Wow this is excellent! I’m a therapist and am already sharing with clients and other clinicians! So important that we understand and refer properly for OT!
my sensory problems fook with me. in work too many people, i contort my hands and tap to a pattern while serving at the till. when i lie down in my bed i feel energy overload and scream really load then im fine. yawning then screaming like im in pain but just stretching. i have to stop any conversation with someone if a car or vehicle comes past me, it just takes over my mind untill it passes. some clothes when i put them on make me fell like my body is going to explode with enegy so i take it off.tried getting help at doctors when i was younger, they did not really want to know. so i just deal with it, just class myself as my own type of wierd lol. thought it was autism at some point but now a days im not really sure. no one really cares anyway. :)
Thanks for spreading this information. It shocks me how many referrals I get telling me no other OT's work with adults regarding their sensory processing.
Thank you so much for helping these clients!!!! I pray that, in time and soon, the medical community at large will come to the understanding and have the willingness to teach their students and train their staff to think more outside the box than they already do. And that those who receive medical training will be inclined to be innovators, and not simply remain "fact- and format-regurgitators". I know that not everyone is necessarily meant to innovate, or wants to, but I do sense that there are too few out there willing to break the mold so that clients' needs are both adequately understood and met. Thanks to all of you who go the extra mile for your clients, family and friends.❤️
Thank you for this. My daughter was a preemie with SPD and when you mentioned the bladder a light bulb went off. She always had trouble knowing she had to “go”. Also, my husband gets hangry! I’m usually impatient with that but I’ll try not to be now 🙂.
Yep, you'd think they would have corrected that in a talk about sensory sensitivities LOL. My partner gets triggered and upset by people's eating or breathing noises so this is huge. He wouldn't be able to watch this
Thank you, thank you, thank you. This answers so many questions. I am a non-practicing OT. Virginia's explanation with real life examples brings sensory issues into a much clearer focus and helps me realize how many people I know are dealing with sensory issues. Very applicable and insightful!
Thank you for this. My daughter was a preemie and has SPD. A light bulb went on when you mentioned bladder status. When she was little she had trouble knowing if she had to go. I didn’t know it was related. Also, my husband gets hangry and now I’ll try not be impatient with him 🙂
