Hi Swub, welcome

Do your mind me asking what test you did? I know of several SPD symptoms checklists online, but these are only meant to indicate that there might be possibility of SPD. The checklists aren't meant to be diagnostic. The symptoms need to be taken in context, so clinical evaluation by an experienced ocupational therapist is needed to really diagnose it. But I don't see any harm in using what you've learned about yourself from doing a checklist to research and find possible ways to manage your symptoms.

I'm not an OT, and even if I was, there's no way I'd be able to tell for sure if you have SPD through the Internet. So you could have SPD. I just don't know.

(07-02-2017, 01:53 PM)Swub Wrote: One of the biggest "triggers" for my "tantrums" is when I have plans to do something or I'm in the middle of doing it and suddenly that gets changed. Or I'm trying to do it and things aren't going as I planned. I hate it. Instant bad mood. I've always put this down to my anxiety as it feels almost like a panic, but could it be SPD?

In my opinion, difficulty with change in plans isn't strictly SPD, since it's not specifically sensory based. Changes that are difficult sensory wise would be things like change in lighting, air movement, position of something on the skin, change in taste or texture of food, etc. However, I think difficulty with change in plans is definitely related to SPD. Difficulty with change in plans, which can trigger a meltdown, is a common symptom of conditions such as autism, ADHD, and NLVD. Many people with autism, ADHD, or NLVD have SPD and vs. (I actually think that conditions such as SPD, autism, ADHD, NLVD, specific learning disabilities including dyslexia and dyspraxia, and Tourette Syndrome are all related and interconnected. So I think that someone diagnosed with one condition can have symptoms of another even if they don't meet the complete diagnostic profile for that condition. Also, people with these conditions commonly have co morbid anxiety, depression, OCD and other mental health conditions. But again this is all theory, though I think I'm right.)

There are lots of ways to cope with symptoms of SPD. I think you're taking a great first step in learning how your symptoms impact your daily life.