Hi Cin0516,
Welcome to the forum. Not sure what that means. My son squints and looks at things from the corner of his eye sometimes. The optometrist I took him to who specializes in vision therapy said he was probably doing it to regulate double vision, whatever that meant. I live outside of Charlotte too.
Concernedpa.
Hi,
I guess this is a sensory issue but I am not sure what it means:
Harris (just recently for the last few days) has started closing his eyes when he eats and sometimes when I have him on the floor cuddling and kissing his cheeks.
Think this could be that he is trying to isolate one of his senses and "block out" the others. Does this mean he is (at the moment) overwhelmed? Or could it mean that he is "fine-tuning" and balancing his intake?
Your thoughts?
My guy closes his eyes when he hugs. He also rubs his eyes a lot when he is stressed.
Thanks guys. He did it yesterday and not today....the inconsistency is part of the ASD I guess.
Yesterday at bathtime I noticed him doing it and I turned off the light (enough sunset through the shades) Boy! Did I get a reaction. He got calm and giggled and then started looking around from wall to wall like there were multi-colored strobe lights going.
I just kneeled there with him- trying to imagine what he sees and what he thinks. It really hit me that his perspective of the world looks and sounds different.
Gtto-It is so valuable when you share your experience with us because my little guy can't talk and tell me what he is experiencing- so thank you
Cindy
I would almost guess it is also just part of being 2 my two year old closes his eyes all the time or squints at things. My youngest also does it when he is a little sensory overwhelmed because it helps block out everything but what he is doing.
My son has done this on occassion while eating but I never really thought much about it...hmmm. Sometimes he will look out of his eyelashes almost. Not like a squinting because it appears that he is seeing fine...more like his eyes are closed but I can tell he is looking out of his eyelashes sort of.
Karrie
It certainly seems logical that this has a sensory origin. It might mean kind of like a "can't walk and chew gum at the same time" thing (overwhelmed by multiple senses being activated) or it might mean over-responsiveness to visual input. I wonder if bright light might be involved? Kitchens are usually brightly lit, and maybe there was a ceiling light in the room where he was lying on the floor getting snuggled?
Anyhow, below is a checklist for hypersensitivity to visual input. There are checklists for all the other senses (both for over-responsiveness and under-responsiveness) at this website:
http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/sensory-processin g-disorder-checklist.html
Good luck with everything!
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1. HYPERSENSITIVITY TO VISUAL INPUT (over-responsiveness)
__ sensitive to bright lights; will squint, cover eyes, cry and/or get headaches from the light
__ has difficulty keeping eyes focused on task/activity he/she is working on for an appropriate amount of time
__ easily distracted by other visual stimuli in the room; i.e., movement, decorations, toys, windows, doorways etc.
__ has difficulty in bright colorful rooms or a dimly lit room
__ rubs his/her eyes, has watery eyes or gets headaches after reading or watching TV
__ avoids eye contact
__ enjoys playing in the dark