Tag: sensory processing disorder
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Grief
Grief. Not in the way of losing a person, but in losing sight of what you thought would happen. When we were first faced with his diagnosis I was completely numb to it. Reading through checklists in attempt to rule each box out. There was no way that could be my child. I took my […]
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System Failure
I will never say, think, let anyone believe, that my child, any child, is broken. His brain chemistry is complicated, yes. Broken, heck no. Does he misbehave? All the time. Lose control of his feelings? Daily. Well, hourly to be more precise. I’m the first one to realize this. That being said, there are some […]
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5 Ways to Change a Bad Sensory Day
Every parent understands the mysteriously frustrating “bad day” that pops up from time to time. With F and his sensory processing struggles, sometimes we get thrown for a major loop when he wakes up sensitive to EVERYTHING. Yogurt touches his hand, meltdown. His brother bothers him, meltdown. It takes a few extra seconds to get […]