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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 521501" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>My Duckie has sensory processing disorder and has super sensitive hearing (down to -15dB). Before receiving Occupational Therapist (OT) therapy (specifically, the Wilbarger Protocol, aka brushing/joint compressions), her perceptions of the world were often "off". Lights were too bright, sound to loud, every touch was rough. There were many times you could have said she was exaggerating or even lying, but I truly think it was just her reality. </p><p></p><p>An example was when she thought she could hear people whispering (scared the **** out of me!) in the house. It turned out to be our baseboard heaters which needed to have air bled from their lines. The scary thing? husband and I could barely hear it down in the basement, next to the boiler but she could hear it well upstairs in her bedroom. It's also important to note that she didn't really know what she was hearing so her mind filled in the blank with what made the most sense to her: the slight hissing sounded like whispers.</p><p></p><p>So, from my point of view, I would definitely hit the Occupational Therapist (OT) hard. It may make a positive impact on her perceptions.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to look at is her frustration level. I'm sure Eris, despite her High-Functioning Autism (HFA) and other problems, is a reasonably intelligent person. Imagine yourself in her shoes: where it is so difficult to make herself understood. What appears to be manipulations and lies could very well be her (poorly) trying to get what she wants in a world that doesn't make much sense to her. So she's very frustrated and angry much of the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 521501, member: 1722"] My Duckie has sensory processing disorder and has super sensitive hearing (down to -15dB). Before receiving Occupational Therapist (OT) therapy (specifically, the Wilbarger Protocol, aka brushing/joint compressions), her perceptions of the world were often "off". Lights were too bright, sound to loud, every touch was rough. There were many times you could have said she was exaggerating or even lying, but I truly think it was just her reality. An example was when she thought she could hear people whispering (scared the **** out of me!) in the house. It turned out to be our baseboard heaters which needed to have air bled from their lines. The scary thing? husband and I could barely hear it down in the basement, next to the boiler but she could hear it well upstairs in her bedroom. It's also important to note that she didn't really know what she was hearing so her mind filled in the blank with what made the most sense to her: the slight hissing sounded like whispers. So, from my point of view, I would definitely hit the Occupational Therapist (OT) hard. It may make a positive impact on her perceptions. The other thing to look at is her frustration level. I'm sure Eris, despite her High-Functioning Autism (HFA) and other problems, is a reasonably intelligent person. Imagine yourself in her shoes: where it is so difficult to make herself understood. What appears to be manipulations and lies could very well be her (poorly) trying to get what she wants in a world that doesn't make much sense to her. So she's very frustrated and angry much of the time. [/QUOTE]
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