TO: JUDY - Re: What next??

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Hi, did you ever read The Out-Of-Sync Child

Recognizing And Coping With Sensory Integration Dysfunction

Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.

((Comprehensive yet easy to understand language about a disability

that is often misdiagnosed as ADD/ADHD. Includes examples of typical

indicators with check list to determine existence of condition;

helpful tools for parents to promote healthy integration))

Many kids with Apraxia have DSI (Dysfunction of Sensory Integration).

Heck, many kids just have it. I have it and I don't have apraxia,

but I do have LDs which may stem from DSI.

My son has many behavor issues related to DSI and we are finally

getting help for him through private OT. I tryed to get the school

district to help but they kept telling me he was fine. My insurance

will cover his OT because he also has fine motor delay. THey do not

cover DSI treatment. We knew was " off " since he was a baby

but I thought he would be able to manage his DSI until he was in

Preschool and had problems listening. may always be " off " or

an " odd little cookie " but we hope he can cope with life just a

little better with the help of OT.

DSI looks different in every child. THere isn't one cookie cutter

form it takes. Just something to check out.

http://www.henryot.com/news/understanding_sensory_integratio.htm

http://www.incrediblehorizons.com/sensory-integration.htm

http://www.ccinfoline.8k.com/sensory_integration_dysfunction.htm

Also too good groups.

sensoryintegrationgroup/

sid_dsi/

Take Care,

Heidi-SAHM to 8, 5 (Apraxia, DSI) 20 months (VUR,

Tort/Plagio-DOCBandit Grad, Late talker entering EI this month

2X/wkly Speech & 1X/wkly PT)

--- In , Hudis <hudis100@y...>

wrote:

> ,

> Thanks for your quick response. I am aware of the book " The Late

Talker " , and I am part of the Florida network, in fact I was the one

to tell Renai Jonas about your first meeting at the library.

> Unfortunately the one on one therapy mainly stopped because my son

aged out of early intervention last week. We are considering the

public school system a 8-2 program with one on one therapy that is

the program his IEP got him into. We are also luckily covered with

our insurance for speech with our current speach pathologist. We

will continue paying for special instruction...he will also still go

to the private preschool, so that he could be with " normally

developing " toddlers two days a week.

> The reason for the ADD label is that he is super focused he knows

his alphabet, colors, number 1-20 and hebrew alphabet which is not

age appropriate, yet he has no clue what the teacher is introducing

as the theme for the week, in fact he only sits for the part that is

the same every day but walks away when it is new stuff. He has no

bad behaviors he just " zones out " .

> His speech is getting a lot better, he really made major progress

but still has a long way to go. He is great at labeling and that is

usually quite clear but his speach is slurred otherwise.

> Any advice how to help him from getting frustrated would be

appreciated, I feel so bad when he clenches up and starts yelling.

> Thanks again,

> Happy holidays

> Judy