Positives of SPD

Girl with SPD here just wondering if anyone knew of any positive sides to having SPD?






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Oct 14, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Thank you Deb
by: Anonymous

Thank you Deb, you're right there, problem solvers by nature.

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Oct 13, 2018
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by: Anonymous

So individuals with SPD are thought to have less of a gating response to sensory input. Meaning they cannot shut down the flow of information coming in from the sensory system.

Check out this article from Psychology Today.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-butterfly/201501/creativity-and-sensory-gating

It basically says that individuals with decreased gating ability are more creative. I am an OT with 37 years of practice and this has often been the case in the children I work with that have SPD. They are some of the most creative people I know.

To go along with that thought is this, Einstein said creativity is intelligence having fun.

So to me that is a big positive.

Deb

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