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A day in the lifePosted onJune 9, 2023August 13, 2023

Late Stage Autistic (BurnOut! part 3)

That thing that happened 12 years ago… When I got “sick” and never recovered? The mysterious “illness” that left me too sick to get out…

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A day in the lifePosted onSeptember 26, 2020June 9, 2023

Hamster Lust

Decades ago, before the reign of big box stores, when there was such a thing as an independently owned neighborhood pet store, I saw them…

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Books!Posted onJuly 27, 2011April 3, 2021

The Madness Memoir – Adult SPD

Sometimes we just have to laugh at ourselves… As an adult with sensory processing disorder, I am contemplating a memoir with each chapter named after a…

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Books!Posted onJuly 20, 2011March 3, 2021

Books! For adults with SPD

The adults I meet on SPD forums (with few exceptions) love to read. I hope none of my loved ones will be too offended when…

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Change the World!Posted onJuly 14, 2011August 9, 2011

Coming Soon! The Sensory-Friendly Section of your Favorite Restaurant

It feels like we sensory defensive adults only have two options: deal with the crazy overwhelming world the way it is or keep a safe distance…

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Daily ChallengesPosted onJune 29, 2011August 9, 2011

Yes! Adults can be Over-Responsive to Sound in the Grocery Store

Before I learned I was an adult with Sensory Processing Disorder, specifically hypersensitivity (or sensory defensiveness) I had no idea how over-responsive I was to sound. Screaming…

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AddictionPosted onJune 21, 2011July 28, 2011

Addiction and Adult SPD – Prelude

SPD?  Addiction? A match cast in my neurons before I was born. Although it has been many years since I imbibed in any recreational drug,…

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AddictionPosted onJune 20, 2011April 22, 2021

Addiction and Adult SPD Part 1 – Caffeine, Nicotine and More

I have a poignant love/hate relationship with caffeine – as I do with all mind-altering substances. I am convinced sensory processing disorder is intertwined in…

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A day in the lifePosted onJune 19, 2011August 9, 2011

If Sensory Processing Disorder had been in the DSM

Had Sensory Processing Disorder been in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual my life would have changed when I left home to go to college. There,…

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Daily ChallengesPosted onJune 11, 2011August 9, 2011

Sensory Defensive Nail Trimming – an Adventure in Motherhood

It is for the moms of young SPD children that I write about nail trimming. To anyone who would judge me for writing about such…

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