tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973269483459581996.post7751733255526434481..comments2023-06-14T07:03:19.543-05:00Comments on A Round Unvarnish'd Tale: A Parenting EpiphanyCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04817680463922038375noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973269483459581996.post-77805492981994228362012-05-26T07:20:07.152-05:002012-05-26T07:20:07.152-05:00Thanks for the thoughts and links, everyone!Thanks for the thoughts and links, everyone!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04817680463922038375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973269483459581996.post-17982067308705302242012-05-25T17:33:19.374-05:002012-05-25T17:33:19.374-05:00I have one too. She has a difficult time socially...I have one too. She has a difficult time socially, especially at church. I have thought about getting her evaluated for SPD, but she had such a deep emotional component to her behaviors that I don't know if it would be beneficial even if she did qualify for OT. I have found the information and techniques at handinhandparenting.org to be helpful in navigating the emotional roller coaster with her. One caveat with that website is that they come from the assumption that all children are good by nature. We know that the opposite is true but I have found that by using the techniques I am more able to put the best construction on her behaviorrather than operating from the default mindset that she is behaving a certain way just to ne difficult.mzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058633356374866613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973269483459581996.post-28744460185235433312012-05-25T10:47:56.531-05:002012-05-25T10:47:56.531-05:00I run around the world of internationally adopted ...I run around the world of internationally adopted kids coming out of orphanages -- they bring a ton of challenges to parents. <br /><br />I have an ADHD kid on medication which has been a life savior for him -- he can hyper-focus when I don't want him though! Now that he's in high school we are seeing lots of executive function type concerns. I lovingly refer to myself as Alex's extra 'pre-frontal cortex'.<br /><br />The highly sensitive child reminds me of sensory integration disorder which the post-institutional kids and their families have to manage. <br /><br />http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/sensory-processing-disorder-checklist.htmlMary Ellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664486683390595886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973269483459581996.post-71852151556515834532012-05-25T10:45:02.967-05:002012-05-25T10:45:02.967-05:00Hmmm. Cheryl, glad you are figuring out your sensi...Hmmm. Cheryl, glad you are figuring out your sensitive boy. My sister's boy, also named Evan :-), could identify with a lot of this. She said he had "Sensory Integration Disorder". I remember last year we were on vacation together. They had just arrived and she had put Evan in a sleeping bag. Everyone was exhausted, but Evan was bothered by the texture of his sleeping bag on his feet. He had worn sandals and had no socks. In desperation my sis' put my Dad's sweaty, stinky socks that he had worn all day onto Evan's feet. It worked, thank goodness.Suzanne Teskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977684666777535499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973269483459581996.post-7458832961384101942012-05-25T10:38:44.698-05:002012-05-25T10:38:44.698-05:00"Attention Deficit Disorder" has always ..."Attention Deficit Disorder" has always seemed a misnomer to me. It's not that these kids don't pay attention or have a deficit in that category; on the contrary, they pay attention to EVERYthing! Maybe it should be called "Focus Deficit Disorder."Untamed Shrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060575057546219752noreply@blogger.com