When asked, Kari willingly shared her story with me of her life as a Mom to children with disabilities. Excerpts from her Guest Post will cover the next two days as well. Be sure to leave a comment if you have a question for Kari. Our Story I want to start this whole thing with a short introduction of who I am and where we, as a ...
Sensory Processing Disorder
What Behaviors Are Sensory Based?
I have mentioned before Your Therapy Source - a blog that I follow. I have found bits of pieces of info that has been helpful. You can view a Motivation Assessment Scale to see how much of a behavior is sensory or just behavior. I have not done it myself but find it very interesting and will soon fill it out! After the questions ...
As Easy As Riding a Bike…Unless You Have SPD
Last summer we decided it was time for Bubs to lose the training wheels. We were hit with strong resistance. So we do what all good parents do...we took the bike to therapy. Ms. W was more than happy to help. Bubs wasn't the first kid that she has worked with this on. He didn't give her the resistance and it also helped that "Ms. W said we were to ...
Do You See that Look?
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the horrific behavior we were seeing out of Bubs. It was truly the worst six days that we had had since starting therapy. Seriously the choices that he was making worried me. But it was the look in his eyes that truly scared me. It was a look that showed defiance, a stronghold, and ...
Kid Boxing
I saw this on a blog that I watch called Your Therapy Source. Every once in a while they will post an activity that I think would be great for Bubs and other OT patients. I haven't tried this one yet but definitely think it has some possibilities. ...
Dinner Time
Every once in a while, my husband will remind me what dinner time use to be like at our home. I don't think that I have forgotten, necessarily. I just think that I have blocked it out because it used to be horrid! A reader left this comment: Have any ideas for meals at the table? At 4 1/2 we still deal with many knocked over ...
Finding an Occupational Therapist
Throughout the blog, I have raved our Occupational Therapist. Ms. W truly is sent by God. She pushes Bubs to do better and be better. She comes along side us so we can work at home with him. I praise God for leading us to her. I also realize that it is through OT that we have regained our son. I realize that ...
Stop the Silly?
I feel like I have a pretty good idea of how to handle a large part of Bubs' sensory issues. But there is one that I am struggling with. That is silliness. Bubs is excessively silly. Not just five-year-old-silly. I realize that this is common of these kids. I am talking over the top. So, I ...
Rough Weekend
Bubs had a really rough weekend. It was a roller coaster of emotions with him happy at one moment and screaming fit for the next. As I have stated before, Bubs is a very sweet little boy. His "fits" are so few and far between now that when they hit it totally takes me by surprise. I have had others ask me what I mean by ...
Memory Obstacle Course
Our OT introduced us to "Memory Obstacle Courses". They kids love them! They are a wonderful inside or outside activity that includes memory, exercise, and fun. Memory Obstacle Courses are suggested throughout the ABCJLM curriculum as a gross motor activity. I have just updated the page to help explain how ...