Dealing with sensory processing issues in autism

Our senses; Sight, Touch, Sound, Smell And Taste help us process and analize various things that we come into contact with during the day. However for some people with autism this may not always be the case, some autistics may be hypersensitive while others maybe hyposensitive.

For many people with autism this this sensory processing skill does not develop in the same way making autistic sensory processing more complicated and difficult to understand.

To understand autistic sensory sensitivities and processing first we need to understand autism

What is autism? and autistic sensory processing

Let's look at the characteristics of autism to understand autism

Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder which is made up of many symptoms. The main characteristics of autism being deficits in social, communication, imagination and interaction skills development. Commonly known as the triad of autistic impairments or autistic social skills deficits.

Generally all children with autism will have social skills deficits as well as other characteristics of autism such as sensory processing issues, fixations, repetitive stereotypical behaviors and dislike changes to routines etc.

The physical characteristics of autism manifestations

The physical characteristics of autism are generally known as repetitive stereotypical movements, repeated motions, or self-stimulation. It is this set of autistic characteristics which set autistic children apart from their typically developing peers.

Another affect of the physical characteristics of autism is that of routine, kids with autism are dependant on routine, and can become anxious even aggressive if routines change. Some common examples are: Drinking and/or eating the same food items at every meal, wearing certain clothing or insisting that others wear the same clothes, and going to school using the same route.

The challenges facing a parents of children with autism

Recent studies show that the parents of children with autism are far more likely to suffer stress related health problems than any other group of parents.

For many parents of children with autism that suffer autistic sensory processing issues life can be exhausting. Even the smallest of tasks like flushing the toilet can upset them, buying new clothes, foods, temperatures and so on all things we don't really ever consider but can be stressful and sometimes painful the their child with ASD.

Autism social stories CAN help YOUR autistic child overcome some of their sensory processing issues

Many parents of autistic children as well as teachers, care givers and other professionals use something called social skills stories to help them teach and explain many issues to autistic kids.

Developed almost twenty years ago social stories provide the autistic child with clear direction on social skills, for example a social story can be used to help teach basic social skills like washing your teeth to more complex skills like showering, using deodorant, menstruation even every day living skills such as riding the bus to school, going to the dentist, trying new foods and so on...

Autistic kids tend to be visual learners and will respond better to autistic visual supports and prompts, social skills stories embrace this concept and are normally visually rich, showing the skill being mastered in pictorial context with some appropriate text always in the first person form the autistic child's point of view, giving clear focus to the main points the social cues.

Social stories were first developed by autistic therapist Carol Gray to teach social and communication skills to the autistic children in her care, since then social stories have developed further and are now probably one of the most significant advances in social skills teaching of autistic youngsters and adults.

Immediate download of social stories teaching social and communication skills for sensory sensitivities in autistic children

Normally we would expect to be paid $7 for just two stories, but are offering YOU the opportunity to download up to eleven social stories for autistic sensory issues from this site for the small fee of JUST $9.95!. Alternatively look through the titles list on the left hand side for more options all available for immediate download.

That's right professionally written stories for sensitivity problems and autism for only $9.95 topic titles YOU can choose from are

  • Art class
  • Flushing the toilet only once
  • Getting a haircut
  • Going to the dentist
  • How I eat with my family
  • How I ride the bus to school
  • Fire drill at school
  • I can try new foods
  • Touching other peoples property
  • Visiting my grandparents
  • When the bell rings