Re: Sensory Integration Dysfunction/brushing

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Brushing really helped my son when he was younger, we'd do it 3 times a

day and it did seem to help calm him down. Now he prefers more physical

stimulation, bouncing on a therapy ball or running around the gym and

running into the wall (!), or bouncing on a trampoline. The OT still

does joint compressions to and he likes that.

:)Donna

On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 11:09 AM, Stack wrote:

> I have noticed that a lot of the kids on this board have sensory

> problems. Gsry'd OT yesterday spoke with me about joint compressions

> and brushing for him. She gave me the brush and showed me what to do.

> Has anybody tried this? What were the results?

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> TIA,

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[Guest guest]

> I have noticed that a lot of the kids on this board have sensory

> problems. Gsry'd OT yesterday spoke with me about joint

compressions

> and brushing for him. She gave me the brush and showed me what to

do.

> Has anybody tried this? What were the results?

>

> TIA,

>

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Sensory problems go hand-in-hand with the autism spectrum disorders.

They are also common in kids with ADHD...IMO this is not a

coincidence and that ADHD is along the same perspective.

When was 10 and having OT, we did the brushing/compressions.

It's hard to say if it was the brushing, the OT and excercises we did

at home, or both that caused his improvements. But he did improve

his gross and fine motor skills and become less sensitive to being

bumped into by people. But, as time has shown, it is by no means a

cure.

I also brushed and did the compressions on Braden - the one with the

tooth brushing issues - at that time. I noticed that shortly after

starting it, his feet were less sensitive and he wasn't ripping his

shoes off the minute he came in the door as he used to do. I still

brush him occasionally when he feels that he needs it.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

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I have tried this with my now 9 yr old. He was a preemie and had major

sensory problems when he was little. He still has some issues, but I really

think this made a difference. We came to find out that the problems we

associated with his being born 2 months early, were also the hallmarks of

Aspergers. Although he has not officially been diagnosed with AS, having

another child (12 yr old girl) with AS has opened our eyes. You do have to

be consistent with the brushing though. If you just do it here and there,

it won't work as well. I hope this helps.

Luana

( ) Sensory Integration Dysfunction/brushing

I have noticed that a lot of the kids on this board have sensory

problems. Gsry'd OT yesterday spoke with me about joint compressions

and brushing for him. She gave me the brush and showed me what to do.

Has anybody tried this? What were the results?

TIA,

[Guest guest]

> I have noticed that a lot of the kids on this board have sensory

> problems. Gsry'd OT yesterday spoke with me about joint

compressions

> and brushing for him.

Hi !! I would give it a try..what do you

have to lose? I have read on other lists that families have had

success with this. In our case this was suggested when Lane was

around two but by an over zealous OT who had been called in to

evaluate Lane during a PT session. To let you know how uninformed we

were at that time we thought we WERE in OT ( not PT )....and the only

reason we were there was because our daughter was having some gross

motor skill problems, no other symptoms at that time. After 15

minutes of working with her this OT cries UREEKA and says she has

SID, that I will have to quite my job to brush her, etc pushing us

into skepticism. We ended up leaving OT and the EI program over this.

So I guess I am saying is that our present situation might be better

if they had been more professional and explained more thoroughly.

If you have the time to work with this then I think you should give

it a go.

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

Thanks. I am glad to hear it made a difference.

[Guest guest]

Donna,

Thanks. likes the brushing but now the compression. I am going to do

both. I like hearing positive results.

[Guest guest]

Luana,

Thanks for the advice. I will be consistent. I am glad I am getting so much

positive feedback!

[Guest guest]

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I agree we have nothing to lose. I am getting a lot of positive feedback so I

am optimistic.

[Guest guest]

I was introduced to joint compressions and brushing for my son several years

ago by my sister, an OT. My son was having lots of problems with sensitivities

to materials and things like the seams in his socks and how his shoes fit. We

did these techniques religiously for three or four months then relaxing to

occasionally doing them. Clayton, now 13, hasn't needed this stuff at all for

the last couple of years. Within days of starting this he no longer had

sensitivities to certain materials and I don't remember the last time we fought

about

getting his shoes on.

It worked for him!

[Guest guest]

My son is 12. His school OT recommended it and we have seen positive

results. We also were told to have him do exercises - pushups and jumping jacks

and

it does amazing things to help him calm down and remain in control. It may

seem different at first, but we have seen results!

a in Hot Springs

[Guest guest]

My youngest is very much like that. Some clothes he simply will not

wear. Zippers, buttons, etc on a shirt will drive him nuts. Nylon

(swishy) material freaks him out too. Etc.

a

My son was having lots of problems with sensitivities

> to materials and things like the seams in his socks and how his

shoes fit.