Sensory Processing issues?

Hello. I know that this is a common issue with people with AD/HD. For me, it's certain things that bother me. Tags on clothes do for sure. I like it when clothes don't have tags on it. Certain noises may bother me. The worse thing for me is water on my skin when I am not swimming, in the shower and stuff. I can't have my wet hair touch my skin because it feels really uncomfortable. When water drips from my legs after swimming, it feels uncomfortable like flies are walking down my legs. Oh ya, also, I am very sensitive to temperature. Mainly heat. Blowdryers irritate my skin a lot. I am very sensitive in general. Does anyone else have similar issues?

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Ouch, that sounds irritating. :/

The closest thing to that for me is that it doesn't take much background noise for me to get completely overwhelmed. Also, if someone is talking or a TV is on or something, whatever limited ability I might have to concentrate tends to go out the window. If I am in the same room with a TV (which is something I avoid as much as possible, but sometimes I have no choice because I have to assist someone who constantly has television on), I have trouble not looking at the TV even when I'm doing something else AND don't care at all about whatever program is on, and my concentration gets completely shot. Could either of those also be a sensory processing thing?

I found a checklist on a site about SPD (sensory processing disorder). It's not in the DSM-V, but probably will be added in a newer DSM in the future.

Anyways, here is the link: http://spdfoundation.net/about-senso...rder/symptoms/

I read it over myself so. A lot of it sounds like ADHD but that's where the professionals come in and stuff.

Oh, and here is the link on the co-morbidity thing. It's pretty cool. It's mainly comorbid with AD/HD and ASD.

Link: http://spdfoundation.net/about-senso...therdisorders/

Hope this is interesting and helps you a bit .

Also, I am always distracted by the TV even if I hate what is on. I'm not entirely sure on your question though. Maybe look through the checklist or ask a doctor? Its considered under the learning disabilities category as an unspecified one I think.

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That is very interesting, thank you!

So yeah although there is definitely some symptom overlap going on, I don't think I have SPD. I think ADHD can just look a lot like it, and I'm pretty sure I've just had ADHD (plus anxiety/depression that came along in adulthood).

Here's a very interesting description of what SPD feels like that helped me figure out that although I am definitely more sensitive than average to sound (and somewhat to sight) and can easily be overwhelmed by either one, my senses are largely normal:
The Neurotypicals' Guide to Adults with Sensory Processing Disorder

I always thought, who wouldn't get distracted by television? There is one constantly on in my workplace and it is so bad for me. But my boss for some reason whatsoever always leaves it on. I probably waste 10% of my work time watching it even when they are boring repeat programmes.

I am too junior to demand that it be switched off but it is terrible for me.

I get really itchy from tags too ! But again, I always assumed it was normal until I read somewhere online about how ADHD makes you more sensitive to it. I'm also really sensitive to my skin's contact with chairs (esp when wearing dresses); and am very sensitive to smells.

Sometimes even a glass will smell funny to me and I'd feel like the drink is so gross because I can smell things (that others can't) or that I'd hear noises that others seem to ignore.

I'd also take notice of small random things I see

Ya, for me, it's only small sensory things. Nothing that would affect how I live my life dramatically. It's just something no one would normally find wrong, but it would be considered sensory processing issues, just nothing major for me luckily.

If this affects you dramatically, I would suggest bringing it up with your pdoc or t or some MH specialist if you can't deal with it.

Yep... for me, I think the ADHD just makes me super aware of various textures and sensations. It's not that I have a processing disorder, per se.

I am also bothered by tags in shirts. I like seamless socks. I can't stand the feeling of denim. I don't like clingy clothing, or fuzzy clothing. I can't stand anything on my head (hats, hairbands, etc). I just recently forced myself to stand the feeling of sunglasses on my face (I live in CA and it's sunny all the time!). I like the feeling of water, but I hate getting out of the water and then walking on carpet. It makes my feet tingly! I am super sensitive to noise and light. And I can't stand smells (candles, soaps, lotions, perfume, etc.) And the list goes on. So yes, I can relate!

It's small things. Just a minor distraction in my life but what's new? Lol. It just adds on to the various trains of thoughts in my head

I actually have the opposite issue... I have an extremely high pain tolerance (like I laid the back side of my hand on a hot coal by accident and burnt a hole in it because I had no idea it was burning), I get random black and blue marks all the time because I plow into things and don't realize it, I seem to not know my own strength and accidentally hurt my boyfriend when we are goofing around (I am 5 feet tall and 105lbs, he's 6'2" 230lbs lol), when I was a mechanic I snapped a lot of bolts, and my preferred fidgets are always harshly textured like my favorite thing is Velcro I just love rubbing it! I also have a really hard time falling asleep if my boyfriends heavy leg isn't on me... I wonder if this is related to ADHD or is something else?

It might be! Everybody's different. :')

I have a few of the symptoms. Like I have problems with loud noises when its coming from more than one source, and dislike high pitched sounds. I also have the lethargic part and I'm super sluggish and have slow reflexes. I was really bad at sports as a kid because my slow reflexes/would get hit by everything! :|

I also have some processing issues with speech and if someone is talking and not looking at me I tend to have a problem with understand what they're saying or will miss a lot of what they're saying so I have to ask people to repeat themselves. I like subtitles on movies because I'm getting the input twice.

I think that its a mix of ADHD and sensory issues and I've learned to deal with the sensory stuff. People find my mannerisms weird, though.

This could be attributable to a whole list of things that are not psychiatric or neurological. The experience I can relate to but it is my experience. I've had different experience with tags. I, too, personally do like to remove them without damaging the garment. The shirt I have on now has a tag that is sown flat. Hasn't been bothering me.

Water that is irritating on my skin is usually hard water. Rain water does not bother me so much. If my hair is wet and it is hot outside, I don't mind. If I've recently bathed I dry my hair as best I can. Doesn't bother me that much. I think in these instances you are expected to deal with it or get over it. People do shave their heads for less.