The Sensory Processing Disorder Blog
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Nov 19, 2009, SPD Power Point?
My 5 year old has been diagnosed with SPD. I am looking for a brief but powerful Power Point to educate the caregivers in the Extended Day Care
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Nov 18, 2009, 8 year old with SPD has trouble with DAYTIME wetting...........any suggestions?
My 8 year old son was diagnosed with SPD about a year ago. Among other things, he is still not able to keep his pants dry during the day. He says he
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Nov 18, 2009, Concert
Took my daughter to The Trans Siberian Orchestra concert. She plays violin so I knew she'd enjoy that aspect but the additional
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Nov 17, 2009, I am so relieved!
My 4 year old son has been having problems since he was born. I have been told that it could autism, ADD, ADHD,or any other number of things. However,
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Nov 17, 2009, Aggressive behavior in school
First of all, I need to express what a relief it was to find this community!!! I am the mother of a 8 year old boy, diagnosed with sensory modulation
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Nov 17, 2009, I think my 2 year old has SPD...I need answers.
I've had my niece since she was 12 days old. She was born 9 weeks premature and to a mother who drank during pregnancy and had no prenatal care. She
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Nov 17, 2009, Potty Training
My 3 yr old son has issues with overstimulating sights and sounds. He can only handle so much before he has a meltdown. He is also sensory seeking
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Nov 16, 2009, Something that explains ME!
I haven't read everyone's comments and stories yet, but I just had to write in and share some of my issues, as I'd love to hear from anyone else out
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Nov 16, 2009, Concerned mum of 6yr old boy
My boy is always very loving from a young age. At nursery he would not draw paint or hold a pencil,cut paper. They put it down because he hadn't
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Nov 15, 2009, The missing puzzle piece found at last
My grandson is 3yr old and wow the pieces of the puzzle finally fit. When he was born he would not breast feed we just thought he wasn't able to
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Nov 15, 2009, Could my daughter have SPD?
I have a 5 year old daughter who has been hard since birth. After reading this I wonder if she has SPD? How do I find out for sure or get diagnosed?
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Nov 14, 2009, My Son's first Perfect Spiral Throw
My son was diagnosed with SPD two years ago and it was a relief... finally I could help him, understand him and learn to appreciate his quirks. He
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Nov 13, 2009, Toy Organization
How do you organize your spd kid's toys? I have tried everything, it seems, and nothing works. My 6yo will just dump everything back out and back
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Nov 13, 2009, Son with SPD/Ear Infections
My son was perfectly fine as a baby and young toddler. As a young toddler, he frequently got ear infections. He had 2 surgeries for ear tubes and
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Nov 12, 2009, Interesting Read.
I stumbled across this site while trying to come up with some solutions for my son. I hate the idea of labels, so usually gloss over this type of
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Nov 11, 2009, SPD and Weak Muscle Tone
My 4 year old daughter has been receiving OT, PT and ST since she was three month old. At that point, she was unable to nurse and lagged behind basic
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Nov 11, 2009, Benefits of fish oil
I am interested to know how fish oil can help a child with SPD Cod Liver oil? Whats the recommended dosage
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Nov 11, 2009, Eating Habits/SPD Diagnosis
Hi, I've read so many great ideas on this website about how to get our children to eat/try different foods. My son is eight years old, and struggles
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Nov 11, 2009, Bells, whistles and LIGHT BULBS!
Hello everyone! I have two daughters, almost 9 (Lily) and 6 (Leah). Leah is the one who has had issues most of her life. Physically, She had
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Nov 10, 2009, Feed from the side
Feeding from the side instead of up front is less frightening to an infant or a toddler. If the child is afraid of food, having the food approach him
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Nov 10, 2009, Attempt offering the same food multi-times.
If the child refuses a food item, offer the same food next week. She may try it the next week. Several times my child would reject, puke, and choke at
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Nov 10, 2009, Mirror in front of an infant
Having a mirror in front of an infant, will cause the infant to think there is another child who is eating with her. And she is not alone. This only
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Nov 10, 2009, 7 year old...Does she have SPD?
I have a 7 year old daughter who has always loved life. Very energetic and has always walks to a different beat than the rest of us. We have chalked
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Nov 9, 2009, Relieved parents
We have a 5 year old daughter that we adopted 2 and half years ago. We had very little birth history. At first we put alot of her issues/problems down
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Nov 8, 2009, Questionable mom
My daughter,5, has had some (A LOT) of the symptoms for as long as I can remember. She has been diagnosed with ADHD and a tic disorder, but I always
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Nov 8, 2009, Is this possible?
My best friend recently learned that she was diagnosed as SPD as a child. I've known her since we were in the 1st grade and she's never seemed
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Nov 7, 2009, Any Advice Appreciated!!! 4 year old with SPD - Major Issues with Clothes
Hello, I have a 4 year daughter who has SPD. She first started with her socks bothering her, the seams had to be perfect over her toes or she would
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Nov 7, 2009, Help,
I got into a relationship a year ago with a man who had a little boy who is 18months. His father has full custody of him, and his biological mom is
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Nov 6, 2009, Explains a lot
I really started learning about SPD trying to find answers to why my toddler was having problems... the more I read the more I realized... this
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Nov 6, 2009, FINALLY!!!!
My son Aidan is 22 months old and just today we were finally able to have a child developmental specialist listen to our story and believe us. I have
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Nov 5, 2009, SPD - How overstimulation can effect 10-48 hours later
Dear SPD help, I have a son who was recently diagnosed with SPD which affect areas of over, and understimulation and modulation. We recently went to
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Nov 5, 2009, What if the parents don't know?
After hearing of this disorder, I'm convinced that my 14-year-old niece has many of the symptoms. From the time she could speak, she has been super
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Nov 4, 2009, The Only Thing That Makes Sense
Until about 3 years ago I had never heard of sensory processing, now I teach anyone who'll listen about it. I have a child almost 6 with SPD &
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Nov 3, 2009, Just wondering
Would it be normal for someone with ADHD to have sensory problems as well? For example, I cannot use certain lotions or rubs because they feel too
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Nov 3, 2009, A Classic SPD story
A few years ago I had to have knee surgery. I was very nervous and preoccupied in the week preceding the operation. My 8 yo daughter, Kate, had yet
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Nov 3, 2009, You Can't Spank it Out of Her!
From birth our daughter had a difficult temperament. Our story was so similar to Michelle's. In my heart I knew something was off but what? Of
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Nov 3, 2009, "I don't know how to be happy"
SPD is so real. My 8 year old son has no idea why he is so unhappy. Mom, why don't I like food, why does the water hurt my skin, why can't I catch a
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Nov 2, 2009, For the Fear of Weeds
Absolutely! I have a child on the autism spectrum. If we could take the sensory problems away, the rest would be easy. For all you non-believers,
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Nov 2, 2009, OTR/L
After 20 years of practice, I feel it is NOT a real diagnosis. I feel this author has nailed this so-called diagnosis right on the head!
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Nov 1, 2009, Tactile defensive with tight constricting clothing
Hayden is 3.5 yrs, she gives me grief about socks I bought the seamless socks and even those aren't good enough, she hates all socks. Loves sandals
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Nov 1, 2009, Sensory Disorders
Do children outgrow sensory disorders and does this effect adulthood
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Nov 1, 2009, At wits end!?
For about the last 4 yrs, my 8yr old son has been battling many of the items on the checklist. My wife and I have not taken him to a doctor because
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Oct 31, 2009, Tracey
My 3 year old son is very aggressive toward my 1 year old son. It's to the point that I can't leave them alone for 1 minute. He pushes, hits, sits on
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Oct 30, 2009, Adult with SPD in AZ
My name is Miranda and I am a 26 year old suffering from Sensory Processing Disorder. This disorder has nearly killed me, literally. Although it may
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Oct 29, 2009, Help, please, does this sound familiar?
My son has always been a sweet happy boy, but I always felt something was a little off, like he couldn't hear me properly... kind of spacey, but then
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Oct 28, 2009, Mother
I put one tablespoon of a disliked food on a full size dinner plate and put it next to my son without saying anything while he is hungry and watching
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Oct 28, 2009, Tactile proprioceptive defensiveness? Or something else?
My son has SPD (2 and 9mo)and has a lot of hand issues. It started with holding cylinder-like objects, a plastic french-fry to be specific, in one
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Oct 28, 2009, Water on her = screaming
My 2 yr old daughter has started in the last 2 weeks to scream when she gets a bath. not her hands washed but if water is on her body, she just looks
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Oct 27, 2009, 20 month old with SPD
My 20 month old has recently been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder as well as an anxiety disorder. She also has a language delay. We noticed
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