Comments on: Sensory Sensitivity http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:17:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-552233 Kristina Chew, PhD Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:21:10 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-552233 @Shannon Bates, Is it his pediatrician? Medical professional and educational professionals may come to different conclusions; they are seeing your stepson in different settings. Does he overeat and hence has a weight problem? My own son (well, I guess many of us!) loves to eat and just does so for comfort and when he is stressed. Is it possible that it's felt that getting some sort of diagnosis might provide your stepson with services or therapies that might help him? Is he at the grade for his age level? Sorry for all the questions and please don't feel you have to answer them. Thank you for writing in here, too. @Shannon Bates,
Is it his pediatrician? Medical professional and educational professionals may come to different conclusions; they are seeing your stepson in different settings.

Does he overeat and hence has a weight problem? My own son (well, I guess many of us!) loves to eat and just does so for comfort and when he is stressed.

Is it possible that it’s felt that getting some sort of diagnosis might provide your stepson with services or therapies that might help him? Is he at the grade for his age level?

Sorry for all the questions and please don’t feel you have to answer them. Thank you for writing in here, too.

]]> By: Shannon Bates http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-549124 Shannon Bates Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:37:56 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-549124 Kristina Chew, PhD.....he was taken to a doctor who said he has it, but it just seems strange to me. Cries when he doesn't get his way or tired but I think that is probably normal for his age. His mother says he has problems socially at school but I think that is because of his weight. When he is with us he will talk nonstop to anyone that will listen and plays with kids his own age fine. I am afraid he is being told he has difficulties, which makes him think he can't do things. The fact a doctor said he had autism has me baffled. He has been tested at school and they say he is fine. Kristina Chew, PhD…..he was taken to a doctor who said he has it, but it just seems strange to me. Cries when he doesn’t get his way or tired but I think that is probably normal for his age. His mother says he has problems socially at school but I think that is because of his weight. When he is with us he will talk nonstop to anyone that will listen and plays with kids his own age fine. I am afraid he is being told he has difficulties, which makes him think he can’t do things. The fact a doctor said he had autism has me baffled. He has been tested at school and they say he is fine.

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-558418 Kristina Chew, PhD Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:29:42 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-558418 @Shannon Bates, Who has said that he has autism----parents, a teacher, a pscyhologist or other consultant? Does he cry from frustration or because he can't figure out what to say, or some other reason? Does he have other difficulties socially? Very best---- @Shannon Bates,
Who has said that he has autism—-parents, a teacher, a pscyhologist or other consultant? Does he cry from frustration or because he can’t figure out what to say, or some other reason? Does he have other difficulties socially? Very best—-

]]> By: Shannon Bates http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-552213 Shannon Bates Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:17:26 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-552213 .....my stepson, age 10, is said to have autism but his only symptom that I can tell is that he can cry easily.....but he has learned to control that pretty well in the past few months. He is very smart and does so well in school that he doesn't even study and gets almost perfect grades. He acts, talks, etc. like any other 10 year old I have seen. Is it really possible he has autism? …..my stepson, age 10, is said to have autism but his only symptom that I can tell is that he can cry easily…..but he has learned to control that pretty well in the past few months. He is very smart and does so well in school that he doesn’t even study and gets almost perfect grades. He acts, talks, etc. like any other 10 year old I have seen. Is it really possible he has autism?

]]> By: Parenting Isn’t Easy, Period—and I’m Very Glad to Be a Mother http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-554678 Parenting Isn’t Easy, Period—and I’m Very Glad to Be a Mother Sun, 11 May 2008 04:35:08 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-554678 [...] that cause him the most difficulty—anxiety, catastrophic thinking, obsessive-compulsiveness, sensory sentivities—are the same sorts of things frequently cited by some autistic adults I’ve spoken too, [...] [...] that cause him the most difficulty—anxiety, catastrophic thinking, obsessive-compulsiveness, sensory sentivities—are the same sorts of things frequently cited by some autistic adults I’ve spoken too, [...]

]]> By: Jenny Howell http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-547538 Jenny Howell Fri, 09 May 2008 13:06:31 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-547538 Ah yes - get Dan onto a beach and he's happy regardless of the temperature. He discovered snorkelling last year in Greece (temp around 40 deg. C!) and it saved us all! Actually - I've got him in sandals and 3/4 trousers now and he's a lot happier, so I may have over reacted. Here's hoping - I love the summer. Ah yes – get Dan onto a beach and he’s happy regardless of the temperature. He discovered snorkelling last year in Greece (temp around 40 deg. C!) and it saved us all! Actually – I’ve got him in sandals and 3/4 trousers now and he’s a lot happier, so I may have over reacted. Here’s hoping – I love the summer.

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-547281 Kristina Chew, PhD Thu, 08 May 2008 16:23:44 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-547281 @Jenny Howell, My son is ok in the summer heat but he does like summer a lot because he loves the beach and swimming. He generally seems indifferent to hot or cold temperatures---it's the humidity that bothers him the most. Still working on him leaving his winter coat home and wearing something lighter! @Jenny Howell,

My son is ok in the summer heat but he does like summer a lot because he loves the beach and swimming. He generally seems indifferent to hot or cold temperatures—it’s the humidity that bothers him the most. Still working on him leaving his winter coat home and wearing something lighter!

]]> By: Jenny Howell http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-547206 Jenny Howell Thu, 08 May 2008 13:38:14 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-547206 My son Dan has Aspergers' Syndrome. He really hates the heat (It is only around 20 degrees) and has told me that 'summer is his least favourite season'. It really makes him anxious to be uncomfortably hot. Is this possibly an ASD trait? It used to be that it was impossible to get him to take off his coat regardless of the temperature. My son Dan has Aspergers’ Syndrome. He really hates the heat (It is only around 20 degrees) and has told me that ’summer is his least favourite season’. It really makes him anxious to be uncomfortably hot. Is this possibly an ASD trait? It used to be that it was impossible to get him to take off his coat regardless of the temperature.

]]> By: Too High-Pitched to Hear http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-553988 Too High-Pitched to Hear Sun, 04 May 2008 08:01:33 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-553988 [...] couple of months ago that my son Charlie started—for the first time in his life—to show sensitivity to sound by putting both hands over his ears. We’ve known autistic children and adults [...] [...] couple of months ago that my son Charlie started—for the first time in his life—to show sensitivity to sound by putting both hands over his ears. We’ve known autistic children and adults [...]

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sensory-sensitivity/comment-page-1/#comment-548085 Kristina Chew, PhD Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:58:21 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/sensory-sensitivity/#comment-548085 I'm the opposite of Charlie too and prefer to be on the cool side to "all zipped up"! I’m the opposite of Charlie too and prefer to be on the cool side to “all zipped up”!

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