Sensory overload can also happen in people with anxiety, which makes it even more difficult for a student to focus on learning. Sadly these kids are told they "just need to pay better attention," as seen with kids who have autism, OCD, and so on.
When I was old 1to 4/2 I was miss diagnosed as having TB and put in the county hospital. I was isolated . I thought I was being punished. I came home to my patients drink and fighting, I wanted to go back to the hospital. The hospital didn’t beat up. I had no teaching, I didn’t know what Christmas was. Because, I got in school late I didn’t learn Weil my mother suggested, I quit high school, I did because, I thought I I couldn’t pass, even though I have got a and Math, my mothers name for was stupid, I continued to go to school and got a job at a psychiatric technician. I have learned so much watching your show, I am 85 years old thank you
You are absolutely amazing! I’m a nurse and I am so interested in your abilities to teach and explain.. and really just want to thank you for bringing all this to light!!!
I think autism is a little like OCD. Just about anybody can have a little bit of it. Little aspects that could be considered autistic. Maybe not the full-blown spectrum but characteristics of it. And that’s OK.
You have no idea -well maybe you do. 55 years of rejection with no answers. 55 of the toughest years anyone can do.. my whole family rejected me by age 13-14 and I was living on the road. WOW - I might be getting some answers now - but why now after such a horrible struggle. There is almost nothing left at my nervous system. Anyway - thank you for the videos. They hit home in many areas.
I agree. Anyone can go through overload, not just those on the spectrum. I myself am on the autistic spectrum and thanks to my mom’s faith and the power of my Lord and savior Jesus, I did more than what the doctors who diagnosed me said I can do.
Thank you! In Guidance, we always had the No Pep Rally kids. One young lady instituted the It's Too Loud group, and agreed that she was too loud for her own club. I loved hanging out with them!
I am on the spectrum myself and when Temple did the sound of the microphone it was grating on my ears. Anyway, I have a series of vlogs on youtube and I happened to share a flier with her. You might also want to check her out as well.
Sensory overload, flooding is hard core. I’ve had it’s since my brain injury. You can’t fully understand it unless you experience it on a regular basis. Lower input. Especially if you are trying to teach them. Have a quiet enough environment without out multiple inputs that a brain needs to separate out. As much as possible anyway. Some brains can’t and it produces pain, overwhelm, ptsd, adrenal fatigue, stress and brain wiring for protection, crash. I stay home most the time now even though I used to constantly be active and out. It can wear at the whole body too. Hats with brims blocks out ceiling fans and ceiling lights, Earplugs can lower sound input. Shades. Things that comfort the body can help but if the brain is still being flooded it doesn’t stop the damage. Much of our brains job is to keep info organized and from overwhelming the system but a damaged or different brain often can’t. It can be different at different times for many reasons, factors. and it’s a huge experience that can feel like pure torture. Especially to a child. ❤️🙏❤️
Omg this was so interesting to read, thanks for sharing! I have ADHD, late diagnosed, and have always struggled to a degree with sounds, smells, tastes, lights being to strong or bright and distracting and upsetting me. But after my brain aneurysm earlier this year, the overwhelm comes even quicker! I thankfully got through it mostly unscathed, but the easier overwhelm is definitely noticeable. Thankfully I can still do most everything, but sometimes loud noises (I live in a big city) from outside when I want to wind down and go to sleep still upset me very much. I hope you've found a way to deal with it in the last two years better!
I'm an adult with autism. I don't notice a fight-or-flight response in a noisy cafeteria but it's still hard to function. Can desensitization still work in that area? I feel the need to read the menu for a restaurant at home because I zone out from the noise.
Han-Lin Oh man, whenever I go to a restaurant with my family, which doesn't happen that often, I always look up the menu at home before going. I want to know *everything* about the place beforehand. Super annoying when I come to the place and they didn't have what I was going to order 😤 (But that's not their fault...😂 I totally get that)
I have aspergers, I was diagnosed at 25. What I have just started to do, was put in ear plugs to get rid of some of the sensitivity I have to noise. It seems to have made the problem a little better. I have to listen more carefully to hear but its made me much more attentive to others. I don't recommend putting earplugs in all the time, just when you have sensory issues around those times. Just a suggestion. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Michael
If it doesn't damage our hearing, I think it's okay to experiment with desensitization. If the sound is over 85 dB, we should be protecting our ears. We should also be cautious around certain impulse sounds like loud clapping. Not all earplugs are created equal. You can wear vented ones that evenly lower the volume, so sounds don't become muffled. There are also discreet ones which can be used to avoid drawing unwanted attention. Maybe sometimes hyperacusis is a sign of good hearing which can go both ways. When they avoid loud sounds, they protect their hearing. If they can't stand the Mosquito alarm, it shows that they still have good high-frequency hearing.
I use hearing protection to help me concentrate. I take them off when I need to hear people talking to me or once it becomes uncomfortable. Is it harmful to wear it all day so that concentration is possible? Examples including working outdoors near a busy street such as a park, in a shop where there's a radio playing, near crowds, near fans, and near electrical hums. It's hours of exposure rather than a few minutes. Amythest Schaber mentioned that it can take hours to recover from an autistic burnout. They need time to recover from shopping or socializing. There's a link between hearing loss and dementia which discourages minimizing sound levels at all cost.
I agree that Mendability can help people with sensory processing issues to the extent that it would have a knock on effect on the symptoms of ASD - there is a talk from Asperger experts about the sensory funnel. Autism is neurological - sensory is neurological - social is not - behaviours are not. Even if it does treat ASD, it is absolutely not a 'cure' for Autism itself. It is still a lifelong that people get before they are born. It is possible that this therapy along with other coping strategies (like peer mediated social skills training) may help with ASD symptoms to become sub-clinical, and therefore later overcome the clinically significant impairment of the Autism to the extent that criterion D of the DSM-5 criteria for ASD may no longer be met, such as it may be possible for a child to be able to cope in regular classes or be at home or in the community without supports or services associated with ASD. Again, it just means that Autism has transitioned from pandemic like to endemic like, but it absolutely is not a 'cure'. Sensory issues will always be a challenge to some degree.
Free Paper Link: www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bne-127-4-487.pdf Grateful to Dr. Grandin -- getting so much help from her for my 57 year-old sister.
Sensory overload can also happen in people with anxiety, which makes it even more difficult for a student to focus on learning. Sadly these kids are told they "just need to pay better attention," as seen with kids who have autism, OCD, and so on.
When I was old 1to 4/2 I was miss diagnosed as having TB and put in the county hospital. I was isolated . I thought I was being punished. I came home to my patients drink and fighting, I wanted to go back to the hospital. The hospital didn’t beat up. I had no teaching, I didn’t know what Christmas was. Because, I got in school late I didn’t learn Weil my mother suggested, I quit high school, I did because, I thought I I couldn’t pass, even though I have got a and Math, my mothers name for was stupid, I continued to go to school and got a job at a psychiatric technician. I have learned so much watching your show, I am 85 years old thank you
I could listen to Dr Grandin all day ! Remarkable presence she has . Same with her mother too . Wonderful .
You are absolutely amazing! I’m a nurse and I am so interested in your abilities to teach and explain.. and really just want to thank you for bringing all this to light!!!
I'm close to my 80th year and just finding out what's been "wrong with me" all this time. Thank you Dr Grandin!
I think autism is a little like OCD. Just about anybody can have a little bit of it. Little aspects that could be considered autistic. Maybe not the full-blown spectrum but characteristics of it. And that’s OK.
You have no idea -well maybe you do. 55 years of rejection with no answers. 55 of the toughest years anyone can do.. my whole family rejected me by age 13-14 and I was living on the road. WOW - I might be getting some answers now - but why now after such a horrible struggle. There is almost nothing left at my nervous system. Anyway - thank you for the videos. They hit home in many areas.
Yes. I was not diagnosed until age 41. So difficult without support or knowledge.
Temple Grandin you are a treasure! Thank you!
Im not autistic myself but experience sensory overload. But gosh I love her she is so quick witted and interesting. Her insights are fascinating
I agree. Anyone can go through overload, not just those on the spectrum. I myself am on the autistic spectrum and thanks to my mom’s faith and the power of my Lord and savior Jesus, I did more than what the doctors who diagnosed me said I can do.
Temple Grandin will always be my favorite person
love her style
Thank you! In Guidance, we always had the No Pep Rally kids. One young lady instituted the It's Too Loud group, and agreed that she was too loud for her own club. I loved hanging out with them!
I am on the spectrum myself and when Temple did the sound of the microphone it was grating on my ears. Anyway, I have a series of vlogs on youtube and I happened to share a flier with her. You might also want to check her out as well.
She invented the hug machine.
Sensory overload, flooding is hard core. I’ve had it’s since my brain injury. You can’t fully understand it unless you experience it on a regular basis. Lower input. Especially if you are trying to teach them. Have a quiet enough environment without out multiple inputs that a brain needs to separate out. As much as possible anyway. Some brains can’t and it produces pain, overwhelm, ptsd, adrenal fatigue, stress and brain wiring for protection, crash. I stay home most the time now even though I used to constantly be active and out. It can wear at the whole body too. Hats with brims blocks out ceiling fans and ceiling lights, Earplugs can lower sound input. Shades. Things that comfort the body can help but if the brain is still being flooded it doesn’t stop the damage. Much of our brains job is to keep info organized and from overwhelming the system but a damaged or different brain often can’t. It can be different at different times for many reasons, factors. and it’s a huge experience that can feel like pure torture. Especially to a child. ❤️🙏❤️
Omg this was so interesting to read, thanks for sharing! I have ADHD, late diagnosed, and have always struggled to a degree with sounds, smells, tastes, lights being to strong or bright and distracting and upsetting me. But after my brain aneurysm earlier this year, the overwhelm comes even quicker! I thankfully got through it mostly unscathed, but the easier overwhelm is definitely noticeable. Thankfully I can still do most everything, but sometimes loud noises (I live in a big city) from outside when I want to wind down and go to sleep still upset me very much.
I hope you've found a way to deal with it in the last two years better!
I'm an adult with autism. I don't notice a fight-or-flight response in a noisy cafeteria but it's still hard to function. Can desensitization still work in that area? I feel the need to read the menu for a restaurant at home because I zone out from the noise.
Han-Lin
Oh man, whenever I go to a restaurant with my family, which doesn't happen that often, I always look up the menu at home before going.
I want to know *everything* about the place beforehand.
Super annoying when I come to the place and they didn't have what I was going to order 😤
(But that's not their fault...😂 I totally get that)
I have aspergers, I was diagnosed at 25. What I have just started to do, was put in ear plugs to get rid of some of the sensitivity I have to noise. It seems to have made the problem a little better. I have to listen more carefully to hear but its made me much more attentive to others. I don't recommend putting earplugs in all the time, just when you have sensory issues around those times. Just a suggestion. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Michael
If it doesn't damage our hearing, I think it's okay to experiment with desensitization. If the sound is over 85 dB, we should be protecting our ears. We should also be cautious around certain impulse sounds like loud clapping.
Not all earplugs are created equal. You can wear vented ones that evenly lower the volume, so sounds don't become muffled. There are also discreet ones which can be used to avoid drawing unwanted attention.
Maybe sometimes hyperacusis is a sign of good hearing which can go both ways. When they avoid loud sounds, they protect their hearing. If they can't stand the Mosquito alarm, it shows that they still have good high-frequency hearing.
I use hearing protection to help me concentrate. I take them off when I need to hear people talking to me or once it becomes uncomfortable. Is it harmful to wear it all day so that concentration is possible? Examples including working outdoors near a busy street such as a park, in a shop where there's a radio playing, near crowds, near fans, and near electrical hums. It's hours of exposure rather than a few minutes.
Amythest Schaber mentioned that it can take hours to recover from an autistic burnout. They need time to recover from shopping or socializing.
There's a link between hearing loss and dementia which discourages minimizing sound levels at all cost.
My god, I also used headphones recently and I could study easily for a change!
She’s a smart cookie
I agree that Mendability can help people with sensory processing issues to the extent that it would have a knock on effect on the symptoms of ASD - there is a talk from Asperger experts about the sensory funnel. Autism is neurological - sensory is neurological - social is not - behaviours are not. Even if it does treat ASD, it is absolutely not a 'cure' for Autism itself. It is still a lifelong that people get before they are born. It is possible that this therapy along with other coping strategies (like peer mediated social skills training) may help with ASD symptoms to become sub-clinical, and therefore later overcome the clinically significant impairment of the Autism to the extent that criterion D of the DSM-5 criteria for ASD may no longer be met, such as it may be possible for a child to be able to cope in regular classes or be at home or in the community without supports or services associated with ASD. Again, it just means that Autism has transitioned from pandemic like to endemic like, but it absolutely is not a 'cure'. Sensory issues will always be a challenge to some degree.
Free Paper Link: www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bne-127-4-487.pdf Grateful to Dr. Grandin -- getting so much help from her for my 57 year-old sister.
Love her
Sia needed to learn from her to for her movie instead of doing what she did.