Does anyone know much about highly sensitive persons? I heard about it for the first time this week and thought it sounds like we might have a few in our house.
Sensitive in what way? With respect to sensory processing, capacity for empathy and perspective taking, emotional responses to ideas and experiences, or something else?
I really appreciated the book The Highly Sensitive Child. Made me understand more about my kids, myself, my childhood. I related to it far more than I expected. http://hsperson.com/
Sorry I should have been a bit clearer. Yes I was referring to the actual term "highly sensitive person" as described in the Wikipedia link. I think it seems to apply to me and my children. I thought maybe exploring it more might help me understand my own and my children's sensitivity as well as maybe explain to DH why I get upset so easily. But I had never heard of it before, maybe most people have not.
Sorry I should have been a bit clearer. Yes I was referring to the actual term "highly sensitive person" as described in the Wikipedia link. I think it seems to apply to me and my children. I thought maybe exploring it more might help me understand my own and my children's sensitivity as well as maybe explain to DH why I get upset so easily. But I had never heard of it before, maybe most people have not.
I know you posted this a while ago, but could the issue potentially be overexcitabilities? Have a look at this article: http://giftedkids.about.com/od/gifted101/a/overexcite.htm DS6 exhibits all of those. In fact, that is the main reason we're going to have him tested in a few months.