My child never gets dizzy

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I've never known anything like it, he can spin and spin on roundabouts etc but never gets gets dizzy. Anyone know why this is?

I’m sure it’s something to do with the inner ear. Apparently this is why children enjoy funfair rides so much. As an adult, dramatic spinning would make you feel nauseous. I remover someone telling me this as I staggered off some spiny ride I used to live in my younger years.

The brilliance of youth . It's a marvellous thing , we only notice it when we haven't got it anymore .

My DD never gets dizzy. She has poor interoception due to autism. But she also doesn't get hungry, or thirty, or hot or cold....

That's kids for you.
My head spins if I stand up too fast.

My dd never got dizzy spinning round either. Ended up a professional dancer.

Our son (14y) is autistic and also has some conductive and some sensori-neural hearing loss. He doesn't get dizzy at all, spins at high speed on his carousel seat and can walk straight immediately. I often wonder if there's something about the balance mechanism in his inner ear that also affects his hearing. He hasn't grown out of it yet.

I did wonder if it was related to autism or just being young. I noticed all his friends get dizzy but ds doesn't. I've questioned adhd for a few reasons in the past so wondered if it was related

No idea but I'm very jealous. I'd love to enjoy boat trips, airplane turbulence, theme parks or taking the 'scenic route'.

My ds is exactly the same.

I'm autistic and the complete opposite, slight movement in my eye line and I feel sick .

@ineedtostopbeingdramaticfirst my other DD is like that - they are polar opposites despite having the same diagnosis!

It's odd that children get travel sick more, and then often grow out of it then.

This is to do with vestibular processing. My son is the same. It can be something you train your body for like a dancer or something that's a little off in your vestibular system.

My son is quite severe. Can't ride a bike but can spin endlessly and walk in a straight line. He's had occupational therapy and they have spun him in all ways and has never had the nystagmus response.

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My DS (also has ASD) doesn't get dizzy either. He spins for hours. He spends all his lunchtimes and playtimes spinning and will quite often just tell me he is off for a "rotate". Apparently spinning helps him imagine things. He plays his thoughts like cartoons in his head while spinning.