What do SPD mean?
What do SPD mean?
Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how your brain processes sensory information (stimuli). Sensory information includes things you see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. SPD can affect all of your senses, or just one. SPD usually means you’re overly sensitive to stimuli that other people are not.
What are SPD triggers?
Common SPD triggers include hair brushing, tags on clothes or seams in socks, tight clothes, loud noises (fireworks, thunder), bright lights (camera flashes, bright sun, strobe lights), odors (perfume, scented detergent), coarse fabric on skin, swimming in lakes, sticky fingers, being touched or hugged, wearing shoes.
What is an SPD kid?
A child with sensory processing disorder finds it difficult to process and act upon the information received through his senses via sounds, sights, movement, touch, smell, and taste. It may cause difficulty with gross motor skills, creating a clumsy walking gait or frequent tripping.
What is SPD treatment?
SPD treatment often means working with an occupational therapist on activities that help retrain the senses. Many therapists use a sensory integration (OT-SI) approach that begins in a controlled, stimulating environment, and focuses on making SPD easier to manage in day-to-day life.
Can you self diagnose SPD?
If you have concerns about possible Sensory Processing Disorder see a mental health professional. An accurate diagnosis can only be made through clinical evaluation. Screener for personal use only.
Can sensory disorders cure?
There’s no cure for sensory issues. Some children may experience fewer with age, while others may just learn to cope with the experiences. Some doctors don’t treat sensory issues by themselves, but rather target the symptoms during overall treatment for the diagnosed condition, such as autism spectrum disorder or ADHD.
Does SPD get worse with age?
Can it become worse as one ages? SPD becomes worse with injuries and when with normal aging as the body begins to become less efficient. So, if you always had balance problems and were clumsy, this can become more of a problem in your senior years.
Is there a cure for SPD?
There is no medication to treat sensory processing issues. But there are therapies as well as practical changes you can make at home and at school to help your child feel better and do better. You’ll want to rule out other causes for your child’s symptoms.
