Des age 6 - sensitive to how thing feel & sound

[devonsmummy]

I've a feeling this will be a long post ....
When ds came out of babygro's he wouldn't sleep without socks on, no matter how warm it was.
He still won't put his own socks on as he can't make them feel 'right'
If I'm rushing putting his socks on & get one not quite straight he rips it off in floods of tears.
He has never been one to draw or paint - he never liked to be dirty
This week he sat & coloured in 'neatly' with felt tips the first time ever I've seen him voluntarily do this.
When I questioned him on it he said because he used pens & they didn't make him feel funny like he does when he uses pencils.
He screams if I have a bit of skin on my hand/ foot that I snip off as it catchy. Will leave the room saying he can't beat the feel of it - ditto filing nails or scratching cardboard.
Once in a shop with a really old gramma phone the guy in the shop asked if he wanted to see it working - he did but burst into tears when the music came on.
His younger sister has musical keys that he can't bear the music of. & will hide them if she presses the button .
Not so much now but from age 2-5 he wouldn't go out in the slightest bit of sunshine without sunglasses & thinking about it he was very attached to his caps at a similar age.
It's only after the colouring jncident that I've put all these 'quirks' together & wonder if he has some sort of sensory issues ... No idea what they could possibly be.
Also he has an ongoing problem with a boy in his class that seems to have no concept of personal space & roars like a dinosaur in kids faces. ds had said its not fair as he can't concentrate when this child is so noisy.
Any ideas?
He's a very articulate child, spoke from a very young age, seems to have no problem making friends - school always comment on how popular he is.....

Anyone have any ideas?

Everything is a spectrum and, I suppose, conditions like sensory processing disorder are at one end and most typical kids are at the other and maybe your son is a tiny bit towards the other end.
Personally I hate the feel of a lot of clothes and dont like music in some situations. I find my self very easily distracted by things like a clock ticking. But it doesn't impact on my life in a negative way, well sometimes I can't buy a really nice jumper.
IMO some people are just more like this than others. If you think it's really effecting him you could read into it but my guess, from what youve said, is everyone is different and like me he's just a bit particular about some things. It's very common when you start asking around.

Thanks for replying.
I think now I've put all the bits I'll be more aware of any other related 'issues' - just keep my eye on it I suppose.
Last night I remembered he also dislikes certain bed covers, the feel of the bunk beds, the feel of certain coats (nightmare to get one that feels right!), shoes - (same as coats!), has to have a certain glass to drink from (huge meltdown when I dropped it) , school lunch box has to be just so when carrying it, the sound of someone scratching, sand on feet, shorts have to be the right length or they feel funny....I'm sure the more I think on it the longer the list will become.
He's prone to unbelievable angry outbursts over seemingly nothing - I can't recall specifics but I'm wondering if they're sensory related.

Have just ordered it on your recommendation - thanks