Hi everyone,

My name is Patrick, I'm 31 and I live in Sydney Australia. I recently stumbled on this site after discovering that I have SPD. My 5 year old daughter was diagnosed with ASD about two years ago, she has a lot of sensory issues. I recognised a lot of her issues in myself and while working with her OT I completed some sensory profile tests. Before I had even completed filling out the tests everything started to click into place, the past 30 years of my life were starting to make sense

I am highly over-sensitive in allmost all senses, the dog barking, the anticipation that the dog might bark, my wife touching me even though I know she is the only one in the room with me, not being able to get into a warm bath that my 18 month old son can jump into, pickiest eater in the world, the list goes on.....

My funniest SPD moment I remember was when I was 7 and went to see Moonwalker, one of the Michael Jackson movies back in the 80's. It was too much and I remember having a meltdown, my ears felt like they were on fire. Everyone said that this was a normal reaction to expect after 90 minutes of Michael Jackson ha ha ;-)

Anyway hello to all