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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi everyone, I'm Amythest, and welcome to\Nask an Autistic.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Upbeat music)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today I'm going to be talking about\NSensory Processing Disorder.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory Processing Disorder is a \Nneurological condition in which the brain
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not interpret sensory input from the\Nenvironment correctly.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person with Sensory Processing Disorder\Nmay be over or under sensitive to input
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from their environment, such as lights,\Ncolors, noises, music, people talking,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smells, textures, and tastes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every autistic person will have some kind\Nof Sensory Integration Issues.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just part of our neurotype\Nand part of what makes us autistic.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, Sensory Processing Disorder, as a\Nneurological diagnosis can exist
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on its own, in non-autistic children. \N
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory Processing Disorder really can\Naffect and encompass all of the senses.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, human beings actually have more than\Nfive senses, we have something like
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eighteen to twenty-two, depending on who\Nyou ask.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I think that there are the seven\Nbasic senses that are important
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know about to understand \NSensory Processing Disorder.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you have the basic five, which I think\Neverybody has heard of.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's taste, touch, smell, sight, sound.\NYeah, I think I got that right.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there are two senses that most\Npeople haven't heard of.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is the Proprioception Sense and\Nthe Vestibular Sense.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Proprioceptive Sense is the sense of\Nwhere your body is in space.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It allows for you to know where your limbs\Nare, how much force you're
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exerting on things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also, where you are spatially in your\Nenvironment, and how to interact
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with objects in your environment.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Vestibular Sense is the sense that is\Nall about motion and movement.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a sense that tells you if you are\Nin motion or standing still.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are up or down, swinging, spinning,\Nupside down,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of that is informed by the\NVestibular Sense.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as I'm sure you can imagine, \Nwhen a person is under or over sensitive
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to any of the sensory input they may \Nreceive from their environment,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their experience is going to be a lot\Ndifferent than a typical person's.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And their life is going to be very \Ndifferent because of the things they
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to deal with.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a child who is undersensitive\Nto proprioceptive input may have trouble
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing where his body is in space,\Nhe may have trouble knowing how much
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pressure to exert on things.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he may either be too gentle, and be\Nconsistently dropping small objects.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, he may be too rough in play, and be\Nconstantly seeking out really rough
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,activities to give him a lot of deep\Npressure input on his joints.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like wrestling, jumping around,\Njumping on a trampoline.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person with sensory integration issues\Nwho is very sensitive to noise may have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of trouble with auditory processing\Nissues when they're in a space where there
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is background music or a lot of people\Ntalking, like in a restaurant.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while they can hear the person who is\Nsitting across from them and speaking,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they may not be able to interpret what the\Nperson is saying.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They know they're speaking, their brain\Njust can't filter out all of the auditory
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,information.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So like I said, sensory processing issues\Ncan encompass and incorporate all of the
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,senses.\NAnd everybody who has sensory integration
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,issues, autistic or non-autistic will have\Ntheir own set of triggers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,negative sensory input that causes them\Ndiscomfort or pain.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many people who have\Nsensory integration issues, will have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some sensory input that they actively seek\Nout and they crave, often because they are
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,undersensitive to it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, an autistic person who seeks out \NVestibular input because they are
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under-sensitive to vestibular input \Nmay really enjoy activities like
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,swinging on a swing, or spinning on a\Ntire swing, or on a computer chair.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something that comes up a lot, and I get\Nquestions about this a lot, comes down to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory Defensiveness and food.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many autistic people have a very limited\Ndiet. And this is both due to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their routine and resistant to change,\Nbut also to sensory defensiveness.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, children who are struggling with\Nsensory integration issues may have their
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sensory defensiveness toward a certain \Ntexture or taste of food, interpreted
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by their parents as just picky eating or\Neven outward defiance.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This isn't the case. When you have sensory\Nintegration issues,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know that you're different, and you\Nwish you weren't.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory integration issues and\NSensory Processing Disorder can cause
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of grief in our daily life, because\Nthis world isn't really built for us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is so loud, and so fast, and so bright,\Nand all the clothes are too tight,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything's too itchy and it can be \Nexhausting just trying to get some sleep
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at night with all these sounds all around.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory integration issues can be\Nreally hard to deal with, and it's
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important to remember if you're having\Na showdown with your kid over dinner,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're not trying to be defiant to you,\Nthey're not just being a picky eater
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they have sensory processing issues.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a real neurological condition and\Na valid disability.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a child with sensory processing issues\Ndoesn't need to be shamed in any situation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they don't need to be coerced to do\Nthings that cause them pain.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, really, sensory processing\Ndisorder, when you have a negative sensory
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,input as a trigger, it isn't just\Nuncomfortable or a little annoying.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's often very painful, and it is\Nimportant to remember that there are some
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children who are just picky.\NBut when it comes to children with
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with sensory integration issues, they have\Na disability. And so accommodation and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understanding can go a long way.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you have a neurological or\Ndevelopmental disability, you start off
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with less brain energy, call it,\Nin the morning than typical people do.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, throughout the day, as a\Nperson with sensory processing issues
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is triggered again and again, that\Ntakes up more and more of their
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brain energy that they would be otherwise\N