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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 95444" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>A lot of what you mention seems sensory related.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Probably related to stimulating the vestibular. difficult child could spin forever without getting dizzy. If I recall correctly, it was calming for him and helped him organize his thinking better. Swinging had the same effect.</p><p></p><p>If the hyperactivity comes across as a "bull in a China shop," it may be the need for deep pressure related to tactile deficits.</p><p></p><p>The professional that helped me understand the most was a very smart Occupational Therapist. If you can find a good pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT), s/he will be able to answer a lot of your sensory questions. It would be worth the consultation fee.</p><p></p><p>I came to understand many things about difficult child via the Occupational Therapist (OT). For instance, I use to think he was being "a brat" when he would get upset about something (usually my inappropriate disciplining) and he'd hide in his closet. The Occupational Therapist (OT) explained that he was on overload/over stimulated and needed the dark and quiet of the closet to calm himself. So there he was, instinctively knowing what he needed in order to calm down; and there I was demanding that he get out of the closet.</p><p></p><p>The Occupational Therapist (OT) told me to clear out half the closet floor, and throw a pillow and blanket on the floor.</p><p></p><p>I complained of him being "too rough," jumping on the bed, general flipping and flopping around, spinning, couldn't get him in the tub sometimes when he needed to be there (transitioning problem), then couldn't get him out (water is very calming for difficult child also), not respecting others "space," his aversion to light touch, his need for bear hugs only, yadda, yadda yadda. Many behaviors were sensory related. </p><p></p><p>The Occupational Therapist (OT) told me that kids will "treat" themselves in many areas if only parents would let them -- just keep him safe, e.g., jumping off the house not allowed. lol So I gritted my teeth and supervised the jumping up and down on the bed (a big no-no when I was growing up), let him spin until he was ready to stop in a defined area, let him play in the sand to his hearts content (he'd be covered head to toe - drop clothing at back door and hosed down with-the water hose), let him use that darn heavy blanket year round (he needs the weight), bought a gym wherein he could swing for hours, climb up and down the steps into the clubhouse, use the monkey bars, etc., etc., etc. (He also had professional Occupational Therapist (OT).)</p><p></p><p>For discipline, I learned to use "time outs" for willfulness, and age and ability appropriate deep pressure type exercise for sensory related "acting out."</p><p></p><p>I think websites by professionals are great, but I learned early on that you can't get all the information you need from just one site. Reading numerous sites is redundant in many instances, but I picked up bits and pieces of information that wasn't presented on other sites.</p><p></p><p>I also made an good effort to seek out websites on particular disorders written by an adult with-the disorder and/or parents. It helped me to be able to compare a symptoms list with real behaviors. </p><p></p><p>Of course, books such as, "The Out of Sync Child" by Kranowitz are very helpful also.</p><p></p><p>Info from parents on this board was also invaluable.</p><p></p><p>One can't take everything read in a book or on the internet as being 100% accurate, but after I've done my homework I can usually smell misinformation radiating from the computer screen when I run across it. lol </p><p></p><p>I've found a lot of answers, but the fact is there's not an answer for every question you may have. But the answers I did find helped me to understand what my son needed, what we needed from the professionals, and it helped me come to terms with the fact that traditional parenting skills and thinking wasn't going to get our son where he needed to go.</p><p></p><p>If you're wondering whether the Occupational Therapist (OT) therapy (professional and home) was successful, it was. He's not cured, but we are in a much better place today sensory-wise than we were in years past.</p><p></p><p>I don't mean to imply that all your child's problems are sensory and/or motor skill integration related. But it's a common problem with-Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 95444, member: 23"] A lot of what you mention seems sensory related. Probably related to stimulating the vestibular. difficult child could spin forever without getting dizzy. If I recall correctly, it was calming for him and helped him organize his thinking better. Swinging had the same effect. If the hyperactivity comes across as a "bull in a China shop," it may be the need for deep pressure related to tactile deficits. The professional that helped me understand the most was a very smart Occupational Therapist. If you can find a good pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT), s/he will be able to answer a lot of your sensory questions. It would be worth the consultation fee. I came to understand many things about difficult child via the Occupational Therapist (OT). For instance, I use to think he was being "a brat" when he would get upset about something (usually my inappropriate disciplining) and he'd hide in his closet. The Occupational Therapist (OT) explained that he was on overload/over stimulated and needed the dark and quiet of the closet to calm himself. So there he was, instinctively knowing what he needed in order to calm down; and there I was demanding that he get out of the closet. The Occupational Therapist (OT) told me to clear out half the closet floor, and throw a pillow and blanket on the floor. I complained of him being "too rough," jumping on the bed, general flipping and flopping around, spinning, couldn't get him in the tub sometimes when he needed to be there (transitioning problem), then couldn't get him out (water is very calming for difficult child also), not respecting others "space," his aversion to light touch, his need for bear hugs only, yadda, yadda yadda. Many behaviors were sensory related. The Occupational Therapist (OT) told me that kids will "treat" themselves in many areas if only parents would let them -- just keep him safe, e.g., jumping off the house not allowed. lol So I gritted my teeth and supervised the jumping up and down on the bed (a big no-no when I was growing up), let him spin until he was ready to stop in a defined area, let him play in the sand to his hearts content (he'd be covered head to toe - drop clothing at back door and hosed down with-the water hose), let him use that darn heavy blanket year round (he needs the weight), bought a gym wherein he could swing for hours, climb up and down the steps into the clubhouse, use the monkey bars, etc., etc., etc. (He also had professional Occupational Therapist (OT).) For discipline, I learned to use "time outs" for willfulness, and age and ability appropriate deep pressure type exercise for sensory related "acting out." I think websites by professionals are great, but I learned early on that you can't get all the information you need from just one site. Reading numerous sites is redundant in many instances, but I picked up bits and pieces of information that wasn't presented on other sites. I also made an good effort to seek out websites on particular disorders written by an adult with-the disorder and/or parents. It helped me to be able to compare a symptoms list with real behaviors. Of course, books such as, "The Out of Sync Child" by Kranowitz are very helpful also. Info from parents on this board was also invaluable. One can't take everything read in a book or on the internet as being 100% accurate, but after I've done my homework I can usually smell misinformation radiating from the computer screen when I run across it. lol I've found a lot of answers, but the fact is there's not an answer for every question you may have. But the answers I did find helped me to understand what my son needed, what we needed from the professionals, and it helped me come to terms with the fact that traditional parenting skills and thinking wasn't going to get our son where he needed to go. If you're wondering whether the Occupational Therapist (OT) therapy (professional and home) was successful, it was. He's not cured, but we are in a much better place today sensory-wise than we were in years past. I don't mean to imply that all your child's problems are sensory and/or motor skill integration related. But it's a common problem with-Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids. [/QUOTE]
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