My son has a disorder called Angelman Syndrome and is severely mentally and physically affected. However, he has overcome his tactile defensiveness after many years of reacting very poorly (pulling back, avoiding, fearing) to hard or cold objects, including toys such as keyboards and noisy plastic toys, which he loves and I once had to wrap in fabric (!). From birth until about 3 years, life was difficult and he avoided all but the softest of textures. Feeding was also difficult because of texture.
I just wanted to offer encouragement to anyone with a young child with severe sensory challenges. I heard so little about this until my child was about five, and then I began to introduce stimuli in a limited quantity, a very quiet and relaxed environment. The response was great and I got to see my kiddo experience a new kind of joy.
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