Originally Posted by kd976
aI think he wears it as "protection",


Sounds like he is "protecting" his senses then! My son has sensory sensitivities associated with his autism and some of his actions are self-protective whether he consciously realizes it or not. Some of his are sensory SEEKING as well which seems weird.He does not have not enough of some sensations and an overload of others. I do not claim to have a good understanding of sensory processing problems even though my son has been with an OT for over 6 years!!