The Sensory Processing Disorder Blog

Feb 11, 3 Yr Old Boy

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:14:30 GMT

My 3yr old son is OBSESSED with feeling my elbows and lips. He yells across the room for them 'ELBOW!!!' He is overly affectionate with me, his mother

Feb 11, School dress code

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:13:00 GMT

My daugher's school has quite a long dress code. She hasn't any problems, besides the pants. The students are required to wear stiff pants. We've tried

Feb 11, My sweet boy has ADHD w/ SI...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:11:25 GMT

I didn't understand why he was so clumsy or why certain things caused him to fall apart. I just picked him up and hugged him until he stopped crying. My

Feb 10, My 5 yr old son is not walking normally, & falls frequently.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:34:44 GMT

-he was not breast fed. -at 6 months, he still needed pillows for support in order to sit. -at 2, he didn't try to run. -at 3, he couldn't walk up stairs

Feb 10, Why does my 2 yr old rock?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:34:04 GMT

My 2 yr old son loves to rock but my concern is the fact that he rocks so much that he gives himself a headache, but i cant seem to persuade him to stop.his

Feb 9, Such a hard time with clothes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:08:24 GMT

My 10 year old daughter cannot find comfortable underwear. She is always telling me they are too small, but they are HUGE on her! She refuses to wear hard

Feb 9, Aversion to buttons

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:52 GMT

Has anyone encountered this problem and have ye any solutions or ways to lessen the annoyance caused by buttons

Feb 8, Independent writing in the classroom

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:20:17 GMT

I am a second grade teacher who has a student that has been diagnosed with SPD. Independent writing is the most difficult thing for this child. He talks

Feb 8, Night and morning licking of feet and fingers

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:19:35 GMT

I have a 7 year old son who has developed a strange tendency to wear socks at night even on really hot nights. He is very reluctant to remove them so I've

Feb 7, Does My Child Have SPD?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:26:02 GMT

Hi There, My name is Betty, My son is just 2yr olds his name is Ethan he is always on a motion he can't sit still and behavior problem such as biting us,

Feb 7, Uk help for kids with SPD

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:23:22 GMT

I found this site by chance last year and it has been so reasuring to know that this condition is real ! From going through the check list I believe my

Feb 6, Sucking on Clothes

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:11:34 GMT

My 7 yr old son sucks his clothes. He sucks his winter coat & sleeves. Is this something I should be concerned about or is this just a very strange stage

Feb 4, Super sensitive to baby's crying

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:14:35 GMT

My sixteen year old daughter has just announced that she will never have children because she cannot stand the sound of a baby's cry. It makes her furiously

Feb 4, Does not eat anything solid

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:49 GMT

I have a 20 month old boy, he was born premature at 8 months 2weeks early; we have a hard time feeding him any food whether baby food or worse solid foods..

Feb 4, Sensory Room

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:54 GMT

My 5 year old daughter has SPD and Epilepsy (mild). We are building a house and we made her playroom yellow, which I thought would be a happy color, and

Feb 4, Makes Sense

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:12:19 GMT

So I'm a sixteen year old female and I was looking up why some of this stuff bothers me and I came across this site. I went through the checklist and found

Feb 3, Misdiagnosis

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:11:08 GMT

A little boy i am working with has autism, he is very energetic and fits alot of the symptoms for SPD. But his therapist has diagnosed him with ADHD. I

Feb 3, Can SPD be considered special health or medical condition

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:08:46 GMT

I have recently started working at a daycare, and I'm trying to get my son, who was diagnosed with SPD 18 months ago, enrolled. In the paperwork it says

Feb 3, Miss

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:08:12 GMT

I still am not sure if this applies to my son or not. My son is quite intelligent and gets bored in class. He is difficult to discipline because he gets

Feb 2, Social, Emotional, Play and Self-Regulation Dysfunction

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:21:16 GMT

Hello, I just started exploring SPD and I really thing that my almost 3yo son may have it and that is the root of his behavior and language problems. I

Feb 2, SPD and Echolia

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:20:45 GMT

I have an almost 4 year old son w/ sensory processing issues. Had evaluations through school system and didn't qualify under ASD at this time but agreed

Feb 1, Could I have caused this???

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:54:40 GMT

My son is 3 months shy of turning 3 years old, he is a 'free spirit' according to my entire family. But he doesn't talk so very much. I have been worried

Feb 1, My son and his socks

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:49:44 GMT

My 7 year old son is so picky about his socks. I have to buy new socks all the time because he does not like the texture of them once washed. He says

Feb 1, Came to this site about my child but realize I may have this issue too

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:48:22 GMT

I am super annoyed with crowded places and busy noises. It totally stresses me out. Too many people stress me out because i feel like i cant tune any

Jan 31, Needing resources in Seattle, WA

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:21:43 GMT

I am a 63 year old ADULT SPD survivor. It was been a very long haul to figure out what has been wrong with me since I was small. SPD appears to be accepted

Jan 31, Could SPD be caused by preeclampsia?

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:20:11 GMT

Is or could SPD be a result of preeclampsia during late pregnancy

Jan 31, 18 month old only eats stage 2 & drinks lots of milk

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:19:31 GMT

My 28car month old son will only eat stage two baby foods. He likes yogurt but I think it contributes to making him throw up. He would spit up alot when

Jan 30, ...So thats really it huh?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:53:53 GMT

I dont need to go to the adult symptoms list i Know what it'll say. How on earth to even talk about this? I was keeping up hope that it would just go away

Jan 30, 16 year old with a terrible problem

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:25:40 GMT

My son is now 16 but when he was age 9 he was diagnosed with ADHD then at age 12 diagnosed with mild Tourettes Do. He has had his variety of tics but a

Jan 30, What is the disorder and how is it diagnosed

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:24:10 GMT

what is SPD and how is it diagnosed? i have a five year old and my friend is her teacher and he told me that Miranda begins to shake when she is holding

Jan 30, Do I have SPD?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:22:03 GMT

My whole life I have been teased for my reactions to touching dry things but I never knew why I had that reaction. I would get chills if I touched a towel

Jan 30, My teenager is obsessed with smells, he smells his clothes , closet, sheets, bed spread daily and complains they all smell bad all the time.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:20:11 GMT

He has asked the entire family to come into his room and smell it. He will also ask them to smell his clothes in his closet. But today was it for me. He

Jan 30, Adult SPD support

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:19:09 GMT

I am a 41 y.o. with SPD. My sensitivities, as I've called them over the years, are difficult to cope with; trichotillomania began at age 5 and is largely

Jan 30, 9-year old Aspie Daughter w/ SPD won't go to school

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:18:03 GMT

Hello, We are having a problem with our 9-year-old daughter who has Asperger's and SPD. In the fall (of 2011), about 6 weeks after the start of the new

Jan 30, Problems With Transitions and Role Playing

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:17:13 GMT

Our 3.5 year old son was diagnosed with slight SPD when he was two. After a year and a half of OT, we have taken him out because there did not seem to

Jan 30, SPD is a story in progress

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:16:40 GMT

Our now 14 year old son is hopefully turning the corner on his life dealing with SPD. I posted his physical and emotional problems last year. Diagnosed

Jan 27, Help with a 2 1/2 year old biting others

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:16:22 GMT

How do I help a 2 1/2 year old with SPD stop biting his classmates? He often bites his nanny too. He doesn't seem to do it out of anger or malice at school.

Jan 27, Insect Bites

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:15:44 GMT

We have recently moved to Australia from the UK. I have a 6 year old son with Sensory Integration Dysfunction. He has had a few green ant bites which

Jan 27, My five years old son licks over every soft thing

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:15:04 GMT

I am very much concerned about my son who is five now. He is developing a habit of licking. He lick over his sleeves a lot. His class teacher told me that

Jan 27, Unhealthy eater

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:14:02 GMT

My son is a very picky eater, we have tried all the tricks and nothing, He is 7 years old and for the past few weeks he is starting to look unhealthy,

Jan 27, Mrs

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:12:55 GMT

my now 8year old son screamed when it was time for nails to be cut, hated being swung around especially upside down, and detested hair cuts, would scream

Jan 27, Sometimes choices don't work

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:11:19 GMT

Dealing with my son and his anger issues has been a very difficult experience for our whole family. He is now 12 and his anger/outbursts are occurring

Jan 25, Self induced vomiting ??

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:08:10 GMT

My 7 yr old son sticks his fingers in his mouth in order to make himself vomit. He is a non-verbal Autistic. He has done this off and on for years. He

Jan 24, Behavioral issues with young adult with Autism

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:21:28 GMT

Young adult with autism does not like others too close to him, but he gets too close to others who are smaller/shorter and laughs when they get upset

Jan 24, Difference of a Sensory Processing disorder from a Sensory Integration disorder?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:20:42 GMT

What is the difference between. a Sensory Processing disorder and Sensory Integration disorder? Is SI just a form of the processing? And are there other

Jan 24, Autistic child scripting his favorite show

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:19:20 GMT

Is there anything wrong if an autistic child scripts the lines of his favorite show

Jan 24, I think that my daughter needs more help.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:16:25 GMT

My daughter is 7 years old; she is diagnosed with childhood Apraxia developmental delay and PDD NOS. She does not eat food such as vegetables, fruits in

Jan 24, How do i know if my 4 year old has sensory processing disorder

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:12:49 GMT

My 4 year old son grinds his teeth at night, is a very fussy eater - does not like bitty food, won't eat food because of colour, etc. - is sensitive to

Jan 24, Disease

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:11:48 GMT

3 year old boy had difficulty in sitting, standing,and walking. And his muscles appeared to be poorly developed. what disease is this

Jan 24, 4 year old "scared", new behavior, covers ears, "i'm scared"

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:10:34 GMT

She is an otherwise very confident, outgoing child. Only in the last week or two she has demonstrated not wanting to be alone because, I'm scared.