Re: To Chris Re: Sensory Integration Disorders

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Chris:

You mentioning your son sensitive to food textures got me to wonder whether or

not this might be part of my son's problems with food, in addition to OCD food

contamination issues. When tries something he hasn't eaten in a LONG time

it looks as though he can barely stand it in his mouth and usually gets a drink

to get it down. If he doesn't get his drink soon enough it looks as though

he's going to throw-up.

How did you help to stop gagging? Meat is the worst thing to get down;

if he'll try to eat it (spaghetti meat sauce, hamburgers and chicken tenders is

about as much meat he can stand).

Tamra

Re: Sensory Integration Disorders

With my son , the food texture is part of his SID. He had a

gagging problem really bad til a few years ago, can't (refuses?) to

eat meat that's not ground (but will eat chicken skin), and has

always been/is very sensitive to smells. Clothing has never been an

issue. Also his motor skills have always been delayed and awkard.

The OT, speech and " me " helped him in all these areas, doesn't gag

any more, the OT helped him be more comfortable with his body and how

it moves, doesn't get dizzy so easily and just sort of helped his

motor skills overall. His speech therapist said something about his

chewing problem and speech, but he speaks perfectly now and still has

the texture problem. He still doesn't move like an athlete but he

seems better at things, like throwing balls, riding bike, things like

that.

Clothing is an issue with his twin, gets the " shivers " from some type

materials, sometimes tags bother him, very picky about socks and how

they feel. But nothing that needs to be done with an OT, doesn't

affect us and change our whole lives like OCD does!

But as in my previous post about school and and kids making

fun of him, still in a way " looks " awkward. When I watched

him walk in the house tonight, I was behind him, and was wondering at

the way he stepped/walked if his OCD was bothering him.

> Hi,

> When my son was 2 he started with the sensory issues. being a

special

> ecucator I watched this behavior carefully. By age 4 our lives

were being

> controlled by my sons OCD. We tried CBT. It seems to have helped

him (even

> at his young age) gain some ground on this OCD. It is difficult to

determine

> what is SI and what is OCD. We have not tried medication yet,

however, down

> the road we know it may be necessary. He seems to have periods

when he is

> real calm and periods when he is anxiety ridden.

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