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Posted On: November 3rd 2026, 12:10 am
🧦 A tiny seam in a sock feels unbearable. But a missed lunch barely registers.
How can the same child be so sensitive to one sensation and seem to miss another?
Sensory sensitivity isn't one master volume switch. A child may be highly responsive to touch or sound while experiencing internal sensations very differently. Even those internal signals don't necessarily feel equally clear.
That's why describing a child as simply "over-sensitive" or "under-sensitive" can miss the bigger picture.
𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗼𝗿-𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
A more useful question might be: Which sensation is this child responding to right now?
📌 Save this for the next time your child's sensory responses seem contradictory.
#Interoception #SensoryProcessing #NeurodivergentKids #NeurodiversityAffirming #NeurodivergentParenting
How can the same child be so sensitive to one sensation and seem to miss another?
Sensory sensitivity isn't one master volume switch. A child may be highly responsive to touch or sound while experiencing internal sensations very differently. Even those internal signals don't necessarily feel equally clear.
That's why describing a child as simply "over-sensitive" or "under-sensitive" can miss the bigger picture.
𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗼𝗿-𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
A more useful question might be: Which sensation is this child responding to right now?
📌 Save this for the next time your child's sensory responses seem contradictory.
#Interoception #SensoryProcessing #NeurodivergentKids #NeurodiversityAffirming #NeurodivergentParenting
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