"Sensory Diet" for Kids with ASD and Sensory Processing Disorder
Many kids with Asperger’s (AS) and High-Functioning Autism (HFA) struggle with sensory processing challenges, and some have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). SPD is a condition in which the child’s brain has trouble receiving and responding to information that comes in through the senses. The symptoms of SPD include the following: Infancy— • can’t crawl "on all fours" • can’t hold self upright in walker, high chair for more than a few minutes • can’t latch on, or suckle to nurse • cries when bathed • difficulty lifting head when on tummy • doesn’t like baby swings, or riding in car • doesn’t like to be cuddled, or will not let you put her down • extremely active or extremely quiet • frequently make fists • may only sleep when swinging or riding in car • must have absolute quiet to settle down/or must have certain sounds • screams hysterically when hungry, wet, cold, or hot • seems to never sleep, doesn’t devel