The Big Man. Santa Claus. St. Nick. Father Christmas The thing is this: as a parent you either loath the visit to…
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Tis the Season… For Gift Giving! This year I want to share the top gifts and each gift is sensory inspired. All of these gifts meet and/or address at least one and actually multiple sensory needs. Whether it be a swing for vestibular and self regulation. Or a shopping cart that meets proprioceptive and tactile. And every gift on the list is under $100 while most are actually under $50.
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So, you are curious what the impact of your child’s sensory struggles may be. After reading about the SEVEN sense involved in SPD it’s time to chat more about the impact this has on your kiddo. As you have noticed sometimes you child me shy away from sensory experiences while others may seek them out. And it is perfectly normal that sometimes your child may seek out certain senses and then avoid others.
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I am simply a mother who has a son with SPD. A mother who has done a lot of reading and research to help better understand my son. Yes, I am also a former special education teacher so I have additional knowledge on how differently wired children learn and function. Sensory Processing involves the process of receiving and using information from your sense to make decision to act/think/feel a certain way. So, when one of your senses is wired differently, needs additional input (stimuli) or receives too much input we are challenged to take all the information and organize it correctly.
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So, I have been asked a lot how we came about a diagnosis. The typical question is ” Did you always know?” And simply put, YES. We always knew there was something different about Declan. From the time he was born we have been on a roller coaster ride and SPD has been along with us but only recently did we have a name for it. Our diagnosis came a couple months after his fourth birthday. But believe me we knew long before that.