For the first TT, we’re going to cover SID – Sensory Integration Dysfunction (also commonly called Sensory Processing Disorder).
Definition of SID:
A neurological disorder causing difficulties with processing information from the five classic senses (vision, auditory, touch, olfaction, and taste), the sense of movement (vestibular system), and/or the positional sense (proprioception).
The layman’s definition: Difficulty processing sensory input.
SID can be a standalone disorder, or it can be symptomatic of other disorders (such as forms of PDD, Tourettes, or even dyslexia).
SID is usually diagnosed by an Occupational Therapist.
My son was tested for that at age 3. At 6 he was diagnosed with ADD, but he does have many characteristics of SID.