Important Recognition...

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SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) is finally being recognized as an official diagnosis! This is what my son Jack has. Since the onset of his language development explosion, many of his signs/symptoms have disappeared, so we're lucky. He still has others to cope with/overcome.

These are the diagnostic codes.

This is where I found out about it. It is recognized in the Diagnostic Manual of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders. This means that more professionals will be recognizing this disorder as one that is legitimate.

This is a checklist used to detect signs, symptoms, and specific dysfunctions. SPD can be found alone or comorbid with other developmental conditions, such as autism, Asperger's syndrome, and ADHD, to name a few. Jack's three therapists do not feel he has anything more than SPD, but I can have a medical diagnostic done on him if I choose to do so.

Many of his sensory issues are things that he'll eventually outgrow; with the remainder, he'll learn coping strategies to deal with them. In just a matter of time, with the right therapies and the right coping measures, he'll probably never even know he had SPD and no one will ever detect that. I'm pretty sure I had it, too, but there was no name for it then.

Finally, SPD gets the recognition it deserves and more children with this disorder can be helped! Hooray!