What You Need to Know About Sensory Processing Disorder

This is the difference between Autism and Aspergers: 1. IQ Score. People with Aspergers tend to have average to above average IQs, compared to that of a person with ‘classic autism’ who would typically have a below average IQ. 2. Verbal Communication. People with Autism tend to have little to no verbal communication skills and have difficulty talking. Children with Asperger’s syndrome tend to have a very good verbal skill set and can communicate verbal. 3. Vocabulary. People with Aspergers syndrome have a large vocabulary and have a strong use of words, compared to that of a person with ‘classic autism’ who typically have very limited vocabulary. 4. Day To Day Life Skills. A person with Asperger’s syndrome can learn day to day skills, like how to put on clothes and the importance of eating food. Learning how to go shopping for goods etc. Compared to a person who displays ‘classic autism’ typically they cannot learn these day to day life skills as easy and require additional life long support for these skills. 5. Speech Delay. Typically a person growing up with Aspergers Syndrome will not display any speech delay in early life. However a person with ‘classic autism’ will display large delay in learning speech. — Autism and Aspergers have distinct differences despite both being called as an autism spectrum disorder or condition. The autism and Aspergers test is basically the same, so what’s the difference between autism and Aspergers Both conditions have similarities like autism and anxiety as they both part of the autism spectrum, but they can display differently due to some factors you will learn about here. If you check with your local health board for standard developmental checklist to help parents get a head start with therapy and diagnosis.

24 Jan 20198min

These signs of Aspergers Syndrome will help you identify autism in someone FAST: 1. Stimming. This is a self stimulatory behaviour behaviour that is presented like patterns of flapping hands, rocking back and forth or even humming a certain tone. Lot’s of people with Aspergers now use fidget spinners to stim. 2. Strict Routine. People with Aspergers syndrome, stick to a very ridged daily routine, and they love to stick to routines. This can be anything from how the get dressed in the morning, to how they watch TV. Routines are a very prominent sign. Also people with Aspergers do not like to devote from their routines. 3. Repetitive Eating (small food selection). Eating the same foods day in day out is a very common sign of Aspergers. Having a very small selection of foods that they enjoy is very common. 4. Echolalia. Repeating words from overs, or from TV or from movies is a form of what is called echolalia. This is very common sign of Aspergers, and also individuals with Aspergers tend to repeat their own sentences under their breath after they say their sentence 5. Issues With Socialising. Socialising is very difficult for people with Aspergers as the unspoken rules of social communication which are intuitive to people typical is not that obvious to someone with Aspergers. Poor social skills is a sign of Aspergers. 6. Sensory Sensitivity. Hyper or Hypo sensitivity to sensory input is a huge sign of Aspergers syndrome. This can range from being overly sensitive to things like sound, smell, lights and touch. To being under sensitive to these stimuli also. 7. Not Getting Jokes. Taking things literally is a massive sign of Aspergers this makes it difficult for a person with Aspergers to identify when someone is telling a joke or being sarcastic. This is a very common sign of Aspergers. Signs of Aspergers in adults can present itself in more than one way. In fact when you are wanting to know what are the characteristics of Aspergers and what are the signs of autism, there are a huge host of these types of sings and traits. i have tried to show some Aspergers symptoms of the most common ones associated with Aspergers syndrome so that you can maybe answer the questions like how do i know if i have autism or what are some common Aspergers traits. Is there a difference in sings of Aspergers in toddlers compared to that of Aspergers in adults? There is not a massive difference but there are some notable changes as an adult with Aspergers will have created work arounds to some issues that autism presents in their life. These common signs of Aspergers syndrome will help you identify all the main symptoms and traits so you can really identify if a person (or yourself) have an autism spectrum condition.

18 Jan 201911min

Autism in Girls is often missed, find out why one of the main traits is social anxiety in this podcast Some autism in girls symptoms can sometimes not be seen to the untrained eye and this is called masking. Some of the main signs of autism in girls is social anxiety, this is a huge one for mild autism symptoms. The telltale sings of autism is repetitive behaviour and obsessive interstices, this also translates to women with autism and Aspergers in girls. Girls with autism can present themselves as typical, but to the person who understands the condition of autism and Asperger’s syndrome it may be easy to spot autism in girls. The autistic girl has always been a topic that has been some what missed, this is one of the mission of The Aspie World to create awareness for autism in girls. A search of autism symptoms checklist on google will show up lots and lots of autism symptoms and Aspergers traits. But these will almost always be from a male perspective of diagnosing aspergers symptoms in men and not autism in girls. This video is dedicated to the understanding of autism in girls and autism spectrum disorder. Helping girls with autism have a better chance of getting through a females autism test to a successful diagnosis is an important thing to do.

11 Jan 201919min

Does melatonin for sleep help people with Aspergers? Find out in this video! So the big question is how to help a child with aspergers sleep, or does melatonin for sleep help people on the autism spectrum? There are a host of aspergers treatments and autism sleep medication around, but the big one everyone talks about is melatonin. Melatonin Gummies - http://bit.ly/Melatonin_Gum Melatonin is a hormone that regulates wakefulness, and is a top choice for people with aspergers in adults and parents of children with aspergers. But does melatonin help people with aspergers sleep? I did a test an aspergers test if you will, to see if it worked and here is my video. How to get an autistic child with aspergers to sleep? Maybe this is your way Lots of help care professionals will say that it will help you and your typical doctor can prescribe melatonin to a patient if they are in need off it and if they ask for it. Lots of people including those with aspergers syndrome are wanting to be more natural and not medicated as much with drugs. Melatonin is not a drug and is a natural occurring hormone, this is why it may be more popular with people on the autism spectrum. Do I think melatonin helps aspergers and sleep in adults, I would say yes due to the data I collected through my small controlled test. So I would say aspergers melatonin for sleep is a good way to go to help any one on the spectrum sleep or any one who aligns with aspergers symptoms. Whether you were diagnosed with autism as a child or align with mild aspergers symptoms in adults, I would recommend just checking out melatonin to see if it can help you. This is also true for parents who are always looking for how to get an autistic child to sleep, again i think melatonin may be awesome in that help. Melatonin For Sleep is an excellent hack, and also melatonin for kids is super common so it is worth checking out.

14 Des 201810min

This tip will help you if you have Sensory Processing Disorder FAST. Sensory processing disorder autism is a well known issues lots of people looking at a sensory processing disorder checklist will notice that a lot of the sensory processing disorder symptoms are common within autism and Aspergers syndrome. There are lots of sensory processing disorder occupational therapy which is super helpful for people who have the issues. So I have compiled this simple hack to make you able to help over come your sensory issues with some amazing practice examples that I have been able to use from an occupational therapist dealing with my SPD issues. If you are dealing with sensory processing disorder on your own this will be the most effective thing I can share with you. I have issues with sensory processing disorder my self and I have been to see an occupational therapist that helped me over come these symptoms and issues. It isn’t a cure for the issues but it is therapy to help manage sensory processing disorder symptoms. I found the tips super helpful and they actually worked to help me in my day to day Proprioception: This is where the where the issues are within Sensory processing disorder. The idea is that your muscles in your body need to be activated through deep muscle compression. This is the reason why lots of people with Autims / Aspergers Syndrome with SPD do not like soft touch. This is also the reason for not handling some challenging food textures well, causing all kids of autism meltdowns or upsets and spoiling what you are eating. Another issue this can make is losing focus during the day with distractions from lights or sounds. These can impact the day to day life of anyone with an autism spectrum disorder that is co morbid with Sensory Processing Disorder.

7 Des 201813min

Do I have Aspergers? This is a question I see all the time on my comments, where people want to know if they have Aspergers Syndrome and if they are displaying Aspergers Symptoms. Lots of people message me asking how to know if I have autism, because I show this autism trait or they have read an Aspergers checklist and seen famous people with Aspergers that they can relate to. To help any one in this situation and the question am I autistic I have laid out 7 of the most common Aspergers characteristics so that you can see if you relate to these

29 Nov 201815min

The time management definition is to be able to manage your use of time appropriately. You may have read a time management article that tells you to set your clocks early so your not late etc, but I feel those are not as affective as these tips I share in this video. These time management examples will help you understand the time management importance when trying to navigate through your work or life from day to day battling an ever moving time. Time management tools have been around for a while, but I feel that the best way to learn is from someone who has issues (like me) with time management already, and learned to over come them. Time management for students is a massive issue, so I hope this video creates some help for students and learners in general and that you learn from my time management techniques.

23 Nov 201816min

Here is 7 minuets of the best motivation that you need! Most people need motivation at some point in their life, here I talk about a sort of best motivational speech about a true story of my cousin who overcome everything at 70 years of age to become a world champion. The story is inspirational, and motivational. I wouldn’t say I am a motivation speaker yet but you never know. This is a story about never back down and rise up when you want success.

20 Nov 201810min