The Power of Empathy

"I became more of someone who even though there were no rules necessarily in my house, I certainly did not want to disappoint and I certainly didn't want to feel unloved," she says. "Of course, I turned into a dysfunctional people pleaser later on in life, which I had to heal from as well." She adds that it's important to know if you really are dealing with somebody with a SPD because you may not be able to get through to them.