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Sensory Processing Difficulties

Forms of sensory processing sensitivities:

1. Ease of excitation

2. Low sensory threshold

3. Aesthetic sensitivity

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Self tests

Self test for Ease of Excitation (EOE)

1. Do other people’s moods affect you?

2. Do you tend to be more sensitive to pain?

3. Do you startle easily?

4. Do you get rattled when you have a lot to do in a short time?

5. Are you annoyed when people try to get you to do too many things at once?

6. Do you try hard to avoid making mistakes or forgetting things?

7. Does being very hungry create a strong reaction in you, disrupting your concentration or mood?

8. Do changes in your life shake you up?

9. Do you find it unpleasant to have a lot going on at once?

10. Do you make it a high priority to arrange your life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations?

11. When you must compete or be observed while performing a task, do you become so nervous or shaky that you do much worse than you would otherwise?

12. When you were a child, did your parents or teachers seem to see you as sensitive or shy?

Self test for Low Sensory Threshold (LST)

1. Are you particularly sensitive to the effects of caffeine?

2. Are you easily overwhelmed by things like bright lights, strong smells, coarse fabrics or sirens close by?

3. Are you made uncomfortable by loud noises?

4. Do you make a point to avoid violent TV shows and movies?

5. Do you become unpleasantly aroused when a lot is going on around you?

6. Are you bothered by intense stimuli, like loud noises or chaotic scenes?

Self test for Aesthetic Sensitivity (AS)

1. Do you seem to be aware of the subtleties in your environment?

2. Do you have a rich, complex inner life?

3. Are you deeply moved by the arts or music?

4. Are you conscientious?

5. When people are uncomfortable in a physical environment do you tend to know what needs to be done to make it more comfortable (like changing the lighting or the seating)?

6. Do you notice and enjoy delicate or fine scents, tastes, sounds, works of art?

7. Do you find yourself needing to withdraw during busy days, into bed or into a darkened room or any place where you can have some privacy and relief from simulation?

“Sensitivity is not only associated with creativity, but also with spirituality, mystical experiences, and a connection to nature” - Shades of Sensitivity, Scientific American, Scott Barry Kaufman (May 4 2015).

Information gathered from, Grimen, H. L., & Diseth, Å. (2016). Sensory Processing Sensitivity: Factors of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale and Their relationships to Personality and Subjective Health Complaints. Comprehensive Psychology, 5.

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Sensory Processing Difficulties

Forms of sensory processing sensitivities:

1. Ease of excitation

2. Low sensory threshold

3. Aesthetic sensitivity

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

Self tests

Self test for Ease of Excitation (EOE)

1. Do other people’s moods affect you?

2. Do you tend to be more sensitive to pain?

3. Do you startle easily?

4. Do you get rattled when you have a lot to do in a short time?

5. Are you annoyed when people try to get you to do too many things at once?

6. Do you try hard to avoid making mistakes or forgetting things?

7. Does being very hungry create a strong reaction in you, disrupting your concentration or mood?

8. Do changes in your life shake you up?

9. Do you find it unpleasant to have a lot going on at once?

10. Do you make it a high priority to arrange your life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations?

11. When you must compete or be observed while performing a task, do you become so nervous or shaky that you do much worse than you would otherwise?

12. When you were a child, did your parents or teachers seem to see you as sensitive or shy?

Self test for Low Sensory Threshold (LST)

1. Are you particularly sensitive to the effects of caffeine?

2. Are you easily overwhelmed by things like bright lights, strong smells, coarse fabrics or sirens close by?

3. Are you made uncomfortable by loud noises?

4. Do you make a point to avoid violent TV shows and movies?

5. Do you become unpleasantly aroused when a lot is going on around you?

6. Are you bothered by intense stimuli, like loud noises or chaotic scenes?

Self test for Aesthetic Sensitivity (AS)

1. Do you seem to be aware of the subtleties in your environment?

2. Do you have a rich, complex inner life?

3. Are you deeply moved by the arts or music?

4. Are you conscientious?

5. When people are uncomfortable in a physical environment do you tend to know what needs to be done to make it more comfortable (like changing the lighting or the seating)?

6. Do you notice and enjoy delicate or fine scents, tastes, sounds, works of art?

7. Do you find yourself needing to withdraw during busy days, into bed or into a darkened room or any place where you can have some privacy and relief from simulation?

“Sensitivity is not only associated with creativity, but also with spirituality, mystical experiences, and a connection to nature” - Shades of Sensitivity, Scientific American, Scott Barry Kaufman (May 4 2015).

Information gathered from, Grimen, H. L., & Diseth, Å. (2016). Sensory Processing Sensitivity: Factors of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale and Their relationships to Personality and Subjective Health Complaints. Comprehensive Psychology, 5.