(08-18-2013, 06:28 PM)sensoryhelp1 Wrote: HI,

I am in a unique situation. I took in someone who is a young adult. I work as a child care provider, so I am aware of sensory challenges in children. I have determined with the person I took in that there are sensory issues and she is seeing that now, too. So, here's my question, she speaks of a "tingling" at the tip of her finger and needing to touch certain things to relieve the "urge". I understand this, but I'm curious. What do you do, as a parent, if their touching to relieve the urge involves touching another person--not in a disgusting or inappropriate way--more like needing to touch their nose or a spot on a chin or something like that? I understand, if the person is okay with it, then no worries, but what if the person is not okay with it and she is insistent? how do you handle it?

thanks for the help

Find another thing that also works to touch. There will probably be something other than people that works.

I have issues with having my hands seek tactile things. I've searched and found a variety of things that work at different points in time. The thing that works always isn't always available. So, I have a decent sized set of things that sometimes work, and I go through and test with those. Frequently, the ones that aren't good help a little but not enough, eventually, I manage to get my hands to not be in pain.

And, in doing so I can make it so I don't want to chew my hands off, which is what I want to do if I can't find something.