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How Vestibular Dysfunction Can Affect Kids (and Adults) With Autism

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As a child you were taught the five senses: sight, taste, smell, touch and hearing. But did you know there are actually eight?

The other three lesser known senses are the proprioceptive sense, vestibular sense and interoceptive sense. In this blog we will discuss the vestibular sense and how it relates to people with autism spectrum disorder, as well as sensory processing disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, language delays and other developmental disabilities.

Does your child exhibit any of the following? walks/runs unsteady or cautiously clumsy and falls frequently for no apparent reason difficulty being still or unable to maintain attention/focus without moving either doesn’t get dizzy with excessive spinning or gets overly dizzy with little spinning Is afraid/dislikes or seeks/craves activities where the feet leave the ground such as swings, slides, jumping, climbing dislikes having head tilted back poor postural control, slouches/falls from chair poor hand-eye, foot-eye coordination appears unaware of risks of height or moving equipment My son is 3-and-half and has autism and ADHD.

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