Hi there,
I think if I told people I suspect I have an SPD, they would think I was just trying to get attention.
I only started researching this in the past year, and today I've gone back to it again, reading up online. It does help me to make sense of some things! I often feel overwhelmed by noise, by visuals, and by people talking to me, especially if they're giving me instructions or telling me something I need to act on, or remember. This means I can feel really cornered and overwhelmed, and it crosses over into emotional stuff and other areas of life, because it makes me want to curl up in a ball and avoid everything.
I also have recurring depression, and a reasonably mild, but chronic, physical illness to deal with. I'm low in energy, I love going to bed, and even though I love dancing, hiking and running, I would really have to push myself to do anything physical.
On the plus side, I have often quite an intense, positive reaction to beautiful colours and sounds, and dancing. Sometimes, it can all feel quite lovely and trippy. :) I'm an artist by profession, and this is part of it.
I also work to support other people with disabilities and mental illness.

At the moment, I'm having a hard time. I feel scared and overwhelmed, often, these days.
But I'm interested by this whole SPD thing, and I really want to find out more, and devise ways to help myself with the sensory aspects of my everyday life.

I've been reading through symptoms lists, and making my own lists of what I find comforting or energising, and what I find uncomfortable. I'm hoping to research more, and try out some ideas for my own 'sensory diet'. I don't have the money to pay for occupational therapy, but hopefully I can start to help myself.