HELP WITH NEUROTYPICAL PARENTS!! !

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my parents already know i have been diagnosed with PDD-NOS and sensory integration disorder. i have had problems sleeping ever since i was little. i have recently learned that my sensory integration disorder could be responsible. but i am afraid to tell them what sensations i like, i am afraid they will think there is something wrong with me when there isnt anything wrong. but i really want help with my sensory issues and i have learned there are multitudes of things available i.e weighted blankets. what should i do? both parents are NTs i hate living in an NT family and i am an only child.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

i have a counselor, should i speak to her in confidentiality about the situation?

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What do you think would happen if you were honest with them?

I have nt parents also, and i was also diagnosed as first with severe pdd-nos, im very honest with my family, i even print things offline for them to read. Try printing things off the internet, it might help.

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If they already know you have sensory issues, then it's just a matter of you educating them about ways to help you negotiate the world. I agree with Age1600's idea.

i would say to talk to counseller about it, also try to tell the parents about your symptoms that make you believe you have aspergers then show them the website that has (may want to use something like national autism society or some medical info page (such as webmd.com) and maybe that the counseller

and just hope that parents can connect the interests that you have with your condition (pddnos and other things) to why you like things like for instance blood pressure cuffs and mummy restraints

good luck

team effort please, if anyone can find reports on sensory integration disorder and the things that help it please post links here... thank you

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This is a book to purchase, I have a copy. Most books about sensory integration disorder feature children, this one also features adults. One thing that is good is that Sensory Integration Disorder doesn't just affect "mental cases", but a variety of people. So, you shouldn't fear that your sensory issues are about being crazy or weird. A lot of people have have these issues.

Amazon page for book

The great thing about sensory exercises is that you can control them, start and quit them without side effects. Some things may work like magic, some may not work at all.

yes. i have it, too.

Strapples, the book covers both hypo and hypersensitivites. That's just the title. Please read the descriptions, the reviews and excerpts if they're there. I recommend it because it's about a variety of people and degrees of severity, not just small, autistic children that don't like scratchy clothing.

I mean that i have the book. I have too many sensory issues to go on about here.

And I'm 27, and my parents had no clue, so you are one up on me, eh?