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<blockquote data-quote="Dara" data-source="post: 55465" data-attributes="member: 3572"><p>Sammy has never been diagnosed with sensory issues. In fact the neurologists, the psychiatrist, his therapist, and his teachers think that he is ok in that area. The thing with Sammy is that he likes to be in control. He does not like to get dirty. He is very particular. I think that sensory sensitivity plays into his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) but I have seen kids with sensory intigration disorder and life can be crippeling to them! Sammy knows how to manipulate people to get out of what he doesnt want to do. If they are focusing on the spoon and he is screaming about it and they put him in the swing, they will never be able to teach him how to hold the spoon. He will then scream everytime thus getting out of doing this activity. As for the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis, Sammys therapist and pediatrician do not agree with it. He did take a test I think it is called CORE or something to test for Autism and the norm is a score of 34 and Sammy scored 32 so he is Barely under that umbrella. He is not in the middle as the psychiatrist suggested. In fact yesterday Sammy was observed in school by his therapist. He told me that had he not known sammys deficaincies, he would wonder why he was observing him. He was smothering shaving cream on his tummy..he wouldnt let anyone else put it there..he was playing with the other kids. Tantruming over normal things that 3 year olds cry about... Both his teacher and therapist said had the psychiatrist seen him there, it would be a completly different diagnosis. THe thing with Sammy is that he has many quirks. There are a lot of things about him that baffle the proffesionals. He really does not fit into any category. Our focus at this point is to try not to ruin his positive behavior. We want him to hold a spoon and fork so he can use them.(he doesnt let us help him and when he cant get the food on it he goes crazy) We want ro work on his language. He is a child who will come as high as he is expected to and no higher just because he doesnt feel like it. If he is not expected to speak clearly, he wont. I think, putting him in a swing when he is supposed to be doing another task is going to reinforce his manipulative defiant behavior and we will be back at square one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dara, post: 55465, member: 3572"] Sammy has never been diagnosed with sensory issues. In fact the neurologists, the psychiatrist, his therapist, and his teachers think that he is ok in that area. The thing with Sammy is that he likes to be in control. He does not like to get dirty. He is very particular. I think that sensory sensitivity plays into his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) but I have seen kids with sensory intigration disorder and life can be crippeling to them! Sammy knows how to manipulate people to get out of what he doesnt want to do. If they are focusing on the spoon and he is screaming about it and they put him in the swing, they will never be able to teach him how to hold the spoon. He will then scream everytime thus getting out of doing this activity. As for the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis, Sammys therapist and pediatrician do not agree with it. He did take a test I think it is called CORE or something to test for Autism and the norm is a score of 34 and Sammy scored 32 so he is Barely under that umbrella. He is not in the middle as the psychiatrist suggested. In fact yesterday Sammy was observed in school by his therapist. He told me that had he not known sammys deficaincies, he would wonder why he was observing him. He was smothering shaving cream on his tummy..he wouldnt let anyone else put it there..he was playing with the other kids. Tantruming over normal things that 3 year olds cry about... Both his teacher and therapist said had the psychiatrist seen him there, it would be a completly different diagnosis. THe thing with Sammy is that he has many quirks. There are a lot of things about him that baffle the proffesionals. He really does not fit into any category. Our focus at this point is to try not to ruin his positive behavior. We want him to hold a spoon and fork so he can use them.(he doesnt let us help him and when he cant get the food on it he goes crazy) We want ro work on his language. He is a child who will come as high as he is expected to and no higher just because he doesnt feel like it. If he is not expected to speak clearly, he wont. I think, putting him in a swing when he is supposed to be doing another task is going to reinforce his manipulative defiant behavior and we will be back at square one. [/QUOTE]
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