As a continuation from my 'Extra pieces of the jigsaw blog' as part of the co-occurring conditions I get to deal with I can also add, the next items to my list.
Children and adults who have sensory processing disorder cannot properly process the sensory stimuli from the outside world and will have trouble interpreting information from one or more senses. No one with the condition will have the same sensory dysfunction, so symptoms will vary from person to person.
These are my symptoms:
Behavioural:
The long-term effects of living with SPD can cause significant difficulties in everyday life. Many healthcare professionals are not trained to recognise many of its symptoms and as a result the disorder may not be diagnosed for years.
Long-term effects of SPD include:
Everything I have outlined in today's and yesterday's blog I deal with. It irritates me that these are the things I had to deal with as a child and I didn't know or understand, but I also take heart that I've brought myself to this place and I now know what I need. I'm proud of myself.
Like myself, many of us will learn to adapt, others may go through their lives pretty much as they started. It has taken me 55 years to get to this place, although I was aware for a long time that this is how I presented. The hard part was trying to convince others.
The trouble I have is others fitting into my life my living with Sensory Processing Disorder, "SPD." But I take comfort I am now able to write about it. To finally get my experiences and symptoms out there.
