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<blockquote data-quote="tired Cheryl" data-source="post: 81589" data-attributes="member: 4109"><p>Hi:</p><p></p><p>difficult child has not been officially diagnosed with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) but we do have referral to Occupational Therapist (OT) and this has been on my "to do list for months" but his other issues (seizures and behavior) have taken priority.</p><p></p><p>Noise makes him more irritable than he usually is. I share this trait and when husband is home I have to walk around our house wearing ear plugs covered by the ear protectors that they use for shooting practice in order to tolerate the constant TV noise that he seems to thrive on.</p><p>At work, I can hear a dog barking several rooms down-I will complain and my colleagues will swear they didn't hear anything until I said something.</p><p></p><p>At one of the preschools difficult child attended they would take him to the library in the am when the other kids were arriving. He just could not handle the extra noise and activity. This technique helped him a lot.</p><p></p><p>One day while his father was slicing him some apples, he yelled "Stop that noise!" We were both taken aback and knew then that he had a real problem.</p><p></p><p>His sense of smell is very keenj. It drives my mother in law nuts that she cannot have a piece of candy or gum in her mouth without difficult child smelling it instantly. He is always complaining about smells.</p><p>On his first day of therapy he told the therapist that the room smelled "chickeny." I am guessing that he smelled someone's lunch down the hall. I am extremely sensitive to smell too. I cannot stand perfume (poor me) and cigarette odors make me insane. If I am at a stoplight and the person next to me is smoking in their car, I feel panicked. Even if both of our windows are rolled up the smell is overwhelming and I feel trapped in by the red light and other cars.</p><p></p><p>The hardest part for me to deal with is his fascination with things that stink (the dog's rear end, sweaty feet, etc) He will want to smell them over and over. It can be very embarassing. Luckily, it does not happen every day.</p><p></p><p>Also, he has a real problem wearing clothes although I am not sure how this fits it. He does not complain about sock seams or tags-just wearing clothes in general. he has taken his clothes off in public so many times. He was asked not to return to the church nursery for this reason. But many times when he is having a meltdown he will scream, "Fine! Then I am taking off my clothes!" Maybe that is a reaction to his past experiences? Sensory overload? </p><p>He is very particular about what he wears. All shorts or pants must have belt loops, stuff like that. He will change three or four times per day. Is this his ODD or Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)???</p><p></p><p>Cheryl</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tired Cheryl, post: 81589, member: 4109"] Hi: difficult child has not been officially diagnosed with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) but we do have referral to Occupational Therapist (OT) and this has been on my "to do list for months" but his other issues (seizures and behavior) have taken priority. Noise makes him more irritable than he usually is. I share this trait and when husband is home I have to walk around our house wearing ear plugs covered by the ear protectors that they use for shooting practice in order to tolerate the constant TV noise that he seems to thrive on. At work, I can hear a dog barking several rooms down-I will complain and my colleagues will swear they didn't hear anything until I said something. At one of the preschools difficult child attended they would take him to the library in the am when the other kids were arriving. He just could not handle the extra noise and activity. This technique helped him a lot. One day while his father was slicing him some apples, he yelled "Stop that noise!" We were both taken aback and knew then that he had a real problem. His sense of smell is very keenj. It drives my mother in law nuts that she cannot have a piece of candy or gum in her mouth without difficult child smelling it instantly. He is always complaining about smells. On his first day of therapy he told the therapist that the room smelled "chickeny." I am guessing that he smelled someone's lunch down the hall. I am extremely sensitive to smell too. I cannot stand perfume (poor me) and cigarette odors make me insane. If I am at a stoplight and the person next to me is smoking in their car, I feel panicked. Even if both of our windows are rolled up the smell is overwhelming and I feel trapped in by the red light and other cars. The hardest part for me to deal with is his fascination with things that stink (the dog's rear end, sweaty feet, etc) He will want to smell them over and over. It can be very embarassing. Luckily, it does not happen every day. Also, he has a real problem wearing clothes although I am not sure how this fits it. He does not complain about sock seams or tags-just wearing clothes in general. he has taken his clothes off in public so many times. He was asked not to return to the church nursery for this reason. But many times when he is having a meltdown he will scream, "Fine! Then I am taking off my clothes!" Maybe that is a reaction to his past experiences? Sensory overload? He is very particular about what he wears. All shorts or pants must have belt loops, stuff like that. He will change three or four times per day. Is this his ODD or Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)??? Cheryl [/QUOTE]
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