The Highly Sensitive Person (book and self-test)

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05 Nov 2007, 3:15 pm

I scored 23.Don't know if that meas anything, but it made me think about how much stuf I try to shut out each day


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05 Nov 2007, 4:06 pm

Self-Test Results

You have indicated that 23 of the items are true of you.


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05 Nov 2007, 6:52 pm

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HSP is not a diagnosis as such it is something that Elane N. Aron has written about. She is a Freudian psychotherapist she is as mad as they get :D


lol. I share your assessment of Freudianism.


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05 Nov 2007, 6:56 pm

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That was fun for some reason. Though actually that same site claimed highly sensitive doesn't equal Asperger's and that's actually the sign you don't have it.


She does say that. However, that is not what a lot of other experts say. Many of the folks who are beginning the preparatory work for the DSM-V argue that SPD is too close to the autism spectrum to be listed separately.


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05 Nov 2007, 7:01 pm

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I'm inclined to be critical of this test, honestly. I think most people without serious sensory disturbances would still answer "yes" to many of the questions.


If I wanted to be cynical about the test, I could say that she intentionally designed it in such a way that it would attract more people to her retreats. They aren't free. ;-)


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05 Nov 2007, 7:07 pm

nominalist wrote:
0_equals_true wrote:
HSP is not a diagnosis as such it is something that Elane N. Aron has written about. She is a Freudian psychotherapist she is as mad as they get :D


lol. I share your assessment of Freudianism.

Unfortunately nobody told me before I bought her book. I read a little but I got bored with it quickly, It is really tedious for something that could be handled better with CBT without these drawn out theories.



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05 Nov 2007, 7:10 pm

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Ok, so now I discover that SPD is NOT a separate disorder afterall , ( ??! !??) despite having been kindly and authoratively informed that it WAS , separate dis, by Githoniel, health professional of some kind, on a thread a bit back


SPD is not accepted as a separate disorder in the DSM-IV-TR. However, isn't a different classification scheme used in Europe?

This is from Wikipedia:

While it has not yet been included in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as a discrete diagnosis, Regulatory-Sensory Processing Disorder is an accepted diagnosis in Stanley Greenspan’s Diagnostic Manual for Infancy and Early Childhood and the Zero to Three’s Diagnostic Classification. There is no known cure; however, there are many treatments available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_disorder

Of course, those other classification schemes are not widely used.

From what I have read, there are some people who are pushing to have SPD listed in the DSM-V as a primary disorder. However, the APA is demanding solid field testing, and, so far, the skepticism continues.

At least in the U.S., the only people who can officially diagnose individuals with SPD are occupational therapists. It is kind of "their baby."


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05 Nov 2007, 7:20 pm

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Unfortunately nobody told me before I bought her book. I read a little but I got bored with it quickly, It is really tedious for something that could be handled better with CBT without these drawn out theories.


Theory I like. Social theory is one of my specializations. However, no comment on the book. I ordered it from Amazon, but it hasn't arrived yet.


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05 Nov 2007, 8:11 pm

Not that I consider Wikipedia to be an authority. (I don't. There are numerous problems with it.) However, the editors include sensory processing disorder (also known as sensory integration dysfunction) under "Autism Spectrum." For instance:

Pervasive developmental disorders / Autism spectrum

Asperger syndrome | Autism | Childhood disintegrative disorder | Fragile X syndrome | Hyperlexia | Multiple-complex Developmental Disorder | PDD-NOS | Rett syndrome | Semantic Pragmatic Disorder | Sensory Integration Dysfunction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_disorder


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05 Nov 2007, 8:43 pm

12, but some are significant indicators of both sensory sensitivity and AS.



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06 Nov 2007, 4:09 am

I got 23 out of 27. No surprises.



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06 Nov 2007, 4:43 am

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06 Nov 2007, 5:13 am

Also scored 25. Which I believe was all but 2 of the questions. But all of this I already knew.



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06 Nov 2007, 7:38 am

Since I began the thread, I have been doing some reading on the subject. Here is an interesting excerpt from an article by Peter L. Heilbroner, M.D., Ph.D.:

Few pediatric neurologists believe that SID [Sensory Integration Dysfunction/Sensory Processing Disorder] is a real diagnostic entity. We note that children with a range of neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, and anxiety disorders also have “sensory issues” such as oversensitivity to touch. Many neurologists therefore feel that “sensory symptoms” are a nonspecific indicator of neurodevelopmental immaturity, not a sign of a distinct disorder. Yet thousands of children are sent for these therapies by their parents, at no small expense. Aetna considers sensory integration therapy experimental and does not pay for it. However, a few insurance companies do cover it, and some school districts provide it.

Anecdotal evidence from parents is often used to support the existence of SID and the effectiveness of treatment. A review of the literature on sensory integration disorder reveals mostly poorly designed studies and flawed methodology. Studies with tiny sample sizes (as small as one patient!) are common.

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/sid.html


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06 Nov 2007, 8:55 am

But the writer of that article also says " but given the fact that few,( if any,) adult patients have sensory integration disorder" , which is odd to say the least , seeing as so many adults on WP and elsewhere , have exactly these problems!!



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06 Nov 2007, 9:04 am

ouinon wrote:
But the writer of that article also says " but given the fact that few,( if any,) adult patients have sensory integration disorder" , which is odd to say the least , seeing as so many adults on WP and elsewhere , have exactly these problems!!


I think what he is doing is referring to official diagnoses. In the U.S., only occupational therapists can diagnose a person with sensory integration dysfunction/sensory processing disorder; and occupational therapists primarily diagnose children with that (alleged) condition.

As he says, "Few pediatric neurologists believe that SID [SPD] is a real diagnostic entity."


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