Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 A number of adults with Mito complain not only of sensitivity to sound but also to smell, taste, vision and touch. In other words, their sensory systems are heightened. I have a great deal of trouble concentrating on ANYTHING if there is sound in the background such as a radio or TV. Likewise if there are things moving or colourful I cannot concentrate on any other sensory stimulus. If something is moving to the touch ..... such as a foot thumping on the floor .... or rough to the touch such as a pebbled pavement .... my instinct is to move away. I like the feel of smooth texture though. I like to use my computer at night with the lights out .... because I can focus better on the screen and not be distracted by things moving in my peripheral vision. I have been told it is autonomic dysfunction. This would go along, then, with my sensitivity to heat and cold. I gather it also goes along with proprioception .... i have trouble relating where my body is in space. When I am going downstairs, I have trouble knowing when my foot will touch the floor .... truly weird! So ..... when no one is looking I face the stairs when I come down them so I can use my toe to touch the steps! In public I allow everyone to pass me and proceed SLOWLY! If there is an odour around .... I will smell it. Ask me to tell you what spices are in something .... I am rarely wrong! So ... all this personal information, just to let you know that what your child may be experiencing is autonomic dysfunction, which is yet another of the areas Mito affects. What is most interesting is the coping skills I have had to develop in order to try and mask the fact that I am Sensory SUPERWOMAN!!!!! <GRIN> Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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