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You said that emotionally sensitive children can read other people very well and, at the same time, they can miss social cues. Can you please explain this contradiction?

We communicate on two main levels: 1) with words and 2) with the emotional underpinning of what is being said (e.g., tone of voice, facial expression, body posture, etc.). Supersensers are sensitive to their own emotions, we well as emotions of other…

You said that emotionally sensitive children can read other people very well and, at the same time, they can miss social cues. Can you please explain this contradiction? Read More »

You are describing behavioral dyscontrol that is very much similar to symptoms observed in children with Oppositional Disruptive Disorder and Conduct Disorder. So, what’s the difference?

Imagine a continuum, where one end represents emotional sensitivity, and the other end is callous unemotional. Supersensers are closer to the emotional sensitivity side, while conduct disorder children are closer to the callous unemotional side…

You are describing behavioral dyscontrol that is very much similar to symptoms observed in children with Oppositional Disruptive Disorder and Conduct Disorder. So, what’s the difference? Read More »

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