Hypokalemic sensory overstimulation is a form of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that has several similarities to disorders of ion channels, in particular to the muscle disorder hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
The most prominent feature of hypokalemic sensory overstimulation is the feeling of sensory overstimulation that is characteristic of attention deficit disorder. In hypokalemic sensory overstimulation, the sensory overstimulation goes away abruptly after taking potassium supplements; one person described the disappearance of the sensory overstimulation as being “as if a shade had been pulled down” 20 minutes after she took a dose of oral potassium.
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01 Sep 2016, 3:38 pm
It is not a form of autism, but a problem which afflicts many autistic people.
If you want to find out a little more about some of the cofactors in layman's terms, then watch the last 20 minutes of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw1dEj6A4ro
This is an outdated request for research aimed at creating a treatment approach which could be used for people with variants of the disorder (it is currently being revised): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4xiTT ... NTS0E/view
The researcher is autistic, and she is currently writing a book on the role of iNOS/nNOS in sensory optimisation, which will be provided to doctors treating autistic patients who suffer from sensory overstimulation.
I have been successfully treated for sensory overload. I don't suffer from it anymore. I do manage myself as well, to prevent it from recurring.
_________________ When I must wait in a queue, I dance. Classified as an aspie with ADHD on 31 March 2009 at the age of 43.
Joined: 1 May 2009 Age: 58 Gender: Female Posts: 665 Location: South Africa
01 Sep 2016, 3:42 pm
PS: This quiz also explains some of the basics. It's quite simplistic, and it doesn't cover all the cofactors, but at least it gets the learning started.
_________________ When I must wait in a queue, I dance. Classified as an aspie with ADHD on 31 March 2009 at the age of 43.