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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 410359" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Sensory Processing Disorder is when an individual has a sensory system that has problems with sensory stimuli to the degree where it causes life issues. For instance, I'm fairly tactile sensitive and would never, ever wear itchy clothing or tags, but a child with sensory processing disorder (SPD) may feel an all out assault that they can't cope with when putting on a garment that another child wouldn't even notice. Sounds, lights, pain, touch, food tastes and textures, odors, temperature, etc.--being overreactive or underreactive to can make life excruciating. Most parents first notice problems to be extreme pickiness with foods and clothing, but that does vary.</p><p> </p><p>Most parents arrive here being adverse to labelling their children. Most of us want to give our kids a wide leeway for being unique individuals. We seriously get that, because we've been there. Where a parent goes from there depends on their individual situations. Can they help the child on their own with a little research, meaning finding formal names of issues is enough to search out help? Do they need a label for healthy insurance purposes so doctor's appointments and/or therapy is covered or to get school services (both very common here in the US). A label can be very helpful to communicate issue to others (such as teachers). </p><p> </p><p>Personally I view labels as a helpful road sign, designed to succinctly communicate the issues, and get the child help in whatever form that may take. Labels should be taken with a grain of salt--I always suggest that parents consider any diagnosis for a young child as a "working diagnosis". Try it on and see if it fits and if the applicable treatments work. Labels are also fluid in that a label that's appropriate at one point in a child's development may not fit a few years later, for reasons such as maturing developmentally, learning to compensate, or responding to treatment.</p><p> </p><p>A label should not become a weight to be hung around a child's neck, nor does it take away from the unique individual that every child is. It is simply a tool that we seek out when we need it (and most parents know when they reach this point) and use in order to help the child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 410359, member: 701"] Sensory Processing Disorder is when an individual has a sensory system that has problems with sensory stimuli to the degree where it causes life issues. For instance, I'm fairly tactile sensitive and would never, ever wear itchy clothing or tags, but a child with sensory processing disorder (SPD) may feel an all out assault that they can't cope with when putting on a garment that another child wouldn't even notice. Sounds, lights, pain, touch, food tastes and textures, odors, temperature, etc.--being overreactive or underreactive to can make life excruciating. Most parents first notice problems to be extreme pickiness with foods and clothing, but that does vary. Most parents arrive here being adverse to labelling their children. Most of us want to give our kids a wide leeway for being unique individuals. We seriously get that, because we've been there. Where a parent goes from there depends on their individual situations. Can they help the child on their own with a little research, meaning finding formal names of issues is enough to search out help? Do they need a label for healthy insurance purposes so doctor's appointments and/or therapy is covered or to get school services (both very common here in the US). A label can be very helpful to communicate issue to others (such as teachers). Personally I view labels as a helpful road sign, designed to succinctly communicate the issues, and get the child help in whatever form that may take. Labels should be taken with a grain of salt--I always suggest that parents consider any diagnosis for a young child as a "working diagnosis". Try it on and see if it fits and if the applicable treatments work. Labels are also fluid in that a label that's appropriate at one point in a child's development may not fit a few years later, for reasons such as maturing developmentally, learning to compensate, or responding to treatment. A label should not become a weight to be hung around a child's neck, nor does it take away from the unique individual that every child is. It is simply a tool that we seek out when we need it (and most parents know when they reach this point) and use in order to help the child. [/QUOTE]
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