Sensory Integration

[claudia]

Oh Christy, I can relate to the not touching thing!! One of my twins got undressed in a movie theater because my husband didn't tell her he was taking her brother to the potty (they were 2.5 or so) and she got up and was standing in the aisle crying...her uncle tried to get her to sit with him and tried to explain that daddy would be right back...oooohhhhh but he took her arm to guide her to his seat...all hell broke loose. My husband could hear her scream in the lobby!! She was also very hard headed. (She is the one I refer to when I say she had sensory issues, but I didn't know what they were then). I will tell you that things are a million times better now. She is almost 8 and really a pleasure to be with.
Here are some of the things we did: we (okay, I) would tell her the plan of the whole day at breakfast. I always told her of any changes. We ate at very scheduled times. I didn't wait to see if she wanted a snack--I just gave it. The kid can eat like a truck-driver, but is thin (can I have this when I come back...) but I digress... I had a tendency to lose it when she did. I really worked on just not losing it. Ijust kept repeating myself to her, calmly. I also made bed time earlier. And yes, she is BOSSY. She makes up games with so many rules even I can't follow them! The flip-side is, she is incredibly creative (writes stories and poetry) and very bright!
I hope this helps...
claudia

[Kath]

I am bumping this up for Carron...
I hope it helps with Thomas starting school.

Kath (adult/robpi)