What happened in September of 2011 that kept you away from your blog for 10 years? I got very sick and, sadly, I have not…
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…
SPD does not magically disappear with childhood. Problems with sensory processing are commonly found in adults. The American Occupational Therapy Association published an article in…
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.…
“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…
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…
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,…
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…
Marketers and scientists love to measure arousal. Arousal – whether Lizzy is alerted or sleeping through a specific environmental cue is a key component of…
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…