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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 206167" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I don't have the answers for everything. Your little girl is lucky because she has a mom who cares and pays attention to that screaming voice that tells you when something is wrong. ALWAYS pay attention to the instince, even if YOU have to tantrum to get teh therapists and doctors to pay attention to you. (the only really huge major mistakes I made with Wiz were when I followed some "expert" who only saw my kid for a few minutes a month instead of my instincts.)</p><p> </p><p>Is Danae in any occupational therapy for sensory issues? thank you was very anxious, VERY down on himself, NO self confidence or esteem, many major meltdowns, seemed very unhappy. He was about 4. I got him in to see an Occupational Therapist AND into the psychiatrist Wiz was seeing. I wanted a psychiatrist baseline, just in case we needed it. </p><p> </p><p>As I sat and watched the Occupational Therapist (OT) do the brushing and joint compressions I could see and FEEL the anxiety drain from my son. She did the joint compressions (very gentle pressure on the joints that help somehow, but help BIGTIME) as thank you was drawing along a line in a circle and tehn cutting the circle out. Before the compressions he couldn't stay on the line with the marker, told us how useless he was, etc... THEN she did the compressions. He was MUCH more able to stay on the line, able to hold the scissors longer and use them more effectively, and actually said that he did a pretty good job. </p><p> </p><p>It was the FIRST time I had EVER heard him be satisfied with something he did (and around here when we do projects, art, whatever we don't make mistakes, we "customize" - he ahs heard that from when he was in the womb - whatever you do, if you are trying, is fine.)</p><p> </p><p>for me it was a total shock and eye opener. I had read The Out of Sync Child but not totally grasped what sensory problems were or how to help them. But Occupational Therapist (OT) has made a huge change in my son. The psychiatrist even told us that he would NOt give a diagnosis if the child had sensory integration disorder until the child has had a year or more of treatment or showed totally no change after several months of Occupational Therapist (OT). </p><p> </p><p>Get a PRIVATE Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. Schools CAN evaluation for Occupational Therapist (OT), but it only addresses Occupational Therapist (OT) issues that impact academics, NOT all aspects of a child's life. </p><p> </p><p>This is where I suggest you start. You can start ehre and move through until you figure out what Danae needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 206167, member: 1233"] I don't have the answers for everything. Your little girl is lucky because she has a mom who cares and pays attention to that screaming voice that tells you when something is wrong. ALWAYS pay attention to the instince, even if YOU have to tantrum to get teh therapists and doctors to pay attention to you. (the only really huge major mistakes I made with Wiz were when I followed some "expert" who only saw my kid for a few minutes a month instead of my instincts.) Is Danae in any occupational therapy for sensory issues? thank you was very anxious, VERY down on himself, NO self confidence or esteem, many major meltdowns, seemed very unhappy. He was about 4. I got him in to see an Occupational Therapist AND into the psychiatrist Wiz was seeing. I wanted a psychiatrist baseline, just in case we needed it. As I sat and watched the Occupational Therapist (OT) do the brushing and joint compressions I could see and FEEL the anxiety drain from my son. She did the joint compressions (very gentle pressure on the joints that help somehow, but help BIGTIME) as thank you was drawing along a line in a circle and tehn cutting the circle out. Before the compressions he couldn't stay on the line with the marker, told us how useless he was, etc... THEN she did the compressions. He was MUCH more able to stay on the line, able to hold the scissors longer and use them more effectively, and actually said that he did a pretty good job. It was the FIRST time I had EVER heard him be satisfied with something he did (and around here when we do projects, art, whatever we don't make mistakes, we "customize" - he ahs heard that from when he was in the womb - whatever you do, if you are trying, is fine.) for me it was a total shock and eye opener. I had read The Out of Sync Child but not totally grasped what sensory problems were or how to help them. But Occupational Therapist (OT) has made a huge change in my son. The psychiatrist even told us that he would NOt give a diagnosis if the child had sensory integration disorder until the child has had a year or more of treatment or showed totally no change after several months of Occupational Therapist (OT). Get a PRIVATE Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. Schools CAN evaluation for Occupational Therapist (OT), but it only addresses Occupational Therapist (OT) issues that impact academics, NOT all aspects of a child's life. This is where I suggest you start. You can start ehre and move through until you figure out what Danae needs. [/QUOTE]
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