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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.43,0:00:03.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi everyone, I'm Amythest, and welcome to\N"Ask an Autistic".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.91,0:00:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Upbeat music) {\i1}I want to write a song{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.32,0:00:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to shine a light, be the change we want\Nsomething's right...{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.25,0:00:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}We've been waiting in the dark for so long{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.07,0:00:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today I'm going to be talking about\NSensory Processing Disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.41,0:00:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory Processing Disorder is a \Nneurological condition in which the brain
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.00,0:00:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not interpret sensory input from the\Nenvironment correctly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.00,0:00:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person with Sensory Processing Disorder\Nmay be over or under sensitive to input
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.04,0:00:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from their environment, such as lights,\Ncolors, noises, music, people talking,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.43,0:00:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smells, textures, and tastes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.28,0:00:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every autistic person will have some kind\Nof Sensory Integration Issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.76,0:00:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just part of our neurotype\Nand part of what makes us autistic.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.86,0:00:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, Sensory Processing Disorder, as a\Nneurological diagnosis can exist
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.51,0:01:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on its own, in non-autistic children. \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.43,0:01:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory Processing Disorder really can\Naffect and encompass all of the senses.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.18,0:01:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, human beings actually have more than\Nfive senses, we have something like
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.57,0:01:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eighteen to twenty-two, depending on who\Nyou ask.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.70,0:01:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I think that there are the seven\Nbasic senses that are important
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.78,0:01:22.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know about to understand \NSensory Processing Disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.49,0:01:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you have the basic five, which I think\Neverybody has heard of.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.48,0:01:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's taste, touch, smell, sight, sound.\NYeah, I think I got that right.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.68,0:01:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there are two senses that most\Npeople haven't heard of.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.08,0:01:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is the Proprioceptive Sense and\Nthe Vestibular Sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.23,0:01:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Proprioceptive Sense is the sense of\Nwhere your body is in space.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.24,0:01:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It allows for you to know where your limbs\Nare, how much force you're
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.22,0:01:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exerting on things.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.47,0:01:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also, where you are spatially in your\Nenvironment, and how to interact
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.48,0:01:56.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with objects in your environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.17,0:01:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Vestibular Sense is the sense that is\Nall about motion and movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.93,0:02:03.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a sense that tells you if you are\Nin motion or standing still.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.89,0:02:08.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are up or down, swinging, spinning,\Nupside down,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.52,0:02:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of that is informed by the\NVestibular Sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.02,0:02:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as I'm sure you can imagine, \Nwhen a person is under or over sensitive
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.98,0:02:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to any of the sensory input they may \Nreceive from their environment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.66,0:02:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their experience is going to be a lot\Ndifferent than a neuro-typical person's.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.82,0:02:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And their life is going to be very \Ndifferent because of the things they
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.14,0:02:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to deal with.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.73,0:02:33.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a child who is undersensitive\Nto proprioceptive input may have trouble
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.42,0:02:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing where his body is in space,\Nhe may have trouble knowing how much
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.44,0:02:39.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pressure to exert on things.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.93,0:02:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he may either be too gentle, and be,\Nyou know,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.44,0:02:44.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consistently dropping small objects.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.77,0:02:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, he may be too rough in play, and be\Nconstantly seeking out really rough
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.16,0:02:46.78,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 noise, like music, or a lot\Nof people talking, 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 that they're speaking, their\Nbrain just can't filter out all of the
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,auditory 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,,love of routine and resistance 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,,when this isn't the case. When you have\Nsensory integration issues,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know that you're different, and you\Nwish that 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 that
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're having a showdown\Nwith 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, you know,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are some 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
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,neuro-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\Nbe putting towards learning,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or socializing, communicating\Nand self-regulating.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory overload is one of the,\NI think, biggest, and most frequent
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causes of autistic meltdown.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why it is so important\Nto allow any person or child
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with sensory integration issues -\Nautistic, or not -
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stim in whatever ways that they need to.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because stimming isn't just a\Nmeaningless activity, or
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, or a repetitive motion\Njust because.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While stimming is often an expression\Nof self in autistic people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in people of all neuro-types with\Nsensory integration issues
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stimming is THE best and most\Nimportant way to self-regulate.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By stimming in whatever way that\Nfeels natural, or comfortable
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to that person, the person with\Nsensory integration issues
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is able to block out negative input\Nwith good input.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a person with sensory\Nintegration issues
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may vocally stim to block out\Na negative auditory stimulus
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their environment.\NStimming can also allow
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and enable a person with\Nsensory processing issues to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,engage in social situations \Nand to be out in public longer,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more often because they have a way\Nto deal with all of the anxiety,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the pain, and the stress\Nthat comes from negative sensory input.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, when it comes to helping your\Nchild, or loved one, or yourself
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deal with sensory integration issues,\Nstimming is a very important part of that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allowing stimming, even encouraging\Nstimming,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and exploring, if you are a person with\Nsensory integration issues, what stims
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can you do in w-, in certain situations\Nto help yourself, and to lessen
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pain, and the mental burden of-\Nof- dealing with negative sensory input.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then of course, because the world\Nisn't made for us, there are going
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be times when we have to \Naccommodate for ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For myself, I always carry with me,\Nin my bag, or my purse,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a pair of earplugs, some wet-wipes,\Num, ya know, to deal with any stickiness
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I might accidentally come across.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some gum, which provides really good\Nuh, deep sensory input in your jaw.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I, I don't have sunglasses right now,\Nbut I know that to combat
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bright sunlight, or the flickering of\Nfluorescent lights, which is just awful
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a combination of sunglasses, and a\Nhat with a brim, or just one or the other
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can lessen the pain from bright\Nor flickering, or bad-colored light
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sources a lot. So I'm currently\Nlooking for a pair of sunglasses
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that feel comfy enough for me to wear,\Nand that I like the look of.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when I find a pair that I do like,\NI will definitely include them in my
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,little kit of sensory things to help me deal\Nwith negative sensory input.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The important thing to remember,\Nis that Sensory Processing Disorder
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sensory integration issues in \Nautistic people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are a real and valid neurological\Ncondition.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that, without accommodation\Nor understanding, they can really
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inhibit your life, and be super hard\Nto deal with.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in remembering that Sensory\NProcessing Disorder is a real disability,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can also remember that,\Nwith accommodation, you can
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lead a happy and healthy and \Nsuccessful life. And that having
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sensory integration issues, or being\Nautistic, doesn't mean that you can't
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live a rich and fulfilling and joyful life.\NIt just might
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,require some accommodation, a little bit\Nof foresight, or planning
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some understanding from\Nthe people around you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this has been my video on\NSensory Processing Disorder.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just a brief overview (claps):
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have questions about this topic\Nor would like to discuss anything
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said in this video, feel free to\Npost in the comments section because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would love to foster some discussion out\Nof this topic, and hear from all of you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have Sensory Processing Disorder?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you love somebody who does?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you have a question that you would\Nlike answered via video
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