sensory question

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Thanks - can I go to any on that list, or only the ones that say "SPDF" after their name? It would be a long drive to the latter.From: bridget <beanniferj@...>Subject: ( ) Re: Sensory Question Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 1:10 PM

Hi ,

There is a list of service providers on the SPD Foundation website here: http://www.spdnetwork.org/directory/index.html That is where we found the OT who originally dx'd my son with SPD. I will add that the OT we see now is not on that list, but is a very experienced senior pediatric OT at a university hospital, and she also has a great understanding of sensory issues, so there are other good providers out there.

Bridget

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> Subject: ( ) Re: Sensory Question

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> Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 6:40 PM

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> My advice is to find an OT who is very experienced in dealing with SPD and begin therapy to deal with it. SPD never completely goes away but your child can learn coping mechanisms. The early that you deal with SPD the better.

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> My son's SPD issues have varied greatly over the years. I once asked an OT who was very experienced in treating SPD about it. She said that it was quite common for SPD issues to change intensity over periods of time. My son was dx'ed with mild sensory issues at age 3. But SPD continues to be an issue for us even now at age 15. For us kindergarten was difficult as it was set up as a standard classroom rather than a sensory one like the preschool had. Another difficult time was going from elementary school with few transitions and recess to middle school with lots of transitions and no recess. When my son's SPD over whelmed him in kindergarten we went to a private OT. She helped us tremendously in 1) treating my son's SPD effectively and 2) educating us about SPD and how we could deal with it better. Unfortunately this OT moved away so my son only saw her for @ 6 months.

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> Caroline

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