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.

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

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 16 and have recently been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder

Thanks for an excellent and detailed review of SI

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

So well explained! Thanks for sharing, very helpful.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart ♥️

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.

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.

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.

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.

perfect presentation god bless you. best presentation ever :)

Very useful information. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for this video it explains so much when it comes to my son

tq. it s very helpful in explaining the sensory processing issues

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

So I knew I had this but turns out my sister has this too . This was very helpful

Can spd cause speech delay ?

This is very helpful to me i have a lot of proprioceptive issues

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 love this!!thank you so much

So the term not knowing where body fits within the space they are would be a symptom of spd?

I get spatial awareness and proprioception mixed up. Can you share an example that differentiates them?

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 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.

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)

I am from South Africa. a dietitian and did some interesting research on Food Choices of Tactile Defensive children

You just described me to a t signs of auditory dysfunction

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!

Very useful . Thank you

Do you know of a good place that’s holistic in Georgia ? Thank you

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.

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 ?

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?

Any recommendations for families in WA where to look for help? See an OT?

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.

Thanks for the info👍

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.

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

Is this similar in adults?

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'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)

We finally found out that our Brian has psd such a relief to know

Can your treatment be adapted for adults?

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 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.

Is there OT or some treatment for SPD for adults??

Is it possible kid with spd sometimes over reaction dan sometimes under reaction ?

Can a child have both? I feel like my son goes back and forth on some.

I would so very much love to pick your brain on some things - especially with regard to my son. Do you take calls?

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.

Spd should be an official diagnosis just like adhd and asd!

Great video

My 7 year old daughter has a sensory disorder.

i had spd sience i was born and im 10 almost 11

How many

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

Anyone with synesthesia? I am struggling with a pattern of it now.

Dear madam pls share pdf

my mom has psd

The lisp thing that happens when she is talking sets off my spd

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 😣