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My son is a high functioning Aspie as well as my husband and me. He is 21
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 727875" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Did your son ever get any help or testing for Sensory Integration Disorder? Are you aware of what this is? Where the brain doesn't process input from the senses in a normal way? The person either avoids or seeks out various types of sensory input. My father is undiagnosed but easily has every symptom of Aspergers. I have many of the symptoms of Aspergers but like many women, I taught myself to mimic the other girls so I would not seem strange as a child. </p><p></p><p>I have my own sensory problems. I am the pickiest eater in my house. Even when my kids were little, I was pickier than they were. Mostly it is the texture of the food that is a problem for me. The texture of so many things is a problem. I cannot handle any fabric that itches on my skin. I literally won't be able to function until I get it OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF of me. It doesn't matter if it is "just" the label. If it itches, I cannot wear the garment. I cannot think while wearing it. Some sounds set me off too. My kids learned table manners early because I did not want to snap when they were older if I was having a hard time coping with sensory problems.</p><p></p><p>Most people with autism have sensory problems to one degree or another. Sometimes those sensory issues make it VERY hard to be in the same room together. There ARE therapies that can help with sensory issues. You need help from an occupational therapist. Usually people end up seeing a school Occupational Therapist (OT) but you can also see a private Occupational Therapist (OT). I prefer private because you get a much more thorough evaluation. School anything are only looking for how the problem impacts life at school. Given your son's age, a private occupational therapist is likely the only option. I am not sure colleges offer the service unless it is a degree program they are teaching. He may run into some obstacles with what I suggest, but I am going to suggest it anyway. There is a therapy that is proven to change how the brain handles the way in which the brain processes sensory information. When I last saw an occupational therapist, I was told that the upper age range for this therapy was age 12 or so. I think you and or your son should look into this therapy, called brushing therapy with gentle joint compression. </p><p></p><p>WHY? We have learned a LOT in the last few years about the brain's plasticity. That means it is always changing and growing and learning. Until the last few years, we thought you could only learn certain things at certain times and then they were lost to you forever. Now science is casting grave doubts on much of that idea. I think it might be worth it to learn the way to do the brushing therapy and to do it to see if it helps. This therapy involves no drugs. It is not painful. It would take a couple of minutes a few times a day where you and your son would have to interact. You would take a surgical scrub brush (no soap or water, just the dry brush) and run it over his body in a certain order. Then you compress his joints in order and you are done. It takes less than five minutes at the beginning, when you are still carefully remembering how to do it. It gets even faster. It can be done over clothing or on bare skin. You MUST be taught to do it by an occupational therapist because if you do it incorrectly you can cause real problems. There are certain parts you never brush and the therapist will tell you those. This seems simple to do so much. But it really works very well.</p><p></p><p>The reason I mention this when your post was about his aggression is that if he isn't understanding why he just cannot handle being around a smell or a sound or a temperature, he may have a hard time telling you why. But this is something that could help.</p><p></p><p>You can learn more about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) and ways to help it by reading The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 727875, member: 1233"] Did your son ever get any help or testing for Sensory Integration Disorder? Are you aware of what this is? Where the brain doesn't process input from the senses in a normal way? The person either avoids or seeks out various types of sensory input. My father is undiagnosed but easily has every symptom of Aspergers. I have many of the symptoms of Aspergers but like many women, I taught myself to mimic the other girls so I would not seem strange as a child. I have my own sensory problems. I am the pickiest eater in my house. Even when my kids were little, I was pickier than they were. Mostly it is the texture of the food that is a problem for me. The texture of so many things is a problem. I cannot handle any fabric that itches on my skin. I literally won't be able to function until I get it OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF of me. It doesn't matter if it is "just" the label. If it itches, I cannot wear the garment. I cannot think while wearing it. Some sounds set me off too. My kids learned table manners early because I did not want to snap when they were older if I was having a hard time coping with sensory problems. Most people with autism have sensory problems to one degree or another. Sometimes those sensory issues make it VERY hard to be in the same room together. There ARE therapies that can help with sensory issues. You need help from an occupational therapist. Usually people end up seeing a school Occupational Therapist (OT) but you can also see a private Occupational Therapist (OT). I prefer private because you get a much more thorough evaluation. School anything are only looking for how the problem impacts life at school. Given your son's age, a private occupational therapist is likely the only option. I am not sure colleges offer the service unless it is a degree program they are teaching. He may run into some obstacles with what I suggest, but I am going to suggest it anyway. There is a therapy that is proven to change how the brain handles the way in which the brain processes sensory information. When I last saw an occupational therapist, I was told that the upper age range for this therapy was age 12 or so. I think you and or your son should look into this therapy, called brushing therapy with gentle joint compression. WHY? We have learned a LOT in the last few years about the brain's plasticity. That means it is always changing and growing and learning. Until the last few years, we thought you could only learn certain things at certain times and then they were lost to you forever. Now science is casting grave doubts on much of that idea. I think it might be worth it to learn the way to do the brushing therapy and to do it to see if it helps. This therapy involves no drugs. It is not painful. It would take a couple of minutes a few times a day where you and your son would have to interact. You would take a surgical scrub brush (no soap or water, just the dry brush) and run it over his body in a certain order. Then you compress his joints in order and you are done. It takes less than five minutes at the beginning, when you are still carefully remembering how to do it. It gets even faster. It can be done over clothing or on bare skin. You MUST be taught to do it by an occupational therapist because if you do it incorrectly you can cause real problems. There are certain parts you never brush and the therapist will tell you those. This seems simple to do so much. But it really works very well. The reason I mention this when your post was about his aggression is that if he isn't understanding why he just cannot handle being around a smell or a sound or a temperature, he may have a hard time telling you why. But this is something that could help. You can learn more about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) and ways to help it by reading The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz. [/QUOTE]
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