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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 17898" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Rachel. Glad you found us.</p><p></p><p>The motion stuff, food aversions and sound sensitivies sound like they might be a result of something called Sensory Integation Dysfunction (also called Sensory Processing Disorder). It's easily missed by doctors and very frustrating for parents until they start understanding the reasons behind the behaviors. My son had very strong aversions to foods and food odors when he was in sensory overload. The rest of the time he's just a very picky eater that doesn't touch fruits, veggies or meats beyond chicken nuggets at the Golden Arches. Until you get a handle on what's going on here, I suggest you back off on the food issues. This is a very real problem which I can best liken to that feeling of automatic repulsion that a pregnant woman might have to certain foods. Imagine living with that all the time, only with most foods. That's what it's like.</p><p></p><p>A great book on sensory is Carol Kranowitz "The Out of Sync Child."</p><p></p><p>Obviously we don't diagnose here but if your son has had speech delays, suggested sensory issues, and behavioral problems it does raise the red flag to look towards the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Again, this is commonly missed by pediatricians and in fact the average age of diagnosis in the US is 6.</p><p></p><p>This is a link to an article on how to go about getting the referral from your pediatrician. Even if Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) doesn't ring a bell the same principles hold for other disorders. I think the article specifies a developmental pediatrician--that's a great option but there's a shortage in that specialty area meaning some waiting lists of upwards of a year in some areas of the country. A pediatric neuropsychologist would be another option.</p><p><a href="http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html" target="_blank">http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html</a></p><p></p><p>Let us know if anything here rings a bell. If it doesn't we can suggest some other directions for you to research.</p><p>Good luck with your search for answers--keep plugging away until you are satisfied.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 17898, member: 701"] Hi Rachel. Glad you found us. The motion stuff, food aversions and sound sensitivies sound like they might be a result of something called Sensory Integation Dysfunction (also called Sensory Processing Disorder). It's easily missed by doctors and very frustrating for parents until they start understanding the reasons behind the behaviors. My son had very strong aversions to foods and food odors when he was in sensory overload. The rest of the time he's just a very picky eater that doesn't touch fruits, veggies or meats beyond chicken nuggets at the Golden Arches. Until you get a handle on what's going on here, I suggest you back off on the food issues. This is a very real problem which I can best liken to that feeling of automatic repulsion that a pregnant woman might have to certain foods. Imagine living with that all the time, only with most foods. That's what it's like. A great book on sensory is Carol Kranowitz "The Out of Sync Child." Obviously we don't diagnose here but if your son has had speech delays, suggested sensory issues, and behavioral problems it does raise the red flag to look towards the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Again, this is commonly missed by pediatricians and in fact the average age of diagnosis in the US is 6. This is a link to an article on how to go about getting the referral from your pediatrician. Even if Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) doesn't ring a bell the same principles hold for other disorders. I think the article specifies a developmental pediatrician--that's a great option but there's a shortage in that specialty area meaning some waiting lists of upwards of a year in some areas of the country. A pediatric neuropsychologist would be another option. [URL]http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html[/URL] Let us know if anything here rings a bell. If it doesn't we can suggest some other directions for you to research. Good luck with your search for answers--keep plugging away until you are satisfied. [/QUOTE]
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