Posted by Minnie-Haha on February 22, 2004, at 15:19:58
In reply to Re: OCD? » Minnie-Haha, posted by katia on February 22, 2004, at 14:47:58
I'm with you on the shirt thing. I am forever on the lookout for scoop-neck tees cause regular crew-neck tees make me crazy. Forget turtlenecks, which I love. :(
A lot of the literature out there on Sensory Integration Dysfunction is geared toward parents of kids with DSI (they used to call it SID, which would get confused with SIDS -- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), but you will find adults with it on some discussion boards. Maybe try some of the Yahoo! groups? Also, there's a book called The Out of Sync Child that talks about DSI. In kids, it's mostly treated with Occupational Therapy, but sometimes meds, too, if there is a "comorbid" neurological or psychological condition.
A lot of gifted kids get diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, Asperger's, OCD, BP -- you name it. Stuff that can often be attributed to the asynchronous development of the gifted.
Do some Google searches on "sensory integration dysfunction" and "gifted AND asynchronous" and "Dabrowski" (for stuff on "overexcitabilities").
All I'm saying is ask LOTS of questions when seeking diagnoses, especially, "WHAT ELSE COULD CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS?" My experience from trying to figure out what's going on with my son (and actually, my own personal experience, trying to figure out my own problems) is that the DX you get depends a LOT on the kind of "expert" you see.
Mark Twain said, "When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."
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