
my son has both symptoms from under and over sensory disorders.
@@lovemyhusband4ever Can it be that someone's tactile system is eg underresponsive in his back and overresponsive in his shoulders or sth similar?
My child has Down syndrome and has a few items from each list, some seem contradictory. She seems to also have PDA Pathological Demand Avoidance which might be part of this sensory dysfunction. She is no longer going to school she indicates it is scary at school. She always had "school anxiety?" but since she was so small I could carry her in. Now she is a teen! Homeschool is the option since the director in our district ignores my request for in home services. I am in Texas and used to live near you in AZ.
Avoiding a demand due to sensory discomfort is not the same as pathological demand avoidance, although someone with PDA can still avoid demands for all the other reasons that everyone else ever avoids demands, including sensory discomfort, sleepiness, and the very distressing sensation of trying and failing to concentrate on something boring in ADHD. It's important to tell the difference and also not to attribute every single instance of demand avoidance to the6 same cause, especially in people with more than one of these strongly correlated conditions.
The anxiety of PDA is triggered by the fact that the environment is putting a demand on you in a context in which you hadn't prepared and been able to make yourself comfortable with that (so some of us are fine at school and work as long as nobody asks us to stay longer than we expected, and as long as we know we can switch off into an almost totally demand-free mode to rest our executive functions before and afterwards every single day), because otherwise there is an extremely out-of-proportion "I'm trapped and have no control" fear reaction that's supposed to be triggered by things like getting stuck in a ditch. It's completely different to "I don't want to brush my teeth because I don't like how the bristles feel on my gums".
Sadly, I was autistic, and it got worse in 1976 when I had overreactive SPD to fireworks. The fireworks on the Bicentennial were about 40 to 50 more decibels louder than normal to my ears than the normal person, making me cry every time. They are called crying meltdowns when that happens. I was 5 when that happened.
How to differentiate just spd with spd+autism or spd+adhd ?
Do you know of a good place that’s holistic in Georgia ? Thank you
How do dysunctions of different senses combine? Eg can the same child avoid noises and crave proprioceptive input? Also can the crave be different depending on the body part? I have seen kids seeking input in the joints or needing to clench another hand in their fist.
Any recommendations for families in WA where to look for help? See an OT?
Great video
Spd should be an official diagnosis just like adhd and asd!
I'm 17 and I could count the foods I actually eat on my two hands, I just can't stand chewing or swallowing weird textures! I'm also really sensitive to touch especially textures of materials... For example I can't sleep if my hands or feet feel dry: I can't focus on anything but that, I hate the feeling of grass between my toes and I completely lose it when someone breathes on me. Lastly I'm really sensitive to loud noises and lots of movement around me and get easily overwhelmed (which tends to be a problem with my hyperactive brother and loud family)
😂 Those are my symptoms! (Had them since I was small)
I also think that the feeling of grass between my toes is gross... but I like how grass prickles and massages the soles of my feet
Oh my god I’m with you on the breathing thing. Sounds ridiculous, (and gross) but I’ve told myself I’d rather be farted on. LOL. Not that either one is pleasant but hI omg breathed on or feeling someone’s breath anywhere near my skin makes me want to pull my hair out and peel my skin off, it’s absolutely enraging.
Can a child have both? I feel like my son goes back and forth on some.
Absolutely, kids fluctuate quite often. But generally, they tend to over or under-respond in general. I have seen a kiddo who typically over-responds to touch, but this can fluctuate and that same kiddo may not react if he cuts himself when cutting an apple, for example. A kiddo can over-respond in the touch or tactile system (generally) and under-respond in the auditory system. Again, this can fluctuate, but the point is, it interrupts the child's typical daily life.
SMART Pediatric Therapy this is good to know. I have a 6 year old boy whom I have struggled to get services for time and time again. This year since he is in kindergarten, we are pushing for him to get services. The agency we found for him is finally putting in a psyche evaluation, but I have been told that it is harder to diagnose a disorder in the autism spectrum when they get older. For us it is getting harder and harder and for our son it is getting harder for him to deal with daily life. Ppl have certain expectations of him which he is not able to meet. He is highly functioning and for some time we were told he is normal, but he has never actually received a diagnosis or has been observed enough to be able to determine he has it. I hope they can get us help for him once he is evaluated.
@@lovemyhusband4ever you guys are awesome and helping me to somewhat explain my autism problems to my support workers who have no idea anything about autism
Is there OT or some treatment for SPD for adults??
Ssp, iLS, gyrostim, GAPS diet, excercisrs to intergrate retain primitive reflexes, firbrain device, and vielight due. All can help.
A lot of these symptoms are similar to autism/add/adhd...
IDK about the growing out of it thing. I think I sort of grew out of some touch issues... I used to get really upset when my parents were trying to put tights or socks on me, I couldn't deal with having crumpled clothing tightly on my skin, and I had to have clothing tags removed. I'm better at dealing with all of these things now, I can even sort of deal with clothing tags, although they are still often irritating. I currently don't like l
being suddenly touched by people, but I don't get visibly upset... maybe a bit rigid though
I think its not growing out of it its more desensitizing yourself do to exposure, and learning to cope
my 11 yr old has encopresis which originated after he was mauled by dogs at age 3, since then he has meltdowns over meds - its as if his fight or flight response is activated and he perceives the medicine (which he desperately NEEDS ) as a threat, he literally cannot swallow any pills no matter how small, to him any medication is just 'not doable' it seems 'impossible' to him to swallow it which means he often does not get his meds because his reaction to them are so extreme (crying, as if offering the med in itself is hurting him), that it makes me feeling like im abusing him, which is awful, because I'm not, I'm just trying to give him what he needs to get better.
I end up giving up because I am worried about causing him psychological trauma.
he also 'overthinks' simple things, lie tying his shoe laces, although he can assemble a 4 ft tall robot easily, tying his shoes is just 'too hard'
I've asked his teachers if they saw anything which would hint towards a sensory issue or autism, but they say no (this could also be because 1 he's so smart and talks easily 2 because there are no resources in our school for kids with any sort of disability whatsoever)
any input or help at all would be appreciated
corri robinson you should get him checked out... maybe the doctors can at least figure out an alternative way of getting the medication into him
STOP giving him pharmaceuticals. Do your research it is POISON. Look into holistic medicine. Be patient with him, he’s just a kid. Teach him not to be perfectionistic and that it’s okay to fail sometimes. He’s probably afraid of failure bc he has negative experiences w it.
Poor little one attacked by dogs. How does he react to dogs now? My daughter was bit on the lip by an English Springer Spaniel when she was 3. She’s had other dogs and cats during childhood, no problems. But when she was about 22, an English Cocker Spaniel, same black and white coloring as the Springer, growled at her and she panicked horribly and had to hide in the car. So I’m thinking that the incident at 3 was bothering her all this time and the threat of another bite from similar dog brought it out.
I hope your young loved one improves. 💗💗💗
Can your treatment be adapted for adults?
Is this similar in adults?
I have over responsive dysfunction. This is absolutely unbearable when a child can’t explain. Just hearing these symptoms makes my skin crawl. I feel very claustrophobic with this. I never overreacted to minor injuries as they made me laugh for some reason. I loved bandages. But everything else is accurate. I toe walked at the age of 2 because I’m an angel. My foot should NOT touch the ground lol. I have minor auditory symptom because I can hear the sounds coming from the stratosphere at night.
There definitely are reactions which are counter productive and reactions that occur to what is probably not harmful and may even be helpful What is interesting and slightly amusing is that those who have more acute senses towards what is harmful or unhealthful (in other words, those who are more aware and have a higher intelligence in being able to pick up information when something is harmful or unhealthful) , are being considered as having a disorder. Well, it is a disorder in fact when we cannot handle or make order of the environment. Never the less: People should consider more carefully when someone is freaked out by the info they are picking up. Maybe having an upsetting reaction to multiple flashing lights, various contradictory store advertisement sounds going off at once, artificial smells which actually do and can harm our health, and such is not a “wrong” reaction. Maybe we should say consider whether they are letting us know there might be a problem, and thank you for being sensitive.
I would so very much love to pick your brain on some things - especially with regard to my son. Do you take calls?
Autism-Community = Scattered;
so much that many dont even know who Hbomberguy is,
while countless other autistic boys and girls praise him to no end.
Is it possible kid with spd sometimes over reaction dan sometimes under reaction ?
Yes, it can fluctuate.
I only have it with touch and I am SUPER sensitive to clothing. It is a struggle to find comfortable good looking clothes. It started when I was 16 months old.
Same here. Its a living hell. I get sucidal thoughts of it, every now and then.
happy joy Yeah it’s hard...
@@hannahvaverka1722 Not only that, i have to wear the same 3 outfits to school, kids assume im neglected when im not. Its SPD.
It takes control of your mind.
Will not grow out of it...
No duh I'm an adult and just like most kids born in the 80's(&beyond) where swept under the rug
100%
i had spd sience i was born and im 10 almost 11
My 7 year old daughter has a sensory disorder.
How many
Anyone with synesthesia? I am struggling with a pattern of it now.
Dear madam pls share pdf
The lisp thing that happens when she is talking sets off my spd
Eden P. Unless you have been diagnosed by a psychologist then don't say you have it
I know this thread is old af, but don't assume someone is "being a cunt" or lying about a diagnosis just because you have different triggers than them.
I had to stop this video all of about 7 seconds into it because wet mouth sounds make me feel panicked. It's the same reason I refuse to watch ASMR videos. I can hear the wet noises when this lady talks and they overload my senses.
my mom has psd
WHY ONLY IN CHILDREN?? IM SO FED UP OF ALL OF U.. children are only children for 18 years .. then we are adults. Also you can hear your mouth sounds and it’s too much for anyone with sensory processing issues to sit here and listen too .. ewe, ouch 😣
Autism-Community = Scattered;
so much that many dont even know who Hbomberguy is,
while countless other autistic boys and girls praise him to no end.
It's not only in children, it says at the end you will not outgrow it. Adults just get more used to covering it up and masking it to appear like they don't have it to fit in.