Hi
I was wondering if anyone could offer advice of where I can go from here. My son, 4 in November has autism and non verbal at the moment. He is hyposensitive and so is attracted to lights, sounds etc which is becoming worse. i have done a lot of research on this as most info seems to go towards hypersensitivity, and he ticks all boxes on all categories (visual, hearing, smell,vestibular, tactile, taste, proprioception) especially with visual. It has become a lot more apparent recently to the point he is turning on taps, tapping windows, opening and shutting kitchen doors, throwing things to make a noise, flushing toilets etc. When he does all this is goes stiff with excitement, moving his fingers constantly and gets such pleasure from it. It is like he is just not getting enough stimulation into his brain. I have got every sensory toy available! LED tops, fans, lights, a water table with wheels and cogs, you name it I have bought it to try and give him the same stimulation. He is particularly obsessed with lampposts at the moment, he went through this a while ago but now he just runs up to each one, touching and hugging them. It is getting very hard to get him away. I know there is no harm in this and I do let him have his "fix" but he doesnt really understand reasoning when I say 5 mins more etc. I am having trouble with the therapists realising that this could be perhaps another problem alongside his autism/connected with it, the OT who I only see about twice a year anyway is only interested in getting him to pull his trousers up and down and doesnt show much interest in his sensory issues which I thought was meant to be their speciality. On the days I dont work I always take him out, we go swimming, go for walks, soft play, seaside so its not as if I just ignore him and let him amuse himself so I am sure it is not de to boredom!. I do so much with him and he is a good boy but I am finding now he is starting to rebel a bit, run away, push me away when he is doing these things. I do discipline him and he is quite good, we dont have many tantrums but he actually seems to get distressed when I try and take him away from the lampposts, its so sad. Sorry so long but I wondered if anyone else has a child with similar traits. I know they are all different in their own special way. I am not sure whether to contact paed again and ask for another assessment or try a private OT I have seen who specialises in sensory processing problems??? Many thanks for reading this!
