We are excited to introduce Sensory Diversity, a new blog and media site dedicated to sensory disorders which includes autism, misophonia, misokinesia, and sensory processing disorders. We are open to submissions from the greater sensory community. We offer research news, coping tips, product reviews, and advocacy-based posts such as calls for accessibility-based accommodations and changes…
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What the results mean: No Misophonia/Misokinesia: Results of the quiz did not show a significant level of misophonia. Some Misophonia/Misokinesia: Results of the quiz show you may have a minimal-mild impairment of misophonia. Some of your life is impacted. Moderate Misophonia/Misokinesia: A significant amount of misophonia is shown by the quiz. It might be time…
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People with misokinesia and misophonia should not be ashamed to reach out to developers when their technology is not serving your needs. This can be a bit daunting, but the more of us that reach out, the more likely it is that Google/Android and other developers will take our needs seriously. Personally, for me, the…
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For persons with disabilities like sensory processing disorder, misokinesia, autism, ADHD, migraines or epilepsy (and others), certain features on operating system and app UIs can be harmful. This petition calls for more accessibility in UI/UX and OS design. These harms can include seizures, dizziness, fight/flight reactions, disorientations, vestibular problems, and other neurodivergent and physical sensations.…
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“Loop Quiet earplugs are reusable and durable hearing protection, made from soft silicone. They reduce most noise and help you to get in your bubble. They have a noise reduction rating (SNR) of 26 decibels, NRR of 14 and come in 6 stylish colors.” The winner can choose any color loop ear buds from here:…
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Submit your questions to be answered live on the first ever episode of The Misophonia Show, a new live web show dedicated entirely to misophonia, sensory processing, and misokinesia. My name is Shaylynn Raymond and I am currently engaging in the practicum portion of my Master’s in Counselling, I am practicing under the supervision of…
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I have been on the ketogenic diet for several months, and I wish I could say that suddenly my misophonia had disappeared and that the cure I needed all along had been to simply change my diet, but that is simply not true. While the ketogenic diet has been shown to be helpful for epilepsy…
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For parents of misophonic children, romantic partners, friends, and educators, some traits of misophonia might look to them as a manipulative behaviour. For those with misophonia, when we are in fight-flight-freeze and dysregulated, our brains and bodies are telling us to do anything to stop the trigger—just as I imagine one would in any scenario…
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“Sounds Like Misophonia” provides a psychological CBT perspective on misophonia. The book is written for a general audience and the author shares her own experiences with misophonia. The book offers some insights for persons struggling with misophonia and adds to the books which have been written about misophonia for the past 10 years. While this…
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Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I have been working with children and adults with decreased sound tolerance disorders such as hyperacusis and misophonia for many years. In a paper that we published a few years ago we looked at the underlying physiologic, psychologic, neurologic, and audiologic features in misophonia.…
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