People with touch sensory issues also known as tactile hypersensitivity or tactile defensiveness, involve being tactile or perceptible to our sense of touch. Defensiveness is a symptom that is often found in children with autism. Common signs include frequent mouthing of non-food objects, strong preference or aversion to food with specific textures and these children may prefer to touch others rather than being touched. For my son Arlo, he does the touching intensely to me only (mum). 💜💙💚💛❤️

You’ve probably heard of sensory processing disorder. This is what it looks like for Jess. It’s called Tactile Defensiveness, and Jess has had issues like this forever. It doesn’t mean that she’s scared of her dogs. It means she has reactions to unexpected jumps, bumps, and scratches which are aversive, negative and out of proportion to what most people would find to be non-painful. When Jess is sleepy, tired, or stressed, she is more likely to have a more intense reaction. She is all of these t