…executive function, and sensory filtering. Another alternative is the “Graphic Equalizer Spectrum”, which captures the Autism spectrum as a complex audio slider, with multiple dials, all with their own individual…
…unsure of what you could use to calm your child in step 1, when your child is relaxed and happy, introduce some sensory toys and see what sensations your child…
…always find eye contact difficult because it does not feel natural to me. I find lights, noise and crowds overwhelming because my sensory system is heightened. Small talk feels strange…
…the environment or there was a sensory overload going on or the communication needed to be implanted, and so on and so forth. I just, I just fitted in, and…
…that world. Thus, the regions connected to interpreting sensory stimuli are very often hyperconnected in Autistic brains, as are the regions which mediate socio-emotional analysis and reaction. I doubt it…
…of hindsight – many of the things I grappled with as a parent were in fact my own struggles: my need for control, for predictability, for perfection. My own sensory…
…what language was used for. To this day, when anxiety climbs with oncoming sensory overload, my language comprehension will decelerate to a standstill, and I will lose sense of my…
…my anxiety and to manage burnout. I realised things like sensory differences, like I realised that I found it quite difficult to block out sounds and things, and so just…
Join Bruce Meatheringham, Autistic advocate of Autism Sensory Awareness, as he explores his favourite stims and his sensory profile. This video is funded by the National Disability Agency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FsfuTTt35Y…
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