(06-17-2012, 06:00 PM)Dan Wrote: Hi DsMom, and welcome to SPD Support.

I'm really sorry to hear about the hard time you and your son are going through. Has he been to an OT before? What he's going through does sound an awful lot like SPD, to be honest, so I'm glad you've come here. I think you're in the right place.

How old is he, if you don't mind my asking?
There are OTs who work to treat adults with Sensory Processing Disorder, but even more who work with teenagers. A good place to start is either by asking for a referral to an occupational therapist through his doctor. Aside from that, you can also use the search engine on the SPD Foundation website to find a good OT in your area:
http://spdfoundation.net/directory/index.html

I really hope you are able to get the support you need for him, and for yourself here on the site.
Best wishes.

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My son is 25. He had what we thought was an emotional type breakdown in Feb this year and came to us for help. He was treated for depression, but never followed up with the psychiatrist, stopped taking the antidepressants. We just realized this weekend that he's having trouble with light and vision as well as audible stimuli. I googled sensory overload today and found this forum. I had never heard of PSD. My husband and I realize that he has had it all his life as we look back. We had no idea. So, no, he's never been to an OT. He thinks he's crazy. He cried whenI told him that there're many like him. I pray that we can get him the help he so desperately needs.

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(06-17-2012, 09:26 PM)beck7422 Wrote: I use Irlen Lenses to help with my light sensitivity that started developing at age 24. I am now 35 years old and the Irlen lenses were one of the best investments I ever made.

Without the Irlen Lenses I am stunned by the light, reading is impossible, and if I can still move I walk into walls like a newly blind person with a balance problem does. With the Irlen Lenses I can manage in most lights (not disco ball), I can usually read all text types, and I can walk in a straight line most of the time.

I have other sensory issues, but I only really have major problems with a few specific noises.

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Amazing, that sounds exactly like what we're dealing with. How did you go about getting your glasses? Does the problem with light come and go? He's been able to work, but this weekend has been horrible.