The Sensory Processing Disorder Blog
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Sep 2, 2010, Insurance won't pay
I finally got my insurance to pay for the evaluation but may not cover treatment because they don't cover sensory integration dysfunction. This really
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Sep 2, 2010, Clothing sensitivity..... please help
My daughter is 4 1/2 years old and cannot for the life of her wear clothes. One day something will be okay enough to wear and the next day nothing is okay.
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Sep 1, 2010, Dyslexia, SPD or just a scared? What is wrong with me?
I have never been diagnosed with any kind of learning disability as I didn’t struggle through school; it was only number sequences and multiple choice
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Sep 1, 2010, 6 year old and constant wetting
Our 6 year old wets his pants several times a day and sits in it. I believe he waits too long and then doesn't have the muscle tone to hang on. He is
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Sep 1, 2010, Back to school concerns
Do any of your SPD children have trouble when school starts up again after the summer. My 8 year-old son has been having trouble sleeping and he is a bundle
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Sep 1, 2010, Hyperactive
Hi my daughter is 3 and 1/2 years old, hypoactive and sensitive (like me) I was told about the surgical scrub brush. I started using this and a very soft
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Sep 1, 2010, Shelly
My daughter has always been different then all my other kids. When first born it was obvious. When reading the check list I could not believe all the checks
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Aug 31, 2010, I might be diagnosed with SPD.
I am 10 years old and i like reading this site because it makes me feel comfortable because they are other people like me... I Cant wear socks because
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Aug 31, 2010, OMG! This totally describes several members of my family!
After complaining about my son at work one day (I worked with OT, SLP and PT)they encouraged me to get him referred for SPD. After going to my pediatrician
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Aug 29, 2010, Eating/Food Concerns
Hi, My son is 4.5 (he'll be 5 in October) and was diagnosed with SPD about 6 months ago. I've struggled with understanding fully the disorder and the
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Aug 29, 2010, Constant humming in children with autism
I think the severely autistic person featured on youtube videos under cdfoakley and kgaccount show someone with the autistic like behaviors you discuss
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Aug 27, 2010, Can children older than age 7 benefit from an OT?
My son is 8 years old and I have long felt that he had some sensory issues due to some eccentric behaviors and subtle things he does that I can't really
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Aug 26, 2010, Feeding Therapy
Has anyone had their child to behavioral feeding therapy? I was told that the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore deals with picky eaters in addition
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Aug 24, 2010, My daughter just turned 8 and she will not get new clothes
She wants to wear the same clothes every day. When we do buy new clothes, she attaches herself to 2 outfits and we end up interchanging them over and over,,until
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Aug 24, 2010, SPD meltdown on the plain
Hi.I am just starting to look for information. Our son was diagnosed few months ago with SPD and it is still so stressful for all of us. We are planing
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Aug 24, 2010, Vision - not looking at tasks
Hi, I have a student with ASD who mouths any hard object in the room and is constantly on the move. When she sits down for fine motor activities she will
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Aug 22, 2010, Shelly Todd
I have a question for other parents...my 5 year old is starting public kindergarten in a week. I have done all I can think of to make the year start well
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Aug 21, 2010, Meltdown help
Ok I need some help here, I need some ideas of how to help him while he is having a major meltdown. His meltdowns are ones that will start off with small
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Aug 21, 2010, Fear of Self flushing toilets
We are working with a family who has a 4 year old child with Sensory Processing Disorder. The child refuses to use toilets in public. It began with self
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Aug 21, 2010, Childrens fears???
My son was recently diagnosed with SPD. He also has excessive fears. Mostly around being alone, going anywhere in the house by himself. This has become
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Aug 19, 2010, My teen refuses to wear a bra.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I would like to think that I've already tried every style of bra out there.... including tanks, cami's, and even the
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Aug 18, 2010, I think I may have SPD?
I was never diagnosed with it I have been diagnosed with ADD Depression and Anxiety but after reading about this online I have alot of the symptoms I have
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Aug 18, 2010, 2 1/2 yr old with possible spd???
I am a mother of one 2 1/2 yr old boy. When my son was about 1 1/2 he had some of the red flag signs of Autism so we got him evaluated & they said there
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Aug 18, 2010, Sleep
My son is 7 and him and I have never slept through the night. He won't sleep or stay in his bed without someone (me) being in the bed with him. He will
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Aug 17, 2010, Are these rages from SPD?
Although not diagnosed, I now know my 8 yr old daughter has SPD. Many things resulted in tantrums when little: big family gatherings that were loud and
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Aug 16, 2010, *Reaching Out to Parents of Teens & Young Adults with SPD*
*Reaching Out to Parents of Teens & Young Adults with SPD* The following is meant as an explanation to parents and a request for information. Trying
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Aug 16, 2010, Clenched Fists
My 2 1/2 yr old daughter is constantly clenching her fists..to hold things like her cups to pick things up and just in general..it's a big part of the
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Aug 16, 2010, Welcome to Holland
I am special education school teacher for Early Childhood. Many parents I meet have just begun their journey into the world of Special Education. As many
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Aug 16, 2010, seamless socks
My 3 year old is driving me mad, she wont wear socks! she says there inside out because of the seam. she has blisters on her feet because of it, and when
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Aug 14, 2010, Turning 4 - rage over so many things
My Son is Turning 4. I am an OT and have worked extensively with behavioral kids. My son is very rigid and tantrums with violence to himself, the walls/floors,
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Aug 12, 2010, Its been 9years and i finally think i know whats wrong
Reading a story inKids In Motion,spring 2010..my 8yr old brought this book home and there are many things so similar to what i have been dealing with ,ive
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Aug 12, 2010, Non-verbal toddler
My 14 month old grandson is non-verbal. He shows some signs of autism, but then doesn't show other signs. He has good eye contact, plays peek-a-boo,
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Aug 12, 2010, Need a school for 1st grader with spd
My grandson was diagnosed with Sensory processing disorder and is entering the 1st grade. They live in Westchester but travel everyday to the Bronx. Would
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Aug 11, 2010, The sound! It's too...painful?
When I was born, I was born with many different issues. One of these issues, though, was SPD. My mother wasn't allowed to breastfeed me due to me having
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Aug 11, 2010, FASD/SPD and prolonged vomiting
Wondering if there is any connection between SPD and prolonged vomiting? My daughter (12 yrs) has been vomiting every time she eats since June 3rd.
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Aug 10, 2010, Adopted 4 Year Old With ASD/ADD, but no PSD Individual diagnosis
My son has been diagnosed with ASD, & ADHD, and has even attended Occupational Therapy. But, he has not been specifically given a diagnosis for a PSD disorder.
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Aug 10, 2010, Nice to know im not the only one
Its so nice to know im not the only one with a picky eater! My daughters 3 1/2 and she has never eaten any kind of soup ever never eats meat ever and
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Aug 10, 2010, my 3 1/2 year old daughter....
Im not sure what to say so ill just try to start at the beginning... Ever since my daughter was born shes been extremely sensitive to touch, light and
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Aug 10, 2010, Mother trying to figure out 6 year old son
I have known for years that my son Caleb is different. He was a very fussy baby; didn't like being laid on his stomach or back..always wanted to be held
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Aug 9, 2010, 6 Year Old and Still Picky
My daughter has been a picky eater since first trying foods as a baby. She would gag and vomit anything she did not like the texture, taste or smell of.
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Aug 8, 2010, Gary Bender care giver
My wife, Alitza, Had chemotherapy after lung cancer in 2003. She also had a cancerous brain tumor removed in 2005, with radiation treatment that followed.
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Aug 8, 2010, Any ideas on organizational skills?
My daughter is 10 now and in the fourth grade. She has sensory processing disorder, high functioning autism, complex-partial seizures, moderate receptive-expressive
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Aug 8, 2010, So that's what's wrong with me?
I'm sitting here with all of my clothes inside out, mentally marking off an awful lot of items on this page. Someone recently told me I act like I have
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Aug 8, 2010, Mom has it worse than son?
Never diagnosed, people just said it looks like Autism about my son. Meanwhile my whole life I have been deeply affected by annoying people around me and
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Aug 6, 2010, Self regulating in the heat
My 7 year old daughter has Sensory Integration and one of her biggest problems is that she can not self regulate herself in the heat. I asked her OT if
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Aug 6, 2010, Question
My little girl is 4 when she was three she was told that she has some sensory seeking behaviors. We have been seeing an occupational therapist since October.
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Aug 6, 2010, Need help
I have a 8 year old boy who has been diagnosed with everything from anxiety, ADHD, bi polar, ODD. The medication don't work and no body can tell me why
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Aug 5, 2010, What is wrong with the newspaper?
I just didn't get it. What was it about that darn newspaper? I just couldn't hold it in my hands, it felt SO dry, SO crisp, so rough and I just couldn't
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Aug 3, 2010, Desperate to find help
We adopted our 10.5 yr old son out of foster care when he was 4 years old. At that time he was labeled a feral child because he had absolutely no social
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