Different Types of Sensory Processing Disorders

[@3Zeppoli]

Man this information would have been so great to know when I was growing up.

[@SiaKahleah]

Yes! I grew up in the 80s and always got yelled at for my sensitivity. I have learned to "cope" in many situations, but if this information was available, I think growing up would have been very different.

[@Truerealism747]

Same here now I've got fybromyalgia symptoms

[@3Zeppoli]

@@SiaKahleah That's exactly how I feel.

[@Gherkinlife]

If you touch or yell at a hypersensitive person you are basically breaking their trust.

[@manamoon9149]

True, I'm highly selective when it comes to who is aloud to touch me.

[@snowflakebuttonsworld9268]

Yes. If I get into a sensory overload, touch is like burning my skin

[@sssniperwolffan2745]

@@manamoon9149 Same. I only let my mom and sisters touch me. I don’t like hugs. 😬🤦🏻‍♀️

[@spidersNsquirrels]

Pretty mucg

[@emmad2968]

Same I’m hypersensitive to sound so yelling rly bothers me

[@antifasans]

Kind of scary when I realized that I am both hypersensitive and hyposensitive since I was born and was never treated cos "you're fine don't be a baby". I was always told that I was just "a crybaby" and "overdramatic". I'm 18 now and because I wasn't taken seriously as a child, I have serious mental health issues (dissasociative episodes because of getting too much stimulation at once. Also having a large collection of stuffed animals, soft clothes, and hoodies to stim with, and getting incredibly restless and depressed when I can't get the stim I need/want). I greatly appreciate the info, cos I see a lot of these signs in quite a few of my nephews and neices that I'm close to, so this will help so much with playing and babysitting them!

[@ACommonLife]

I am so glad that this can help you with your nieces and nephews ♥️ I'm sorry you've had such a difficult time with it all. I am sure it can be very overwhelming for you.

[@fruity3693]

Woah, do you have BPD??

[@dragonfang3408]

I’ve always worn hoodies.

[@leighkuppler467]

Your comment speaks to my soul! I get so depressed and negative when I don’t have stimulation and feel I could crawl in a hole. I can never relax and just stay at home, always have to be doing as much as possible! I’ve been told maybe I’m depressed or have anxiety, definitely not it’s that when my brain is empty I cannot function

[@CrashBandiscoot]

Hey! As a former 18 year old (20 years ago, lol) I’m really happy for you that you’re learning about yourself now. Keep learning and staying true to yourself. ❤ Keep staying in tune with your mind and body like you are. Through the ups and the downs, take care of yourself. I did *not* do that and instead drank myself numb for 17 years, lol. Had I realized what you have already at 18, my life would’ve been waaayyyy different. I’m dang near 40 at this point with 4 years sobriety and I’ve got a lot of catching up to do 😅 Life can be difficult, but you’re not alone. Ever. The growth you’ll experience by already simply acknowledging these things about yourself will be limitless 😊

[@cam1954]

this explains my constant meltdowns as a child and my hatred for those princess costumes because they were itchy and i couldnt stand them

[@ElsieRowan]

It’s such a tough situation especially in schools, the lights are always bright, the glare from the screen, the overall noises and other children and teachers that don’t understand how much curtain sounds or textures effect people just seem like such a nightmare... yay thanks SPD... appreciate ya 😅

[@chase_allen3612]

I just recently started struggling with this, I have always hated the feeling of synthetic fabrics (Polyester) etc. But now its extremely bad, I have small panic attacks when having to wear polyester to work. I feel like I'm crazy, when I try to explain it to people, they look at me like I am. I also have anxiety and ocd, with working two jobs, I think it really brought out the issues more than Ive ever had them. Thanks so much for this video! It feels good not to be alone

[@ACommonLife]

You're not alone 💜

[@roxannemua9350]

you're not alone i struggle everyday.

[@arsh0189]

it could be allergy it can't be just polyester if its spd

[@crashonearth]

I have a question I’m looking videos up and it says that kids with autism have it a lot but k don’t have autism but it says they hate smell and sound for me I can’t stand like scratching sounds and some fabrics and k feel like I can’t breath when I hear or feel it and I get irritated or really emotional

[@sora.___]

@@arsh0189 …bro?

[@tiyonnafrancois2699]

Thank you so much for explaining this. My 2 year old son has sensory processing disorder (sensory seeking) and you have explained this more than his therapists have. I appreciate this video because more people need to be aware of SPD because the looks we receive out in public are frustrating. It is also upsetting that people automatically assume he is just bad or autistic.

[@stefanimerritt1185]

Same here

[@Warfarenuggetz]

Oh girl same!!! Screw them.

[@napalm_lipbalm86]

My son has SPD and high funtioning autism. Yelling at him causes him to.overload and have a breakdown! People.think he is throwing a tantrum but it's sensory overload.

[@sowbhagyalokanath1567]

@@napalm_lipbalm86 my son is 3 year old n he also has autism n ADHD n recently his therapist told me he is sensory issues too. Am so much worried n still he is not talking. Am so dippressed.

[@APieceofCake]

Yes. It happens to me! I have one autistic child. Now, they think my other child is autistic too. But I don't feel it. He has just sensory processing disorder.

[@_Stuki_]

Timestamps Intro 0:00 - 0:30 Quick explanation 0:30 - 1:18 Hyposensitive vs. Hyper sensitive 0:19 - 1:32 Hypersensitive 1:34 - 2:53 Proprioception 2:54 - 3:55 Hyposensensitive 3:56 - 5:18 The inbetween 5:19 - 6:49 Self-Regulate 6:50 - 7:50 Determine S-R techniques 7:51 - 8:46 Outro 8:47 - End

[@NeonCicada]

_After reading through the comments on this video_ -- I've honestly never felt more seen and understood

[@Anna-tc6rz]

I have adhd and spd. Its like trying to navigate a minefield sometimes. The only consistent thing is I hate light. I am secretly a vampire. I used to have terrible melt downs when I was a kid which nearly got me expelled several times.... around 5th grade I learned how to basically disassociate and cut everything off(which isnt good btw dont do that). Unfortunately I was never diagnosed till 20 so I am just starting to try and figure out how to manage it properly

[@savvy3tv632]

Same here! I can’t look at anything white while the sun is hitting it. I wear sunglasses everywhere and sometimes I have to wear them indoors because it’s too bright. I often say I hate the sun. It’s gotten to the point where most people at my school joke that I’m a vampire (I don’t mind. It’s true.)

[@CrashBandiscoot]

Hey fellow vamp! I recently learned that ADHD for females can present almost the opposite for males (in my experience anyway- everyone is different). My mind works farrrr better at night because that’s when the world and corporate hustle finally shuts up, lol. The same vampire-y feeling happens to empaths too. I recently found this out and it’s been eye opening. I’m glad I’m finding people that get it

[@jadesavedbygrace2325]

I'm so grateful that I found this my daughter recently got diagnosed with SPD

[@denizataman209]

I have learnad about the concept too late as a preschool teacher and the first thing I've leant is that people have very low understaning, now I really understand a child who can not regulate and when you understand it is really easy to make a bound

[@drvickyfischer]

Great 👍🏻 job! I’m a pediatric optometrist and I was searching for videos to share with patients and yours is great!

[@pricillakirk9850]

I’m learning about this all now and I know have anxiety but this opens new doors for me. my therapist and I have a lot to discuss

[@paisleymadelyn5370]

Thank you for making this video. I'm 21 years old, and never really received a diagnosis until I was 13 years old, but even then, we never really treated it. Even as an adult who has mostly learned to cope with SPD, there were still things I did or felt that made me feel really different. I still bump into things, or have meltdowns when I'm overwhelmed. No one has ever explained hyposensitivity to me, and that addition to what I already knew about SPD really made a lot of things click. Thank you so much for explaining it in a way that's accessible and easy to digest.

[@ACommonLife]

I am so glad that this helped 💕

[@annaparaskeva9953]

All very new to me..thank you so much for sharing...all info I hearing is helping me to understand what could be going on with my grandson

[@CheyenneKnowles-df6pm]

I know this mama has cried many n8ght :( YOU are such a wonderful mama and you are doing a great job ❤️❤️❤️👑

[@KaseymfB]

wow finally someone who can relate and help out with information that can actually help me and my daughter! Thank you

[@christinataylor4946]

My son was just diagnosed with sensory processing disorder and he is in pre k, I need to know more about this, I'd love for you to make more videos. I have watched quite a few to try to learn more about it, yours has been the best one to follow so far. Please do more. I'd like to learn how to handle it myself, things of that sort.

[@ajx9877]

I don’t why but I think I might be a bit of both. I enjoy the feelings of being touched and hugged but I also struggle with certain things like Clothing being too tight even though it a just about my size I used to go ballistic when and liquid or dressing would touch my other foods or when other food would touch mine, I used to hate drinking from a straw that was even touched by the slightest person. I get ringing in my ear when I’m in a crowd or around loud noise and I get headaches and sometimes I even get anxiety attacks. I’m currently 13 and I explained this to my mom and she suggested that I might have a sensory processing disorder. I want to know more about this, so thank you for your video.

[@mata18400]

I have Sensory Processing Disorder, getting to sleep is torture, so are tags, instead of meltdowns I have panic attacks but atleast I'm not taking it out on other people.

[@ACommonLife]

Some of my kids still have panic attacks. I am so sorry that you have to go through this, but remember that it makes you a stronger and more empathetic person because you know what it feels like to go through these things💙

[@mata18400]

@@ACommonLife Thank you so much, even the little things make me happy, and this just made my day❤️❤️

[@lacieb5062]

I have spd and Funny part about proprioception Is that I often run into things not only bc of the clumsiness haha it’s like I randomly realize I’m to close to walls and stuff when I walk I often am able to walk it off! -when I was 6 I dropped a very heavy lamp on my foot and did not feel it I still have a scar but I can also be at a point where if someone even taps my back it feels like sharp knives or burning cole and sometimes nothing so it is all dependent on how I feel and how much I can pay attention in that moment and other things

[@hlreeves]

Thank you so much for your videos on SPD! My son has yet to be officially diagnosed, but is already in OT and ST in order to get a head start while we wait for testing (4-12 month wait at this point). Everything you have listed for hyposensitivity in SPD is my son. We have been struggling with his meltdowns that seem to come out of nowhere, but in hearing you describe how they see the world, his meltdown make much more sense to me now. I have been in tears trying to figure out how to help him, and knowing how he sees and feels the world is something I was missing. So again, I just want to thank you for your videos. I am already feeling a ton of weight lifted off my shoulders.

[@ACommonLife]

💗 I am so glad that these videos helped 💗 Please let me know if there is anything else that I can do.

[@emmaolmstead8513]

I understand what your kids feel. I've just recently been diagnosed but I've been suffering for years. I never actually researched about it but its really interesting

[@ACommonLife]

❤️❤️

[@cottonwood2207]

Great video! I am a mother of three children with SPD. Life is never boring!

[@ACommonLife]

Exactly! I can totally relate!

[@dmm3843]

I have many kids that have all different sensory issues and it makes my head spin trying to figure out what helps each of them. It’s draining and exhausting and some day it all seems too much. My one daughter is turning 4 and is obsessed with a pacifier. Her little sisters both use them and I find her stealing them all the time. Whenever she is quiet and being good and keeping herself out of trouble she is usually by herself under a blanket sucking her sister’s pacifier. I am trying out gum chewing and maybe a chewy necklace but I am feeling deflated with it. It’s so hard. Thank you for posting this video! And thank you for letting me vent! Lol

[@ACommonLife]

I'm here if you need anything!

[@bhavyareddy4912]

I cant believe I finally found what’s wrong with me. Repeating noises drive me crazy and I get so mad. Some visual thing trigger me as well. Can you talk about auditory hypersensitivity like mesophonia

[@CrashBandiscoot]

MISOPHONIA, the worst!!! I second this notion, this condition literally drives people mad

[@justsomerandominternetuser6379]

I have Autism and epilepsy, lupus and fibromyalgia and SPD. I have many other diagnosis but those just to name a few. I struggle with my need to chew, but hate toothbushing. Textures of food are a huge challenge. I’m clumsy, hate large crowds, people being too close and loud or sudden noises. I have amazing hearing, so to help with my issues, I love my weighted blanket, and mini sensory room.

[@ACommonLife]

Thanks for sharing 💙

[@ProjectHappyHome]

I learned so much from this video - thanks, Michelle! Very clear and concise.

[@ACommonLife]

Thanks, Tanya!

[@danielniffenegger7698]

I literally "walk in their shoes" every day. I was diagnosed with Sensory Integration Disorder as young child (4 years old?); I'm now in my thirties and I'm still learning how to "deal with it." I was half way through college before I was finally diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome / High Functioning Autism. I was homeschooled (back in the early nineties) because my parents believed they could do a far better job than the Public School system could at that time (is that still true? From what I've heard more recently, doesn't sound like the public schools have improved much).

[@ACommonLife]

From our experience, the public schools could not help our boys. I think it depends on where you live, though. 💛

[@Warfarenuggetz]

Trust me when i say this. Public schools are way worse now. My 5 yr old has SPD. He has no regulation skills and ps could care less about his need to move. I homeschool not because i think i could do better, but because i think he could being able to freely move about while learning. He never stops. But he learns! Hes reading at almost 6. So id say hes doing well. But i am doing everything i can to help his spd.

[@Skyisgoingbacktopluto]

It will always be awful, now it's awful with good cameras to make sure you're only being harrassed where nobody cares what happens to you.

[@michelleyarrow2827]

Thank you for the advice and a great video. My daughter was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder when she was in K. She is now 18, my issue with her is needles and getting her vaccinated or bloodwork done. Total meltdown. I’ve tried everything except medication. Do you have any recommendations?

[@marioc.1768]

This was great, thank you!

[@nstewart1623]

I think I'm both hypo and hyper-sensitive. I'm the kid that bumped into things and wanted too much space and gets overstimulated by bright lights and tore holes in my papers erasing things. I had to learn through a dozen or so ripped papers how the sound of the paper wiggling changes when you push too hard on the eraser. But I also seek out tactile sensations like people messing with my hair and little impulses, and I thought that was an ADHD thing, but I'm thinking it might be linked to spd. I'll definitely be doing more research

[@emh9327]

I have Cerebral Palsy and SPD (slow processing disorder) and SPD hypersensitive. These disorders were all brought on from my Cp because what caused it was a bleed in my brain when I was born. I had to cut my hair really short because it was just too painful to brush through such long thick tatty hair, it is now a short pixie cut and it is so much better. Plus I couldn’t do my own hair when it was long because of my Cp so I would always scream and cry at my mum as she was doing my hair.

[@ACommonLife]

Thank you so much for your comment 💗 You sound like such an amazingly strong person. I admire you! I bet your pixie cut looks gorgeous and sounds like just the right fit for you 💗

[@graceebow]

I have sensory processing disorder and I didn’t really understand it and this helped a lot. Tysm!

[@spitfirespilie7931]

I just found your channel and started looking at your video playlist after watching this video because it had such helpful information in it. And was blown away at what I am guessing we have in common. I have six kids. Two seem to have sensory processing issues but have not been diagnosed. I am researching mostly for my 4 year old daughter. But anyway when I was looking at your videos I saw a bunch on the Catholic faith and so I am guessing you are a fellow Catholic too. Seeing that I subscribed and when I told my husband he said I should send you a message so I am. Thanks for the helpful information.

[@ACommonLife]

Thank you sending me a message. I love finding other mamas who "get" me. ❤️ Yes, we are a Catholic family as well. I hope your Homeschool year is going well.

[@peacefulmamato2]

Thank you! My middle son has SPD. He seems to show symptoms of both hypo and hyper. It's so hard to know how to help him, I feel so bad for him, watching him try to play with his friends who don't understand him. I'm still trying to figure it out myself! Thanks for your video!

[@ACommonLife]

I think we, moms, are all constantly trying to figure it out It is HARD. I have two sons who have some areas when they are hypo and others when they are hyper. It is definitely difficult to navigate between the two. ♥️

[@peacefulmamato2]

A Common Life Will you make a video about suggestions of helping them cope?

[@melissadoner933]

Would you be able to help me or direct me to a good support group? I live in Salisbury, NC, and I believe I have a bit of sensory processing disorder and it can get triggered by my kids / especially my daughter who I believe has sensory processing disorder in a much much bigger way than even I do. I don't even know if we will get diagnosed at any point ...that all takes time, etc. And I'm just trying to navigate my life, trying to attempt to homeschool, trying to navigate some health issues, diet, etc. It can all be overwhelming at times and I really want to better help my 5 year old daughter and I feel like I don't always do a good job but I want to do better and help her and help myself, too.

[@blessedmamaforjesus2650]

Thank you so much! I have a hypo and hyper sensitive child. My youngest also has autism and this series is so helpful. Would love to see how to self regulate. My oldest has problems doing this, but his understanding is also like a 2 year old and he is 12.

[@ACommonLife]

I will have to do some research about that topic but I will see what i can do.

[@nazariasmith8436]

i had to find out on my own because my mom never really told me about it. but i am definitely a sensory seeker and i get so overwhelmed when there ya to many sounds or lights or people in one room

[@CarpeDiemColey]

This is super informative for new sensory parents. Wish I would have found this video a few years ago! My 8yo is a mix of both… we’re about 6 weeks into OT & it’s been very beneficial so far. Can’t wait to see major changes or at least major coping skills learned!

[@lacieb5062]

I was diagnosed when I was 5 and I’m a mix also even for me it has taken so long to figure out how to deal with the mix because it just changes whenever it wants I’m 17 and still learning. As long as your supportive and help your kid and respect the sensory issues in a way that makes them feel comfortable You will be a wonderful parent! It will be hard at times but you got this!!

[@carrieharrod6454]

Thank you so much for making this video. My daughter was just diagnosed at 9. We are happy to finally have some answers but it Is all very confusing. Your videos really help to break it down and make sense.

[@ACommonLife]

I'm so glad that I can help.

[@lilykunning8573]

Thank you so much- your channel has been so helpful as we are on this path. We have our first behavioral specialist appointment in a month. Wish us luck!

[@ACommonLife]

I hope you're appointment goes well!

[@reynolds_family1266]

What is the treatment for this? Weve a tween and the ouburst have become dangerous but hes bawling afterwards embarrassed because she cannot control it . The first treatment worked great but it wasnt for long term. The second one we just started, its not working. I dont know how to help her, shes so embarrassed. Our heart feels helpless.

[@bubblygirlduddett3]

Thank you for this. Now i realised why my child likes to keep jumping on the bed. Just all of a sudden runs back and forth, plays really tough and most of the time involves running and is quite heavy handed as you say when we high five it's a really hard hand high five - it's all because he wants to self regulate. Also you hit it when you said the heavy blanket part. Because at night he loves to be tucked in the duvet and it kind of male him feel at ease and sleeps really well although at the same time he likes the really light blanket. Another thing that bothers me since I only found out about SPD is when my 4 turning 5 year old child started not wearing clothes. Like literally 2 Mondays ago. Everything was fine with clothing until he doesn't want to wear it anymore. I was so ashamed when we went out of the car to his OT session because he just won't wear it. Even his OT didn't manage to let him wear it. I feel scared because what if he will grow up like this. Right now he is trying. We are trying. He is just putting his shirt on his arm. Or sometimes just on his neck. I don't know what to do really. Plus he can't really explain it to me properly yet. He has developmental delay and it's only been after his 3rd birthdah when he started his communication skills. He wasn't fully non verbal. It was just that he wasn't as chatty as the other 2 year old kids. So i seriously feel helpless. I don't know what to do. I'll tell his OT about SPD so we can find ways for him to cope up with hypersensitivity and for him to wear his shirt 😔

[@mryftne6316]

I’m definitely both : I crave sound and pressure but I have trouble with proprioception, I feel hot and cold very intensely, I hate crowds, I’m a picky eater and I hate tight clothe

[@terumi829]

Thank you so much! I think my 7yr old son is more hypo sensitive, and my 3 year old son definitely hyper sensitive! Especially notice it with clothing! I can't seem to find any socks he wants to wear !

[@simplysunny9085]

It was the same with me I couldn’t find any socks that wouldn’t make me uncomfortable! until I went and found some that are almost like silk but they do wear out very easily I’ll comment again when I find out what fabric they are 😊

[@skiptotheend]

Can sensory issues stem from anxiety? I struggle with lights, sometimes noise (high pitched), crowds etc. I went through a really bad patch of anxiety a while ago and i really started tuning in to these things. Sometimes i feel so wound up that i can't even relax, especially if its been hectic at work. Its a struggle! 😢

[@ACommonLife]

They are definitely related. We all fall somewhere on the spectrum, so, for some of us, those types of things you mentioned will make things feel worse. When I struggle with anxiety, even going out of the house can be overwhelming. 💓

[@sarababineaux5055]

Yes, absolutely! Have you looked into meditation or yoga to try and relax? I personally am unable to meditate, I just can't turn off my thoughts, but it helps a lot of people.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Probably not as such, but anxiety can dial any sensitivities you do have up a few notches. It's part of why you'll see autistic kids that only let certain people touch them, even though anybody else touching them in the same way will result in either a meltdown or a shutdown. I know, personally, that there are people I will let touch me and there are people that I'd beat the crap out of if they tried. As we get better at self-regulating, more room opens up in the middle for other responses, though.

[@skiptotheend]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade Wow, it's been 3 years! Thank you for your response. I was diagnosed with OCD recently and I have a 2 year old who is going to be assessed for autism.

[@morganeva8115]

Your videos are so helpful for me! Even as an adult, the relate with the information and behaviors that you mention in your videos so much. After many years of mental health issues and ups and downs with it, I was diagnosed with OCD about a year ago. Even with that diagnosis and the subsequent therapy, I felt that I wasn't getting something that I needed. I have lately been researching weighted blankets and have ordered one, and through that have discovered that I have displayed sensory processing issues since I was very young. I am both hypo and hypersensitive to touch, and extremely hypersensitive to sound. Do you know of any things that would help adults?

[@ACommonLife]

I definitely think the weighted blanket can help- my boys love theirs. You can also use white noise machines at bedtime, if needed. I think that anything that would help children can also help adults. All the best to you!

[@liapat814]

I am very sensitive to some smells and I have a severe visual processing disorder which stops me from being able to do simple tasks such as reading

[@christiansgrandma6812]

Society is so messed up when you have to ask people not to make nasty and hurtful statements...but I digress Thanks for the post.

[@AASA76]

The question is, how does a person overcome it or get healed or cured please help

[@mia-fm5kp]

i'm 15 with spd and tbh with you, living with it now, isnt bad. but when i was younger it was like, really bad.

[@ruthvillarreal6111]

Thank you so much for info!!! You are the best

[@littlethinggsss]

Oh my i wish i knew this years ago. This makes so much sense. I have scoliosis and i literally feel like im multitasking all day long and i struggle with dissociation due to the feelings i feel inside my body? I can feel my ribs when i breathe, i cant sit normally because i feel my bones. Im going through numerous shots and physical therapy to help the pain from my back already, but this makes it difficult to workout, or focus on physical therapy. I get physical anxiety from focusing on this stuff. I noticed a water blister on my finger out of nowhere today, i didnt feel it, see it, anything before, until i saw it and felt it. I cannot stop cringing, i have goosebumps and im obsessing and panicking over this stupid water blister. I feel over dramatic so ive trained myself to think im just weird. Whenever i try describing this to my friends or family theyre really confused and have no idea what im talking about? Im scared to talk to my doctor because i dont want it to be my fault somehow or her to make me feel weird for saying anything.

[@liaia7375]

I think i'm both.. i always selective to my cloth material and always cut the labels before i use it.. i can't stand bright light and usually navigate my house with no light, or i'll just close my eyes.. i struggle to play a video game with loud sound, so i just turn off the sound or make it really low.. but i really like touching people, and rub their skin.. which other found it weird 🐸 Thanks for the video.. now i know myself better

[@ACommonLife]

One of my boys is both as well.

[@ninaduran2144]

liaia me to but I don’t like touching people’s skin or rubbing them I am very sensitive with my skin but video games volume bother me a little

[@user-er4uq4tv3x]

I have to cut tags off my clothes. I used to never wear baggy clothes because it would bug me. I can’t deal with loud noises, repeative noises, or multiple noises at once. Sometimes all I can focus on is whatever’s bugging me like sounds and can’t focus on what I should be doing. Lights bug me. I get stressed and overwhelmed so easily. And my reaction to feeling overstimulated overwhelmed or stressed is to cry. I don’t know why but I can’t stop it. I’m also an extremely sensitive person, it doesn’t take much to make me cry. I haven’t been diagnosed but now I’m pretty sure I have spd.

[@nazmunwalia417]

Thank you so much for explaining

[@thaissicchieri4139]

Tks for the video. Would like to see videos about self-regulation techniques :) Have a 3 y-o girl with SPD

[@ACommonLife]

I can try to work on that in the future. Thanks

[@obesehannibalector3052]

I am diagnosed with it an I never knew what type I had but I guess I have a mix of it.

[@halliesmith9897]

I am hypersensitive, basically one morning my family was having eggs, sausage and pancakes for breakfast and my parents would always try and get me to eat the eggs, I would eat everything else except them, I loved how they tasted but the texture made me gag! it was always so hard for me to explain how i felt. I felt ashamed and I thought that it was weird. I also hate clothing that is to tight or to itchy! I hate the seams It made me cry, I just couldn't do it, my mom didn't understand at the time, she would tell me that its fine and to just put them on. I loved silky and loose clothing, its so hard for me to pick out a outfit in the morning because pants were to tight and to itchy and i hated the seams on t-shirts so i ended up wearing dresses. when ever my mom would make smoothies in the morning i would run upstairs, close the door and plug my ears because the sound was to loud and hurt my ears! Every time i went to visit our cousins the youngest one who was 6 always tried to pick me up. I hated it when she did that I just made me want to scream, but I felt bad and I didn't want to tell her that. This video was so helpful, I've watched so many videos on SPD but this one was so helpful. Thank You! :)

[@arsh0189]

hey same story I hate itchy or tight clothing I always remove itchy tags I always wear pjamas and I only like very soft clothes, I would love to talk to a person who has these as well

[@minonorgans4843]

I have SPD and my little brother doesn't know that much about it and sometimes he likes to scare me from behind or hug me from behind which causes me to yell at him. But then my Mam just explains it to him, so now he isn't doing it much but he still dose it sometimes.

[@jgarvin6]

Thank you for these,they are helping me help my seeker navigate his world. He is 6 and in kindergarten where he is having issues. I am considering homeschooling next year because of this. I was wondering if you decided to homeschool because of you kids' sensory issues.

[@ACommonLife]

We did begin homeschooling because my oldest is gifted and on the spectrum. Now we have another child on the spectrum and two chronically sick children, so it just works well for us.

[@noisyando1507]

I have ADHD and SPD (Tactile oversensitivity). My main problem is wearing short sleeved clothes. I usually like to wear denim jeans and a white, buttoned-down shirt. The rest of my senses are fine. My case is interesting though, as I really didn’t have any sensory processing problems until I was 10-11 years old? (I’m nearly 17 now).

[@AspieMoonWoman]

i would say u had it all the time but there was a delay in noticing it ,,,cause awareness of it whether delyed or impaired in anyway can be masked by distractibility in adhd...and spd as well it changes and it can lack awareness in youger age, thats from my own reaseach so just an opinion.

[@Bruh-im2kq]

Ok so I’ve been studying SPD because ever since I was younger my mom would tell me to fold a towel or something and even thinking of touching a towel makes me like all anxious and sweaty. This is the same with Cotten balls and socks

[@ACommonLife]

One of my family members is exactly the same way! ❤️

[@Bruh-im2kq]

A Common Life I’m not super sure what it is though

[@ACommonLife]

@@Bruh-im2kq I think some people have certain sensitivities that they are born with. It may help to wet your hands with a little water before folding towels. It may seem like the opposite of what you'd normally think to do, but it might make it easier and the towels will quickly dry.

[@michellechannell1219]

Awesome video. Loved the information.

[@ACommonLife]

Thanks for watching.

[@change5156]

Hi. Thank you for the video. Do you have any info on children who are 2/3 years old?

[@ACommonLife]

Not as much because 2/3 year olds still have a lot of growth to go in this areas. Patience is key. ❤️

[@change5156]

@@ACommonLife I understand and thank you!

[@ShikeaStackhouse-x1u]

I was Diagnose with SPD loud sound get to me it kinda hard for me to deal with church is very loud some people doesn't understand I have sensory tool to help me when I go to church this Sunday

[@kaylab7030]

I have sensory integration disorder and I mess with my hands randomly when I’m excited or feel an emotion. What’s weird is over the years throughout school I do it less in school and now I figit with my legs and my pencil so people don’t notice, but when I get home I notice I do it so much more.

[@ACommonLife]

I know a lot of people who figit or stim more at home because that is their safe place- it is completely normal 💓

[@APieceofCake]

I loved your video! Amazing explication! Thank you so much! 💗

[@olgaslasholeg]

i will never understand how NT people can just exist and be fine in shirts with the neck tag still attached

[@skaimali]

This is difficult for me because my parents don't really believe in this and whenever I need to talk about these types of stuff around my parents. they always say stuff like *oh the volume isn't that loud* , *You can't always Cry when the classroom is loud* , *stop walking on your tip toes* , *walk in a straight line* , Whenever I tell them it's difficult to control they never believe me.

[@demonlafairy1282]

Same I don’t like loud sounds or people making loud sounds around me it make me unsettled so much to the point I try to zone myself out and then I end up using headphones to take myself away from it

[@smallandstressed2364]

I’m hypersensitive and it’s always been hard to exist in the world. Occupational therapy definitely saved my life in so many ways, but it’s never going to be easy living in a world that doesn’t have the capacity to accommodate everyone. I’ve become a hermit and only leave the house once a year because my house is a safe little bubble where I can control the stimulation I’m exposed to.

[@Truerealism747]

Do you have any pain ussues

[@Warfarenuggetz]

Omg. This is my 5 yr old currently. All of it! Ty.

[@piggy-plays]

My son has spd and he is mix but more hypo sensitive. He also struggles with learning and not doing well in academics as well as social skill. I feel so sad he is not a happy child. He is angry all the time. I worry about his future he is 6 years old now.

[@ACommonLife]

I found that ages 6-8 were the HARDEST by far. If you are to get Occupational Therapy, it really helps at that age. Just learning how to cope with frustration, anger and disappointment are a HUGE help for children who struggle.

[@TheeLifted-Bodhisattva]

Izumi Sunagawa Hello, iam a hypersensitive adult (45)and also an introvert. I can remember being quite young (6 or 7) and being very to myself and avoiding any situation where I would encounter too much stimuli. In early childhood I went to schools where my classrooms were quite small with no more than 12 students and there were always two or 3 nuns in attendance, I can recall feeling overwhelmed with even that number of children however I did know that it was the best thing for me since I did not "feel" in danger or pressured in any way by everything going on. By the time I was un highschool I still struggled with my introverted personality and did not associate much but I was a little more outgoing, I chose classes in highschool that I felt were fun for me personally and not necessarily in a group. It took me a while to break out of that school of thought. In my senior year of high school I had an elective class where I worked for 2 hours with other highschool children just like me ,it was one of the most rewarding times of highschool to do things for others and volunteer in something that fundamentally helped me to grow. These children had severe learning and emotional disabilities but were not in mainstream classes I really had the opportunity to watch them mature emotionally and intellectually on levels that medicine and science thought impossible. I still struggle, however I managed to enlist into the military, serve honorably and acquire my Masters degree,this is all without understanding that I even had something like that. I believe that as children and as parents we choose our path and I believe that with your strength, encouragement, and dialogue your son will soon realize that his limitations are his greatest strengths. Please encourage him daily without a single ounce of fear or doubt that he will be the greatest person that is intended for his life and that you will be there to congratulate him every moment along the way. Turn this poison into medicine and see every great thing change . Bonzai to you and your family from this moment forward.

[@guacamoleandfoliage9155]

I’m an adult with ADHD and sensory processing issues. I hope since you have written this you have found some hope! I want to encourage you, that there is hope! I am a mix of hypo and hyper, and while not fun have learned to cope and have a great life! My parents put me in a school for kids with learning struggles - and it was one of the best things they could’ve done for me. It helped me be successful in school because I had teachers who could work with me, where I was at. As a result I graduated with honours, and have completed 8 years of post secondary. I have a wonderful boyfriend, and great family and friends. And am able to self regulate quite well. That to be said, I’ve been rubbing my hair in my face the entire time I’ve been writing this, so things are still there...but I have a wonderful life, and so can your son!

[@ApprovedBlixemiFan]

I am hyper sensitive and when I was four years old every Wednesday I would go to therapy for S.P.D. and I did it for around two years now I’m nine and it’s much better but I still can feel very uncomfortable in some every day situations but when I was younger when I looked at the sun it felt too bright and hot and my parents had to hold me down to brush my teeth because the little bristles on it alone felt like they were poking my mouth and I felt horribly overwhelmed in a crowded place like the mall or a busy store and I’ve never met anyone else in my entire life though (I’m still a child) that has S.P.D. how rare is it???

[@robertuceda5121]

I finished a session with a parent of this type of 6 year old kid, and suggested for him to practice grounding meditation exercises, which I modeled for the parent for 1:30 increment. Encouraged him to have the kid visualize their last trip to either the San Diego zoom, or Vail, CO. Would this be a sensible approach? suggestions? I figured grounding meditation would help rewire the kid's brain to enjoy the less invasive stimuli of his environment?

[@m.a.s.o.n_the-icon_4210]

Is he hypo sensitive?

[@zoescott4887]

I want to understand what happens to me and why I don't like somethings

[@adibenzion]

lol the amount of meltdowns i had cuz of socks

[@kendoll987]

Im unsure if i have SPD and i dont want to diagnose myself, but i fit into a lot of these symptoms (hyposensitive & hypersensitive) and it makes me struggle with day-to-day activities. I struggle with wearing clothing such as fuzzy or knitted sweaters, jeans, leggings, socks, tight shorts that fall just below the knees, and shirts w/ half sleeves. I always have my phone and computer volume down to 0% and i cant handle anything brighter than 30% for more than a couple minutes. Most food textures make me disgusted. And i always force myself into thrilling things to feel something ex; scary movies, heights, rollercosters, or any kind of amusement park ride. I bump into things or people alot more than i see other people doing and i dont like people even poking me. I also have a hard time falling asleep and i never get comfortable, i have to change my position and clothing every so often in the middle of the night. I feel the need to touch textures and sometimes if i dont, ill feel oddly triggered, like i might freak out. Sorry about my formatting, i was kind of venting here.

[@ACommonLife]

You are always welcome to vent. This is a safe place.

[@nffannow]

Please yes make that video too

[@OnlyInMyDreams]

Great info thank you

[@ACommonLife]

You're welcome!

[@samcarlson6143]

I have SPD and ADD and honestly you can learn to deal with these. In the comments I have seen that yelling at a person with SPD and honestly it used to affect me a lot, but after years of therapy, I am fully able to handle these senses. However, I am unable to wear jeans to this day and I am unable to deal with certain sounds because of the "pain". I cannot comfortably wear certain underwear, off material, or really even touch things such as coins and papers. With all senses i have recognized a disability around general feeling. Because of hard drugs abuse from dealing with XYY, I have recognized that through therapy I have completely lost sense around taste, smell, and touch. From going to unable to deal with certain feelings, I have lost the sense of hot and cold. I have also lost the sense of taste to were I have to use extreme measures to even taste anything. And my smell is almost completely gone except for actual shit. I no longer have the privilege of all of my senses because of intense therapy.

[@MrNoSolo]

My 4 year old, has issues with tight clothing, sometimes she throws hysterical fits. But other times she chooses to wear the clothes on her own, she is very stubborn and wants what she wants, it’s always her way or the highway. Does the sensory disorder, turn on and off? Or is it mood based? Or does it like build up, and eventually turn to a meltdown. Clothes that she likes today the next day she will hate. Even when giving choices, she just says no.

[@zoescott4887]

I have both of them at different times

[@nataliesamuel1819]

I love you I have sensory processing disorder and I am both of them

[@basiatomaszewska9269]

Thank you so much. I'm 20 and I feel like I've been always dealing with hypersensitivity but I have only discovered it this year. I usually cry when I read about it because it feels so good to be finally understood + you explain it all in a very comforting way

[@christiansgrandma6812]

Please excuse me if this is a dumb question. If someone does seek proprioception isn't that tactile? Do these senses blur into another? I'm getting confused.

[@ACommonLife]

Proprioception is related to the proprioceptive sense, that lets us perceive the location, movement, and action of parts of the body. Tactile is sense of touch, so that aren't the same, but it is confusing.

[@jilliank69]

I have SPD I am tortured everyday about it. My class mate torture me with scratching certain things. I was born with a skin disease that gives me many bumps. Pretty much like acne. So I also hate being in my own skin, I have came to a habit of peeling my skin, nobody even knows. I just want it to go away. :( the only one I have told about this was my sister. But I guess my class somehow found out.

[@tinai.848]

20% of the population are Highly Sensitive Persons and may have SPD as well. You are not alone. People just tend to think we are just a picky pain in the ass, they need to learn the depth of annoyance that can even cause pain. I pick my cuticles and lips. Very common.

[@skrillaone7785]

So I think this is what I got don’t really know but every touch or if something is nudging me I get irritated and hate the touch and when I don’t smoke weed this happens a lot to me

[@melia-23]

I think that i may have spd 1. I completely avoid certain foods because of either the texture or the smell, because certain textures and certain smells make me feel like vomiting. 2. Im extremely clumsy, sometimes Id just be walking through my house and run into a random edge of a wall. 3. Im extremely picky of clothing, tanks tops, jeans, leggings, dresses, bra's, etc just don't work, i hate tight clothing, i hate tags, and the even just the feeling of clothing touching my body. I often throw tantrums in the morning because i cant find the right feel of clothing, and im 13 4. Something as small as a speck of dust touching my skin sending a sharp like kind of pinch through my body. 5. Bright or flashing lights, and loud noises give me migraines 6. Certain textures of objects like the feeling of them make me feel like vomiting, like those 3d cups, chalkboards. And the certain sounds make me want to vomit. There are a few more but those are the main ones,

[@Rollwithit699]

I've told my mother and doctors since I was a young child about being extremely oversensitive to bright or flashing lights, smells like colognes, candles, detergents, lotions, dogs, blooming trees/bushes (all cause migraines), sounds like whistling, car alarms, barking dogs, anything repetitive or shrill, texture of clothes or blankets have to be soft cotton or velvety, clothing has to be solid color and preferably grey or black, very sensitive to anxiety..on and on. I'm a senior citizen now and it's worse than ever, I'm nearly a hermit preferring to "avoid" the many things that bother my senses. I'm divorced due to this. No one has EVER suggested SPD to me about me, or my now adult son who had many of these issues as well starting around age 6! The only diagnosis I received was in 2013 of "central sensitization" due to recalcitrant migraines and fibromyalgia. What type of doctor deals with this? Where do I go?

[@ACommonLife]

You can try to find a local Occupancy Therapist or even a primary care physician who can point you in the right direction. I hope you are able to find some options

[@Rollwithit699]

@@ACommonLife Have talked to many PCPs through the years with no recommendation. I'll ask if I can be referred to OT. Thank you!

[@Andrewatnanz]

if a child has spd adhd, anxiety and OCD could it actually be he is on the ASD spectrum ?

[@shellyroper8319]

Thank you for this..I have a 8 year old little boy who everyonevwas convinced had ASD only we just got his results bk from his assesment they don't think he is and possibly a learning disability. I'm a bit unsure how to feel about it. My son was toiletvtrained fine but at 5 vomlleatky regressed. He's almost 9 and in pull ups oblivious to when he's dirty or beeds to toilet and Smears St night. He pretty much ticks every box on the list but now feel like I'm in limbo because he won't get the help he clearly needs without some kind of diagnosis.i am his mum and he's my 7th son.its not like i don't now what I'm doing but I'm so stressed out and sad for my son knowing he finds everything such a struggle and I don't know how to help him because I'm being dismissed 😔

[@ACommonLife]

I would look into getting an assessment from another source. All the best ❤️

[@blaze9719]

im a teenager and lots of touches make me uncomfortable. for example: fingerprints touching, certain ways my body is positioned, skin touching, gross noises, clothing positions. i dont know what this is or if this relates or not can you understand it? i tried to tell my mum but i dont think she understands. thanks :)

[@destinyhensel4287]

I’m having a hard time knowing what is normal and not. Like kids like trampolines that’s just what they do, and they don’t like pound sounds it just seems normal. I having a hard time knowing is this normal Or a person preference? For instance needing a certain texture of blanket to sleep that’s a preference but it could also be sensory thing with the texture. I’m just confused Ig it’s how much it affects your day to day life. But ifs how you’ve lived your whole life it would seem normal

[@kikimeroselin4190]

....i am 19 and still deal with sensory overload. I hate it and liveing with it is difficult.

[@carmella88]

My son doesn't like loud noises and doesn't like long sleeve shirts or pants . It's always a fight with him to wear warm clothes. Food textures are big for him too. I've been so worried about him. Had anyone tried a detox ?

[@sssniperwolffan2745]

Welp I guess I’m hypersensitive. Because when I wear clothes even the TINIEST little tag or cut is itchy. But what’s weird is my pain tolerance is very high. I literally was riding my bike one time and I fell off and my upper arm skidded across the concrete and I didn’t even cry. Like, yeah it stung a little bit but I didn’t mind it. I hate loud noises. In my school the toilets flushes scares me so I try to hurry out of there before it makes the loud noise. Even the blow dryer or a car horn scares me. I cry very easily. My teacher was in class one day and a student said something really rude to her and I told her I was sorry even though I wasn’t the one who said it and she said not to bring it up and I cried. If my mom tells me I didn’t clean even though I did I cry. If my mom yells I cry. If my sister is being the tiniest bit mean I cry. If my friend is ignoring me a little bit I cry. Very sensitive to that. And a lot of people call me a crybaby and that I cry over stupid things. I’m glad I know why I do that now. And omg the fidget thing is so accurate for me. I also have adhd so I’m always moving and I always have something or my hands. And I talk a lot too. But sometimes I just like to take a break and draw or read or write but then I get bored in like 5 minutes and go to do something else. Well, anyways sorry for writing so much but thank you so much for posting this video. It helped me so much because when people call me a crybaby it just hurts my feelings SO bad. Like I’ll just start screaming or I’ll run to my room and tell myself I’m stupid and that I cry over stupid stuff. Gosh I’m tearing up just thinking about it. But yeah, thank you for posting!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@mzjoz83]

My child is being treated for ADHD but I don't I'm still not sure if that is truly his issue. I have always thought he has a processing disorder. Your video is very helpful. I think he definitely exhibits signs of hypo-sensitivity but it seems to occur without something triggering the need for the sensation. He also has pretty low IQ so school is super difficult for him. Even with medication he struggles.

[@ACommonLife]

I am sorry that your son has so many struggles. I know how hard that is for your mama heart. ❤ Many children with ADHD also have sensory struggles. I hope you are able to find ways to help him.

[@Kathrynlove]

The thing she never said was if your child has ADHD they have a neurological executive function deficiency. They CAN'T self regulate. They literally can't and they can't self sooth so no matter what you teach them or tell them they neurologically can't control their impulse or emotions so you have a serious disorder but pharmaceuticals are the only thing available that can actually help. Don't be afraid of having to get medication for your child's brain to function.