My oldest son has Sensory Processing and I had a posting yesterday that talked about what that was like. He is very active and its hard to tell if you have a boy or if you have a boy with some kind of issue. Do yo know what I mean. All boys are active but sometimes especially when they are younger, you wonder what he will grow out of and what he won't. Well my wife went to an adoption conference and one of the speakers mentioned the Sensory processing and then on the way home from the conference, she was talking with a friend who was also explaining it to her. Not long after that, someone at our church mentioned that an OT was coming to the school that meets at our church and was offering free screenings. That's when she told us he actually had the Sensory Processing issue.
It was like, God was opening up doors for us to diagnose our son. It was alarming and a relief all at the same time. He is going to that OT now and we are seeing some baby step improvements. She is focused on his motor skills first and hopefully next she will turn to helping him deal with group settings. Because let me tell you, Vacation Bible School was not the best situation for my son. Life is not easy. Sunday School is his weekly group setting and he does well in there because the teachers look past some of the issues like not participating in the groups. He is surprising us now and joining at his own pace. Again baby steps. Other times its one step forward and two steps back. We are hanging in there. My wife stays home with him and we are home schooling him this fall. That way we can help him learn the "Hands on" way and that will hopefully help him stay up with his grade level. We are also holding him back a year. He just needs it right now.
You will get glances at times because everyone doesn't understand why your kid can't behave. You will face some hard days. Understand what your childs limits are and try and adapt. Get a support system. You will need it down the road. Talk about it with your spouse. Home Schooling might not be a choice for you but you need to get involved in the choices that are made for your child at their school. Educators don't always have the answers or the plan that can move your child down the road towards his full potential. I have a friend with child that is in the "Autistic Spectram" and his trip in the public school system was left with him falling more and more behind because he was in better "shape" than some of the other kids in the special needs class.
I would love to hear your comments on this topic.
God Bless
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