Sensory Issues

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  • micO
  on Apr. 5, 2007 at 9:41 AM
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  Quoting tamsmom:
  
  
  I loved the stories bout GP, binkies and swinging! Its so good to hear the humor and high points in our lives!

  
  want to hear another short story?
  I used to have a tiny tiny pillow I used to spin on my ear, to calm me down when I was anxious or tired. So every time I was going for a nap or to sleep, I'd take my binkie and my tiny pillow "for a spin" .LOL
  It was the funniest thing to look at, I'm telling you- I still see it in my "memory video". When I cut my binkies and threw them away, my mom took away my pillow too. It was a huge loss for me. I think I morned the loss of the pillow more than the loss of my binkies.
  Now when I gave birth to T, my mom gave me a gift. It was the first gift I got for the baby- It was my tiny pillow!!!
  The first thing I did when I got it was give it a "spin" on my ear like I used to when I was 3yo.LOL
  of course later on I put it aside- I didn't want T to get used to something like that. Instead he had this big plushy car he loved and walked around with for 5 years- it was a sensory car (lots of sounds and textures in all kinds of flaps- he could feel and listen and he adored that car. when he was 5yo he hand it down to O).
  
  Michal

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  • georgiamomof3
  on Apr. 5, 2007 at 11:28 AM

• We have found that there is a good form of therapy  OT  has a program that we work with at home as well as he gets at school.  I wish I could remeber the name I will get it and write it back.  He has music that has a certain beat and he has to do movements to the beat whether is stepping on the stool and clapping his hands at the same time or hands on hips and step up and down on the stool.  This used to be impossible for him but he is able to do most of it now.  Now if he could just retain it that would be good.  If he quits doing anything for very long he has a hard time doing it.
  My question is how do you calm anxiety and anger in a 10 year old who has so many diagnosis' and so many meds.  We are going for our monthly IVIG treatment tommorow and he is so mad that we are doing it over spring break.  We cannot make him understand that he doesn't need to miss school because we have crct test within the next 2 weeks. 
  Eventually we are going to have to explain to him what all makes him special.  How?  He knows that he is different than his brother or sister and other kids at school but he just seems to not care or is he hiding it?

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  • micO
  on Apr. 5, 2007 at 1:21 PM
• That's a difficult question!
  
  My 11yo has anxiety issues, but he's on meds for it, so we don't need to do too much most of the time anymore.
  what you can do is first of all send him to a room that he can be on his own and calm down in. Being with him and talking to him while he is angry and anxious WILL NOT help- he's beyond listening at that point.
  You can tell him that once he is calm he can come out. You can tell him that he can't watch TV or play or do whatver he does until he calms down.
  Now, if he's calm enough for you to go in (isn't aggressive- doesn't hit or throw things around), you can maybe go in and give him a deep pressue massage (if he likes deep pressure), if not, sit with him and talk to him- explain quietly how special he is and why- what are his strengths compared to the others...you can let him lie down on the bed near you and stroke him back  (it's very calming) while you talk.
  if you have a brush for brushing protocol, you can used it on his back as well.
  
  If chewing gum helps him to calm down, give him a piece of gum. quiet music can be a good idea as well. if he plays on an instrument- that could be a good outlet for him...
  
  But talking to him should always come when hé is calm and non-aggressive, when you feel like now he is listening to you- know what I mean?!
  
  Michal

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  • tamsmom
  on Apr. 5, 2007 at 3:03 PM
• You are such a good mom Michal! Your sons are very lucky to have you.

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