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A day in the lifePosted onSeptember 24, 2021September 24, 2021

Debo’s Heaven

I want to be in Debo’s heaven. In regular heaven all the napkins are folded and the debits and credits line up. In Debo’s heaven…

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Celexa vs Wellbutrin
Getting ReliefPosted onSeptember 12, 2011January 21, 2021

The Transition from Wellbutrin to Celexa for Anxiety

I’m starting a new life today. In my new life, when I wake up at 4 in the morning, I get out of bed, drink…

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Sensory Modulation - Exhaustion or Depression
Getting ReliefPosted onAugust 1, 2011September 27, 2011

Sensory Modulation Disorder and Depression? Move It! Move It! Move It!

“In 1979, I needed to learn more than biology or chemistry or how to deconstruct literature. I needed to learn how to navigate my life as…

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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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Cockroach on the Freeway!
A day in the lifePosted onMay 13, 2011August 9, 2011

Stimming with Cockroach on Freeway

I caught motion in my peripheral vision – driver’s side window. It was over an inch and a half long, reddish brown. It was in…

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Getting ReliefPosted onMay 10, 2011August 9, 2011

New technology for diagnosing Sensory Processing Disorder?

Marketers and scientists love to measure arousal. Arousal – whether Lizzy is alerted or sleeping through a specific environmental cue is a key component of…

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Getting ReliefPosted onMarch 1, 2011March 12, 2011

My Blanket

For those of you reading about weighted blankets for the first time, professionals suggest twenty minutes under a weighted blanket has a calming effect. It…

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Getting ReliefPosted onMarch 1, 2011March 12, 2011

Squeezed into Calm

I have heard multiple interviews with Temple Grandin, on NPR, over the years. When she talked about her cattle squeezing machine, I found it interesting…

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Getting ReliefPosted onFebruary 28, 2011March 14, 2011

Getting Relief

I have evolved a complicated routine for “resting.” Exhaustion is a common byproduct of every type of SPD. The past few years, it has followed…

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The Road to Meltdown

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