Re: Rocking for sensory?

August 5, 2011

I would recommend massage therapy. Cranial Sacral and Myofacial Release have shown huge benefit for kids with sensory and speech deficits, shiatsu works wonders with kids with issues that stem from imbalances, and gentle to deep pressure Swedish massage reduces anxiety and releases serotonin and cortisol into the system. My son was already verbal when we started with massage, what I noticed was a huge improvement in his behavior in school and his ability to comply with tasks. I was also able to take him off the homeopathic anxiety remedy I was giving him to get through a school day. I know other kids who were able to speak for the first time after a few sessions.

My daughter has always rocked, from the time she was in he crib, as a self soother. She doesn't realize she does it- it's an automatic thing. You can stop it if you need to, but she starts back up. It's hard bouncing- throwing her entire body back and forth even if she's in something that rocks itself. Ie, in the car when she rocks, it's hard enough that it feels the car is sputtering and about to stall. She does it just as hard against a rigid surface as she does against moveable surfaces.

My question is whether or not anyone else has a child with this particular sensory issue, and what different therapy tools you have used for it. I wouldn't mind getting a mini tramp, but i am not sure if the bouncing will be the same as the rocking she seeks out, or if something else works better. The rocking is very noticable, the sofa slams against the wall, so it's extremely noticable. I would like to find something she could do thwt is a bit quieter.

August 5, 2011

My grandson likes to rock also, but not so much anymore now he is 7, but

when he is very tired he still will for a little awhile. It seems as

though he is outgrowing it which is fine with us.

But when he was quite young we bought him one of those bouncy chairs for

babies and he would jump and rock in it so hard he would move it around

the room, was under a year old. As he got older he would also rock real

hard on the love seat here and at home on a chair he liked, and actually

it kind of worried me he went so hard. I was worried he was going to get

whip lash in his brain or something.

He did discover one of my chairs rocked not too long ago and tried that

for awhile, but somehow it did not give him the effect he was after so

he stopped.

My daughter has a mini trampoline she uses to work out on, but I don't

think Lucas jumps on it much. Hopefully your daughter will outgrow some

of her rocking as my grandson has.

Carolyn ;o)

herberkids3 wrote:

>

> My daughter has always rocked, from the time she was in he crib, as a

> self soother. She doesn't realize she does it- it's an automatic

> thing. You can stop it if you need to, but she starts back up. It's

> hard bouncing- throwing her entire body back and forth even if she's

> in something that rocks itself. Ie, in the car when she rocks, it's

> hard enough that it feels the car is sputtering and about to stall.

> She does it just as hard against a rigid surface as she does against

> moveable surfaces.

>

> My question is whether or not anyone else has a child with this

> particular sensory issue, and what different therapy tools you have

> used for it. I wouldn't mind getting a mini tramp, but i am not sure

> if the bouncing will be the same as the rocking she seeks out, or if

> something else works better. The rocking is very noticable, the sofa

> slams against the wall, so it's extremely noticable. I would like to

> find something she could do thwt is a bit quieter.

>

August 6, 2011

What about a swing?Sherri 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me, and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.To: autism-aspergers Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 9:41 PMSubject: Rocking for sensory?

My daughter has always rocked, from the time she was in he crib, as a self soother. She doesn't realize she does it- it's an automatic thing. You can stop it if you need to, but she starts back up. It's hard bouncing- throwing her entire body back and forth even if she's in something that rocks itself. Ie, in the car when she rocks, it's hard enough that it feels the car is sputtering and about to stall. She does it just as hard against a rigid surface as she does against moveable surfaces.

My question is whether or not anyone else has a child with this particular sensory issue, and what different therapy tools you have used for it. I wouldn't mind getting a mini tramp, but i am not sure if the bouncing will be the same as the rocking she seeks out, or if something else works better. The rocking is very noticable, the sofa slams against the wall, so it's extremely noticable. I would like to find something she could do thwt is a bit quieter.

August 7, 2011