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Autistic
people generally have heightened abilities when it comes to the
five senses of hearing, smelling, taste, touch and sight.
HEARING
Does not like loud or unusual sounds.
May also seem like they can’t hear well, but at other
times can hear a can of soda open a mile away.
This may also be called an auditory processing problem by
the experts. Auditory
Integration Training assist with this symptom.
VISUAL
Lack of eye contact.
Yoga teaches a study mind equals a study gaze. Who knows,
maybe that is what the autistic individual is trying to do when
they retreat. May go “wild” when they see a certain color.
May not be able to see black print on white paper.
Light sensitivity. The
Irlen Lens System may assist with this problem.
SMELLS
May go “wild” when they smell certain smells, such as
perfume or cleaning products.
TASTES
May limit their diet to certain textures or foods, such as chicken
nuggets. My son
will not eat foods put together such as sandwiches, hamburgers,
Oreo cookies, etc. He
must take them apart before eating them.
He also went through a stage that he had to watch me cut
his food up or he would not eat it.
TOUCH
May not like to be touched, including hugs from parents,
or have clothing touching their skin. May not like to play in sand, shaving cream or other
textures. This is
called tactile defensiveness.
May also "toe walk" which is walking on their
toes due to not wanting their feet to touch the floor, shoes
and/or socks.
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