SPD is a condition that makes it difficult for your body to receive external messages from the senses. People with SPD can be easily affected by sensory overload if too much is going on at once. Sometimes people with SPD have dulled senses and they crave extra and intense sense stimuli.
How has Sensory Processing Disorder affected you? I believe we have a touch of it.
Triggers for SPD may include brushing hair, swimming, texture, or loud noises.
There are many triggers for SPD. Some of these include hair brushing, swimming in lakes, sticky fingers, tight clothes, and loud music. There are three difference types of SPD, Sensory Modulation, Sensory Deprivation, and Sensory-Motor. Because of how inconsistent the symptoms are, SPD can be hard to diagnose. New ways of treating SPD are being developed daily and include a sensory diet to help those with SPD function more easily.
Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a neurological condition that interferes with the body’s ability to receive messages from the senses, and convert those messages into appropriate motor and behavioral responses.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- SPD (sensory processing disorder) and ADHD are often mistaken for one another.
- Many children with SPD are misdiagnosed as ADD/ ADHD and prescribed powerful methamphetamine analogues unnecessarily.
- There are three main types of SPD: sensory modulation disorder, sensory discrimination disorder, and sensory-based motor disorder.
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