In a seminar by the Conejo Valley Mental Health Professionals Association last week, Dr. Shiro Perera Torquato suggested that some children diagnosed with ADHD, Asperger's syndrome or Pediatric Bipolar Disorder may in fact be suffering from Sensory Integration Dysfunction, a disorder which causes them to be hypersensitive to certain stimuli and to sometimes respond impulsively or with outbursts.
Signs of the disorder include meltdowns, tantrums or hyperactivity caused by to fluorescent lighting, noise or even certain clothing textures or tags. Symptoms may be present from infancy and may be accompanied by a high threshold for pain (often resulting in unusually rough play with others) or clumsiness. As a result of the disoreder, children may feel anxiety about leaving the home or have trouble learning to read due to an inability to keep track of words and images on the page.
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Im 30 now and I never heard of Dysfunction of Sensory Integration before. I was diagnosed with ADD as a child, but dont remember being hyperactive or causing a disturbance. My grades were good and all of the teachers adored me. ALot of things outside of me bothered me like too much light in a room. I always had a hard time reading a book becasue of the white page would be too much for my eyes and I would get headaches. I remember in 6th grade I used to go to this lady who would have me put these colored templates on a book while I read an that would help. I dont know why I stopped doing it up to now. I think that it was the enviorment, colors, smells certain textures and definatley loud noises, is the main cause of my anxiety today. I cringe when the telephone rings or if a police car whips by with the sirens. It gets so bad that sometimes it hurts my ears. If someone suprisignly snaps there fingers in my ear or claps, I get very angry, not at the person but at the noise. The person often gets punished though. My body gets cold spells and alot of the times Ican just think of a thought or watch something on tv or listen to the radio and hear or see, or feel certain things that may trigger my body to go into an anxety state. Its so strange when I feel something and I have to ask myslef why is my body feeling this? I often have difficulty times interacting and being close to others, where its very overwhelming. If my hands are dry and I rub them togther or put something on them oily, I can make my hands sweat aandbecome cold just by a thought! So I might be ADHD, but a possibly the cause of alot of my problems is the sensory issue. I just think thre are times when I want to do something so bad, my body will react differnetly to what I know I shouldnt be reacting in the first place. I will feel anxety by thinking of a certain thought, when conciously that thought is not in front of me or no real. Its so weird to the point where I cant explain alot of what happen.
Posted by Jason | April 29, 2008 9:20 PM
Posted on April 29, 2008 21:20