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Interpreting results of Short Sensory Profile (Winnie Dunn)

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Hi, 

Can anyone help me to interpret these scores from my diagnostic report?

My report also states "You ... show problems with sensory integration".

I'm starting to think that this is at the root of everything that's bothering me. Combined maybe with alexithymia, I think this has played quite a part in my social avoidance and combined with the other conclusion from my report "You show qualitative impairments in social and emotional reciprocity, non-verbal communication deficits as well as difficulties maintaining and sustaining relationships", this may be all that I need from the diagnostic process.

I.e., a positive DX for ASD would give me a framework to interpret my life through, but to be honest it is the sensory and social overwhelm that are the key difficulties I face. Given that my employer has allowed adjustments for this, and if I ever needed it the Equality Act 2010 works off impairments and legal reasonableness rather than any diagnostic label, getting a DX for ASD is probably not practically significant for me. I'd still like the wiring diagram and owner's manual for my brain though, but I know that no-one has that :-).

Parents

  • Do you know what sensory profile questionnaire they used? If you did maybe you would be able to find it on the internet along with how it is scored? 

    I think it is wise to pursue an ASD diagnosis. It might not seem relevant now but it may be relevant in the future with regards to healthcare provision, travelling from airports and all kinds of other things.

    Hope this helps.

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  • Do you know what sensory profile questionnaire they used? If you did maybe you would be able to find it on the internet along with how it is scored? 

    I think it is wise to pursue an ASD diagnosis. It might not seem relevant now but it may be relevant in the future with regards to healthcare provision, travelling from airports and all kinds of other things.

    Hope this helps.

Children
  • in reply to Kitsune

    Yes I think so, it's one authored by Winnie Dunn & I googled it and found some info about thresholds etc. 

    I'm going to keep pushing for everything to be considered, somehow. Then if I get a negative DX I'll at least feel confident that it's a true negative.

    But I would have thought that if I had everything except repetitive behaviours, this would be recognised as some other syndrome - it appears not to be. It seems odd that you can be quite limited by sensory troubles and social deficits and be dismissed without a diagnosis of *something*.