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Dealing with intense sensory processing disorder (SPD) child, about to ruin our marriage
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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 513249" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>You can only make an environment so quiet. She does have earplugs with her if she feels she needs them and has a small stress ball that she keeps in the teacher's desk so the other students don't get a hold of it. The key was desensitizing her a bit so she didn't feel under attack most of the time. Her senses were revved up pretty high. Our Occupational Therapist (OT) prescribed the Wilbarger protocol which consists of brushing her limbs and torso with a small surgical brush and doing a series of joint compressions. We did a 6 week treatment starting five times a day for week, then four, then three, an so on. It helped to regulate the sensory input she receiving and being overwhelmed by and it's made a huge difference. We would tune her up with a quick session now and again when she was getting tensed up, but we haven't had to do that in months.</p><p></p><p>You may also want to look into a sensory diet for her (meaning she does an activity that delivers specific sensory input like swinging or playing with clay) or a weighted vest/blanket to help her decompress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 513249, member: 1722"] You can only make an environment so quiet. She does have earplugs with her if she feels she needs them and has a small stress ball that she keeps in the teacher's desk so the other students don't get a hold of it. The key was desensitizing her a bit so she didn't feel under attack most of the time. Her senses were revved up pretty high. Our Occupational Therapist (OT) prescribed the Wilbarger protocol which consists of brushing her limbs and torso with a small surgical brush and doing a series of joint compressions. We did a 6 week treatment starting five times a day for week, then four, then three, an so on. It helped to regulate the sensory input she receiving and being overwhelmed by and it's made a huge difference. We would tune her up with a quick session now and again when she was getting tensed up, but we haven't had to do that in months. You may also want to look into a sensory diet for her (meaning she does an activity that delivers specific sensory input like swinging or playing with clay) or a weighted vest/blanket to help her decompress. [/QUOTE]
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