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Sensation Avoiding refers to a pattern of sensory processing
that is characterized by low sensory thresholds and an active self regulation
strategy (Dunn, 1997). The Sensation Avoiding continuum refers to the amount
that stimuli bothers the person. When people obtain a ‘more than others’
score, they are more bothered by input than others; they tend to be rule bound,
ritual driven and may seem uncooperative [ritualistic behaviors provide a
high rate of familiar sensory input, while simultaneously limiting the possibility
of unfamiliar input, and so can be seen as ‘adaptive’]. When people
obtain a ‘less than others’ score, they are less bothered by input
than others; they are not likely to withdraw from situations.