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Can't Stand The Feeling Of Paper While Writing (Or Dry Materials)

by Melanie
(Cincinnati, OH)

I am working with a child who is so sensitive to the feel of paper or anything like it with a "dry feel", he says. He uses a transparency paper to put under his hand to write on paper. He is really interested in getting rid of this problem. He would like as many activities as possible that would help him in this area. Do you have any suggestions?

From what I know and suspect, this is directly related to tactile defensiveness. I have actually heard of others who are sensitive to this particular feeling as well. The best and only way I know of to overcome this would be desensitization and sensory integrative therapies such as The Wilbarger Brushing Protocol or The Burpee Method of Buzzing And Brushing. Both of these methods require specialized training and should only be done if you yourself have been trained, or if another OT who has been trained shows you. It also need to be monitored and supervised closely while the program is being used and fine tuned regarding frequency..




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Can't Stand The Feeling Of Paper While Writing (Or Dry Materials)

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starstarstarstarstar 		Xerophobia
by: Anonymous

The name for this is called "xerophobia." If you google it, there's a lot of info about it.
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starstarstarstarstar 		Lotion
by: Anonymous

I am now in my late 20's but have had the same problem my entire life. Going through school, I used to wear long sleeves and pull my shirt over my hand so I could write. Eventually I started using lotion (actually, more like a cream) and now I have to put that on my hands before touching any paper. It works okay, but I have become so reliant on the lotion now that it hinders in many other ways.

I don't know if I would recommend trying it or not simply because it is such a crutch in my day to day life. I probably put in on 10-20 times an hour when I am using paper products. But, it really helps me with the feeling of the paper though.
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starstarstarstarstar 		paper.. eww!
by: Anonymous

Same here with the paper, I'm 11 and i cannot write a bit!!! so does toilet paper, it feels weird too so does Swede. And things rubbing together. This really helps.
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by: Anonymous

I am 12 and I have the same thing. Its terrible. I DO NOT like the feeling of paper toilet paper paper towels chalk etc...
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starstarstarstarstar 		Try different materials?
by: Anonymous

I'm not a professional but i was that way too... there is a huge difference between normal pencils and mechanical pencils and the way they feel against paper... I always had to have a mechanical pencil to write and still do...

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