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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\N 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: 0,0:00:21.41,0:00:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory Processing Disorder is a \Nneurological condition in which the brain
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.48,0:00:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not interpret sensory input from the\Nenvironment correctly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.01,0:00:35.04,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: 0,0:00:41.43,0:00:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smells, textures, and tastes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.55,0:00:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every autistic person will have some kind\Nof Sensory Integration Issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.85,0:00:52.86,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: 0,0:01:04.15,0:01:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory Processing Disorder really can\Naffect and encompass all of the senses.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.18,0:01:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, human beings actually have more than\Nfive senses, we have something like
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.32,0:01:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eighteen to twenty-two, depending on who\Nyou ask.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.44,0:01:19.78,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: 0,0:01:26.31,0:01:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's taste, touch, smell, sight, sound.\NYeah, I think I got that right.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.68,0:01:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there are two senses that most\Npeople haven't heard of.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.23,0:01:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is the Proprioceptive Sense and\Nthe Vestibular Sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.23,0:01:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Proprioceptive Sense is the sense of\Nwhere your body is in space.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.05,0:01:49.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It allows for you to know where your limbs\Nare, how much force you're
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.100,0:01:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exerting on things.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.32,0:01:54.48,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: 0,0:01:56.17,0:02:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Vestibular Sense is the sense that is\Nall about motion and movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.12,0:02:03.89,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: 0,0:02:11.98,0:02:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as I'm sure you can imagine, \Nwhen a person is under or over sensitive
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.93,0:02:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to any of the sensory input that they may \Nreceive from their environment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.83,0:02:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their experience is going to be a lot\Ndifferent than a neuro-typical person's.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.82,0:02:28.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And their life is going to be very \Ndifferent because of the things
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.10,0:02:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they have to deal with.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.15,0:02:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a child who is undersensitive\Nto proprioceptive input may have trouble
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.32,0:02:38.44,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: 0,0:02:39.93,0:02:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he may either be too gentle, and be,\Nyou know,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.48,0:02:44.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consistently dropping small objects.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.25,0:02:49.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, he may be too rough in play, and be\Nconstantly seeking out really rough
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.45,0:02:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,activities to give him a lot of deep\Npressure input on his joints,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.44,0:02:56.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like wrestling, jumping around,\Njumping on a trampoline.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.14,0:03:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person with sensory integration issues\Nwho is very sensitive to noise may have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.52,0:03:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of trouble with auditory processing\Nissues when they're in a space where there
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.47,0:03:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is background noise, like music, or a lot\Nof people talking, like in a restaurant.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.92,0:03:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while they can hear the person who\Nis sitting across from them and speaking,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.66,0:03:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they may not be able to interpret what the\Nperson is saying.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.13,0:03:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They know that they're speaking, their\Nbrain just can't filter out all of the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.48,0:03:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,auditory information.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.28,0:03:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So like I said, sensory processing issues\Ncan encompass and incorporate all of the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.04,0:03:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,senses.\NAnd everybody who has sensory integration
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.72,0:03:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,issues - autistic or non-autistic - will\Nhave their own set of triggers,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.31,0:03:38.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,negative sensory input that causes them\Ndiscomfort or pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.09,0:03:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many people who have\Nsensory integration issues, will have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.94,0:03:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some sensory input that they actively seek\Nout and they crave, often because they are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.82,0:03:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,undersensitive to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.28,0:03:52.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, an autistic person who seeks out \NVestibular input because they are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.09,0:03:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under-sensitive to vestibular input \Nmay really enjoy activities like
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.68,0:03:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,swinging on a swing, or spinning on a\Ntire swing, or on a computer chair.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.49,0:04:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something that comes up a lot, and I get\Nquestions about this a lot, comes down to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.86,0:04:11.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory Defensiveness and food.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.57,0:04:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many autistic people have a very limited\Ndiet. And this is both due to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.46,0:04:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,love of routine and resistance to change,\Nbut also to sensory defensiveness.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.00,0:04:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, children who are struggling with\Nsensory integration issues may have their
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.50,0:04:31.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sensory defensiveness toward a certain \Ntexture or taste of food, interpreted
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.61,0:04:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by their parents as just picky eating or\Neven outward defiance,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.97,0:04:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when this isn't the case. When you have\Nsensory integration issues,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.98,0:04:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know that you're different, and you\Nwish that you weren't.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.67,0:04:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory integration issues and\NSensory Processing Disorder can cause
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.87,0:04:50.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of grief in our daily life, because\Nthis world isn't really built for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.84,0:04:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is so loud, and so fast, and so bright,\Nand all the clothes are too tight,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.64,0:04:59.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything's too itchy and it can be \Nexhausting just trying to get some sleep
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.78,0:05:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at night with all these sounds all around.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.78,0:05:04.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory integration issues can be\Nreally hard to deal with, and it's
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.89,0:05:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important to remember that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.19,0:05:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're having a showdown\Nwith your kid over dinner,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.90,0:05:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're not trying to be defiant to you,\Nthey're not just being a picky eater
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.86,0:05:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they have sensory processing issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.82,0:05:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a real neurological condition and\Na valid disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.30,0:05:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a child with sensory processing issues\Ndoesn't need to be shamed in any situation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.79,0:05:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they don't need to be coerced to do\Nthings that cause them pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.26,0:05:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, really, sensory processing\Ndisorder, when you have a negative sensory
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.14,0:05:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,input as a trigger, it isn't just\Nuncomfortable or a little annoying.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.56,0:05:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's often very painful, and it is\Nimportant to remember that, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.19,0:05:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are some children who are just picky.\NBut when it comes to children with
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.85,0:05:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with sensory integration issues, they have\Na disability. And so accommodation and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.52,0:05:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understanding can go a long way.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.49,0:06:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you have a neurological or\Ndevelopmental disability, you start off
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.17,0:06:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with less brain energy, call it,\Nin the morning than
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.33,0:06:04.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,neuro-typical people do.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.95,0:06:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, throughout the day, as a\Nperson with sensory processing issues
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.09,0:06:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is triggered again and again, that\Ntakes up more and more of their
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.85,0:06:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brain energy that they would be otherwise\Nputting towards learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.62,0:06:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or socializing, communicating\Nand self-regulating.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.94,0:06:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensory overload is one of the,\NI think, biggest, and most frequent
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.70,0:06:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causes of autistic meltdown.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.87,0:06:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why it is so important\Nto allow any person or child
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.12,0:06:31.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with sensory integration issues -\Nautistic, or not -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.75,0:06:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stim in whatever ways that they need to.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.06,0:06:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because stimming isn't just a\Nmeaningless activity, or
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.11,0:06:40.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, or a repetitive motion\Njust because.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.10,0:06:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While stimming is often an expression\Nof self in autistic people,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.24,0:06:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in people of all neuro-types with\Nsensory integration issues
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.03,0:06:52.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stimming is {\i1}the{\i0} best and most\Nimportant way to self-regulate.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.32,0:06:55.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By stimming in whatever way that\Nfeels natural, or comfortable
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.64,0:06:58.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to that person, the person with\Nsensory integration issues
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.41,0:07:01.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is able to block out negative input\Nwith good input.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.96,0:07:04.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a person with sensory\Nintegration issues
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.93,0:07:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may vocally stim to block out\Na negative auditory stimulus
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.78,0:07:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their environment.\NStimming can also allow
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.51,0:07:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and enable a person with\Nsensory processing issues to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.03,0:07:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,engage in social situations \Nand to be out in public longer,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.71,0:07:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more often because they have a way\Nto deal with all of the anxiety,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.91,0:07:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the pain, and the stress\Nthat comes from negative sensory input.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.25,0:07:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, when it comes to helping your\Nchild, or loved one, or yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.89,0:07:36.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deal with sensory integration issues,\Nstimming is a very important part of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.40,0:07:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allowing stimming, even encouraging\Nstimming,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.70,0:07:44.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and exploring, if you are a person with\Nsensory integration issues, what stims
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.91,0:07:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can you do in w-, in certain situations\Nto help yourself, and to lessen
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.14,0:07:53.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pain, and the mental burden of-\Nof- dealing with negative sensory input.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.65,0:07:57.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then of course, because the world\Nisn't made for us, there are going
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.29,0:08:00.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be times when we have to \Naccommodate for ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.14,0:08:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For myself, I always carry with me,\Nin my bag, or my purse,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.33,0:08:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a pair of earplugs, some wet-wipes,\Nya know, to deal with any stickiness
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.56,0:08:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I might accidentally come across.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.01,0:08:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some gum, which provides really good\Ndeep sensory input in your jaw.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.82,0:08:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I, I don't have any sunglasses right \Nnow, but I know that to combat
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.36,0:08:24.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bright sunlight, or the flickering of\Nfluorescent lights, which is just awful
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.46,0:08:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a combination of sunglasses, and a\Nhat with a brim, or just one or the other
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.09,0:08:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can lessen the pain from bright\Nor flickering, or bad-colored light
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.29,0:08:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sources a lot. So I'm currently\Nlooking for a pair of sunglasses
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.23,0:08:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that feel comfy enough for me to wear,\Nand that I like the look of.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.28,0:08:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when I find a pair that I do like,\NI will definitely include them in my
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.85,0:08:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,little kit of sensory things to help me deal\Nwith negative sensory input.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.93,0:08:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The important thing to remember,\Nis that Sensory Processing Disorder
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.60,0:09:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sensory integration issues in \Nautistic people
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.17,0:09:02.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are a real and valid neurological\Ncondition.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.45,0:09:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that, without accommodation\Nor understanding, they can really
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.36,0:09:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inhibit your life, and be super hard\Nto deal with.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.80,0:09:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in remembering that Sensory\NProcessing Disorder is a real disability,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.78,0:09:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can also remember that,\Nwith accommodation, you can
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.17,0:09:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lead a happy and healthy and \Nsuccessful life. And that having
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.80,0:09:23.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sensory integration issues, or being\Nautistic, doesn't mean that you can't
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.83,0:09:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live a rich and fulfilling and joyful life.\NIt just might
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.60,0:09:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,require some accommodation, a little bit\Nof foresight, or planning
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.06,0:09:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some understanding from\Nthe people around you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.89,0:09:38.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this has been my video on\NSensory Processing Disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.43,0:09:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just a brief overview. (claps)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.62,0:09:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have questions about this topic\Nor would like to discuss anything
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.48,0:09:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said in this video, feel free to\Npost in the comments section because
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.36,0:09:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would love to foster some discussion out\Nof this topic, and hear from all of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.50,0:09:54.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have Sensory Processing Disorder?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.63,0:09:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you love somebody who does?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.68,0:09:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you have a question that you would\Nlike answered via video
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