Have you ever been to a water park on a hot Saturday when the park is filled with never ending groups of kids? They all seem to be screaming at the same time and at the top of their lungs? While seeing and listening to the chaos, you are periodically splashed in the face with random streams of water. You find yourself unable to figure out how to get out or what to do next? If this scenario overwhelmed you, then you know what it is like to endure sensory overload. Imagine coping through that suffering every day of your life.
Many think of sensory overload as a condition exclusive to autism. Indeed, while the autism rates are high and many with autism suffer from sensory overload, they are not the only ones. Those with ADHD are also affected. In addition, research has identified sensory processing disorder as a condition independent of autism and ADHD.
Many think of sensory overload as a condition exclusive to autism. Indeed, while the autism rates are high and many with autism suffer from sensory overload, they are not the only ones. Those with ADHD are also affected. In addition, research has identified sensory processing disorder as a condition independent of autism and ADHD.
Click here for a great video by Miguel Jiron available for viewing on Vimeo. The website may not go through right away. If my link doesn't work perfectly, I encourage you to google "Miguel Jiron sensory overload Vimeo" to see the video. I promise it is well worth the effort.
No single coping technique will take all the pain away.
Try anyway.
Maggie
Sources:
*Neurolmage: Clinical 2013, Vol. 2:844-853: Julia P. Owen et., University of California "Abnormal white matter miscrostructure in children with sensory processing disorders;
**Centres for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html
*** Centres for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html
No single coping technique will take all the pain away.
Try anyway.
Maggie
Sources:
*Neurolmage: Clinical 2013, Vol. 2:844-853: Julia P. Owen et., University of California "Abnormal white matter miscrostructure in children with sensory processing disorders;
**Centres for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html
*** Centres for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html
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