Of course it's real. I just thank God my son got such an early diagnosis. I also started a blog to show his behaviors for anyone who may be wondering what is it like. http://spdmamma.blogspot.com/
So I have many strange behaviors but I've usually assumed it was my social anxiety until I came across something on the internet about Sensory Defensive
I'm a teen who was diagnosed with level 1 autism at age 13. Since I was very young I had sensory issues, they were very noticeable when I was in preschool,