PittieBoo
New Member
Hi all,
I'm thankful to have found you. I am raising a 5 year old little boy "B" who is amazing when he is not being explosive. He was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder as well as ADHD (no medications) and has been in Occupational Therapist (OT) for 7 months and it has made profound changes in him and has been wonderful. He has also been attending play therapy for the same amount of time dealing with the emotional fallout of being kicked out of Pre-K for his explosive anger. It has been a very lonely road for us and one that no one in my life can relate to. By all appearances "B" is a wonderfully bright, happy, empathetic, and loving kid but when he is in a rage, he is the most scary person I know and it breaks my heart because I know that in that moment, it is not him and not who he wants to be.
Still, despite these interventions I felt like something was missing. Something I could not articulate or explain. Friends would advise me to set firmer limits, use harsher consequences, use more sticker charts, use bigger better rewards, etc... I had a sensory processing disorder (SPD) friend suggest that I simply needed to swaddle my son during his rages. I have been hit, kicked, pinched more times than I can count. He has thrashed his room and yelled the most hateful things at me- things that make me wonder where in the world he learned what he is saying.
I came across the book The Explosive Child and this is my child. I'm sitting here at work sneaking in reading with tears in my eyes. Partly because I still mourn the loss of experiencing an easier child, and partly because I finally feel like I have the answer I have been looking for. One that has eluded me for 3 very long years.
I'm only 106 pages in, but I wanted to reach out and say hello. I know I will have a lot of questions but mainly I am happy to have a found place that can accept and understand my child and his challenges.
- PittieBoo
I'm thankful to have found you. I am raising a 5 year old little boy "B" who is amazing when he is not being explosive. He was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder as well as ADHD (no medications) and has been in Occupational Therapist (OT) for 7 months and it has made profound changes in him and has been wonderful. He has also been attending play therapy for the same amount of time dealing with the emotional fallout of being kicked out of Pre-K for his explosive anger. It has been a very lonely road for us and one that no one in my life can relate to. By all appearances "B" is a wonderfully bright, happy, empathetic, and loving kid but when he is in a rage, he is the most scary person I know and it breaks my heart because I know that in that moment, it is not him and not who he wants to be.
Still, despite these interventions I felt like something was missing. Something I could not articulate or explain. Friends would advise me to set firmer limits, use harsher consequences, use more sticker charts, use bigger better rewards, etc... I had a sensory processing disorder (SPD) friend suggest that I simply needed to swaddle my son during his rages. I have been hit, kicked, pinched more times than I can count. He has thrashed his room and yelled the most hateful things at me- things that make me wonder where in the world he learned what he is saying.
I came across the book The Explosive Child and this is my child. I'm sitting here at work sneaking in reading with tears in my eyes. Partly because I still mourn the loss of experiencing an easier child, and partly because I finally feel like I have the answer I have been looking for. One that has eluded me for 3 very long years.
I'm only 106 pages in, but I wanted to reach out and say hello. I know I will have a lot of questions but mainly I am happy to have a found place that can accept and understand my child and his challenges.
- PittieBoo