Tag Archives: Sensory Processing Disorder

Strengths, Stretches, and Autism: More Lessons from the Thrift-Shop

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

H and I are the same in many ways: we don’t really like shopping or malls but we love the thrift shop with its lure of the find and the potential of treasure. Buying H’s clothes there means they are … Continue reading →

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John Elder Robison, SPD, and a Practical Sensory Diet

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

I started writing this when we were camping last month… on day 3 of 5: I am falling into a certain relaxed rhythm. I still have my coffee and now I am writing with a knife-sharpened pencil on a mini … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspergers, Autism, discomfort avoidance, Sensory Processing Disorder | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments