* Almost all autistic people have SPD * Some people with SPD are autistic, but not all
Autism has symptoms that are not present in SPD. I believe that SPD is in the diagnostic criteria now.
Jan 20, 2010 Rating
comment by: Anonymous
Sensory Processing Disorder and Autism are not the same. Many children with autism have SPD however many children with SPD definitely aren't autistic. My son has SPD but isn't autistic and several others I know, but my sister's nephew is autistic and has several similar sensory problems as my son. Hope that helps!
I am working with a child who is so sensitive to the feel of paper or anything like it with a dry feel, he says. He uses a transparency paper to put under
My son has refused to be fully potty trained since we started when he was a toddler. He jumps around and holds his belly in whenever he feels the sensation