Highly Sensitive Person: Sensory Processing Sensitivity vs. ADHD
What Does It Mean to Be a Highly Sensitive Person? Researchers of various disciplines – from psychology, sociology, human development, biology, and more – have long recognized differing sensitivity levels among individuals. Dr. Elaine Aron, a clinical research psychologist who coined the term “the highly sensitive person” in her 1996 book(#CommissionsEarned), also developed a now widely used scale that measures responses to different stimuli. According to the scale, some markers of highly sensitive people (HSPs) include: Needing to withdraw (privacy from stimulation) Being easily over...
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