Sensory processing issues

[Guest guest]

I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with sensory issues with their child

and if it might be associated with OCD? My son has EXTREME sensitivity to lights

and sounds, however it's not in the usual way. In other words, he can watch TV

and can be in a lit room, but he has to go to the bathroom in the dark and can't

deal with a lot of commotion/noise and even music can be bothersome to him. It

causes him a lot of anxiety, which in turn exacerbates his tics.

Here at home, it was a constant battle at night because he'd lay on the middle

of the stairway in the dark and would turn lights off in any room he entered

whether someone was standing there doing something or not. And if you were

watching TV you'd practically have to put it on mute because he couldn't stand

to hear it from another room. Now he could sit and watch it and wouldn't have a

problem, however he'd have to mute it whenever any music would come on, even the

background music that you or I would never notice in TV shows.

Bottom line, this kid is just the biggest bundle of nerves, everything just sets

him off and causes anxiety, and then tics. They are starting him on a low dose

of Clomipramine in the next few days, I am praying that it helps to dial down

his OCD/anxiety and subsequently his tics.

[Guest guest]

I also was wondering about others' experiences with sensory processing issues.

My son's OCD is very associated with his sensory issues.

He was diagnosed with Sensory Integration Disorder when he was 3. He won't eat

most foods because he is so sensitive to smell, he can't stand to be around

food. He has always had issues with clothes. He's now 13 and still will only

wear sweats and long sleeves.

His OCD didn't start to severely impact his life until middle school and it has

been very difficult to get help. He has improved a lot with medication, but even

the CBT experts we've seen don't quite know what to do with him. He doesn't have

obsessions or bad thoughts, just a terrible sensory feeling in his hands that he

can't explain. He does a lot of hand washing, avoiding touching things, wearing

gloves etc. This isn't to protect him from contamination, but to keep the bad

feeling in his hands from contaminating things.

He is very easily overwhelmed.

Has anyone else experienced this type of OCD?

--JB

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> I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with sensory issues with their child

and if it might be associated with OCD? My son has EXTREME sensitivity to lights

and sounds, however it's not in the usual way. In other words, he can watch TV

and can be in a lit room, but he has to go to the bathroom in the dark and can't

deal with a lot of commotion/noise and even music can be bothersome to him. It

causes him a lot of anxiety, which in turn exacerbates his tics.

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> Here at home, it was a constant battle at night because he'd lay on the middle

of the stairway in the dark and would turn lights off in any room he entered

whether someone was standing there doing something or not. And if you were

watching TV you'd practically have to put it on mute because he couldn't stand

to hear it from another room. Now he could sit and watch it and wouldn't have a

problem, however he'd have to mute it whenever any music would come on, even the

background music that you or I would never notice in TV shows.

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> Bottom line, this kid is just the biggest bundle of nerves, everything just

sets him off and causes anxiety, and then tics. They are starting him on a low

dose of Clomipramine in the next few days, I am praying that it helps to dial

down his OCD/anxiety and subsequently his tics.

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