elainem Report post Posted January 9, 2006 Hi, ref my earlier post about sensory issues and food, thanks for the replies. Going on from this I have been thinking some more. My ds s has definate sensory probs in most areas but esp small/taste/texture. Looking back over about the last 4 weeks his sense of smell seems to have changed. He has been commenting that he doesn't like the smell of some people (say perfume or unusual smell eg garlic) and in general his sense of smell seems either stronger or different. It seems to me this might be affecting his food preferences. Does anyone have any experience of a change in this sense. TIA Elaine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zemanski Report post Posted January 9, 2006 Olga Bogdashina writes quite a lot on sensory issues in ASCs and she says that the sensory profile can change or even fluctuate quite dramatically - this can be stress induced sometimes Zemanski Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elainem Report post Posted January 9, 2006 thanks for that, I have also emailed our OT see if she can advise. will post any reply for info. Elaine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray Report post Posted January 9, 2006 yep, this happens all the time with my lad, all of a sudden it will be the fabric softener, mum's perfume, even my deodorant, that he can't stand but we wont have changed any of these Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Jordan Report post Posted January 9, 2006 we set out to change it using visual stimulus - sometimes it can be dramatic. Texture and swallowing can be changed too. I suspect that other forms of input could also have an effect too best wishes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rainbow queen Report post Posted January 9, 2006 during past 6 months this has become more of an issue with my son[although it was reported about in his autistic test when he was very younger] but now a days he can smell everything around him-and complains about it an awfull lot some of the smells he remarks on are- petrol cat wee fresh air chimneys bonfire poo perfume peoples tea on there breathe-what theyve eaten list is endless i wouldnt mind but i cant smell these things most of the time and he demands i tell him what the smell is he even remarks to people you smell[of course they dont see it the way he means it ] i end up muttering "oh its just fresh air" when he quizs me -half the time i cannot smell it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
