Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Hello, Here a mail from a family from Holland. I have a question about our daughter Jip (7years old) in reaction of the storys and advises about adhd. It was realy interesting to read. Thank you all for sharing your story’s. I don’t realy think our daughter has adhd, but sometimes we wonder what makes it for her sometimes so difficult to concentrate at school. She has been to regular daycare, and to regular school for 3 years with classes with 30 children, and that’s very busy! At home she can concentrate much better, and she can be playing and also drawing for a half an hour or longer. Also at her rt-moments at school she needs attention to stay at work. But she likes to learn to read and do the learning things! Now she started at a special school with 12 children and 2 teachers, that seems to be better for her at the moment. She is more in balance. But I also heard from her teacher at the new school that in a schoolparty (which was very busy) she bit her! That was very strange for me she never did that! When it is very busy she sits on her own to play, she always did that. I think that’s a good thing she knows when she has to search a quiet place. Maybe she is also very sensitive from charactare… Kristy wrote me about sensory integration, and a OT therapist. I never heard about that but I am interested what it is. Can somebody tell me where I can find information about sensory integration and what does a ot therapist do? Jip can also handle a lot of situations just fine, she loves to dance in a regular balletclass on Saturday and has no problems to concentrate for an hour. Take care….Brigit ( mother of Jip 7 years) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.745 / Virus Database: 497 - Release Date: 27-8-2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Hi, Our daughter Gwendolyn (mds) started her pre-school with Montessori, which is totally O.T. The O.T. therapist dismissed her from O.T. therapy because she made such great strides in her Montessori preschool. It had a great impact on helping her develop her focus and concentration. I highly recommend Montessori approach to our children. My developmental therapist, who specializes in Down Syndrome recommends Montessori approach. It is visual and hands on, with weight to the hands on materials so the body experiences it and helps the child to remember what is being learned. Montessori always has the whole picture in the environment which supports one big area our kids are challenged with which is sequencing or keeping the order of things, what comes first, next, last. Also helps with not skipping steps. I know there are many Montessori Schools in Holland. As a Montessori teacher myself for many years I know that Montessori began her work with children who had had special needs. A good Montessori School should recognize this and welcome all children. Good luck Brigit! , mother to Gwendolyn age 13 (mds) > > Reply-To: MosaicDS > Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:25:13 +0200 > To: <Mosaicds > > Subject: sensory integration > > > Hello, > Here a mail from a family from Holland. > I have a question about our daughter Jip (7years old) in reaction of the > storys and advises about adhd. It was realy interesting to read. Thank > you all for sharing your story’s. > > I don’t realy think our daughter has adhd, but sometimes we wonder what > makes it for her sometimes so difficult to concentrate at school. She > has been to regular daycare, and to regular school for 3 years with > classes with 30 children, and that’s very busy! > At home she can concentrate much better, and she can be playing and also > drawing for a half an hour or longer. > Also at her rt-moments at school she needs attention to stay at work. > But she likes to learn to read and do the learning things! > > Now she started at a special school with 12 children and 2 teachers, > that seems to be better for her at the moment. She is more in balance. > But I also heard from her teacher at the new school that in a > schoolparty (which was very busy) she bit her! > That was very strange for me she never did that! > When it is very busy she sits on her own to play, she always did that. > I think that’s a good thing she knows when she has to search a quiet > place. Maybe she is also very sensitive from charactare… > Kristy wrote me about sensory integration, and a OT therapist. > I never heard about that but I am interested what it is. > Can somebody tell me where I can find information about sensory > integration and what does a ot therapist do? > > Jip can also handle a lot of situations just fine, she loves to dance in > a regular balletclass on Saturday and has no problems to concentrate for > an hour. > > Take care….Brigit ( mother of Jip 7 years) > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.745 / Virus Database: 497 - Release Date: 27-8-2004 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Sharon, Thank you for your reaction! I go and find out what we services are here in Holland. (and if its suitable for jip) Brigit (mother of jip 7 years) -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: KayeFam3@... Verzonden: vrijdag 8 oktober 2004 13:09 Aan: MosaicDS Onderwerp: Re: sensory integration I do not know what services occupational therapists provide in Holland. On the web, check out resources for sensory integration and for occupational therapy. The web site I had previously posted was for Sensory Integration International HYPERLINK " http://www.sensoryint.com/ " http://www.sensoryint.com/ the World Federation of Occupational Therapy may also be a resource. Their Web site is HYPERLINK " http://www.wfot.org.au/default.cfm " http://www.wfot.org.au/default.cfm Hope this is a start. Research is scant to support sensory integration theory as a basis for therapy, since most OT's would rather be providing treatment than doing research, so it isn't always readily available. Hope this is a helpful beginning. Good luck. Sharon Kaye OTR/L and parent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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