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Category: Daily Challenges

For the neurodiverse, a simple daily routine others take for granted, may pose a challenge.

Sunset over the back field
A day in the lifePosted onMarch 22, 2021March 29, 2021

Ramble about a walk

Watson and I went for a walk. His therapist, April – whom Watson accuses of being 15 years old, has been trying to talk him…

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people love
A day in the lifePosted onFebruary 11, 2021February 11, 2021

What will people think?

I was playing an Authentic Relating Game, called “Curiosity”, on Zoom, with a man I feel a delightful connection to. He got to ask me…

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my Journal
A day in the lifePosted onFebruary 28, 2019January 21, 2021

Executive Function

Periodically, I lie on my bed, with iPad suspended overhead, and let FB serve up a ridiculously long string of videos. This happened to me…

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Visual System using PostIts
Books!Posted onAugust 12, 2011August 12, 2011

Organization or Obsession?

What happens when a person is unable to adequately filter or sort sensory information from her environment? She spends a lot of time feeling threatened.…

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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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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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Nail Filing Image
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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The Road to Meltdown

Sensory Defensive Drawing - Widget

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