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A human with a particularly high measure of SPS is considered to have "hypersensitivity", or be a highly sensitive person (HSP). [2] [3] The terms SPS and HSP were coined in the mid-1990s by psychologists Elaine Aron and her husband Arthur Aron, who developed the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) questionnaire by which SPS is measured. [4]
Elaine N. Aron is an American clinical research psychologist and author. [1] Aron has published numerous books and scholarly articles about inherited temperament and interpersonal relationships, [2] especially on the subject of sensory processing sensitivity, beginning with The Highly Sensitive Person (1996), [3] which has sold over a million copies.
There are a wide variety of symptoms that have been found to be associated with sensory overload. These symptoms can occur in both children and adults. Some of these symptoms are: Irritability "Shutting down," or refusing to participate in activities and interact with others; Over-sensitivity to touch, movement, sights, or sounds
While occupational therapists using a sensory integration frame of reference work on increasing a child's ability to adequately process sensory input, other OTs may focus on environmental accommodations that parents and school staff can use to enhance the child's function at home, school, and in the community.
The Highly Sensitive Child (HSC) scale [18] is a 12-item self-report measure that is based on the adult HSP scale and has been designed to assess Environmental Sensitivity in children and adolescents between the ages of 8 and 18 years. Items included in the HSC scale are rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 = "Not at All" to 7 = "Extremely".
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Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions.
A sensitive child may lose focus when a door slams, whereas a child less sensitive to external noises will be able to maintain focus. Mary K. Rothbart's three dimensions of temperament Mary K. Rothbart views temperament as the individual personality differences in infants and young children that are present prior to the development of higher ...