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SIDS?

I posted on the ADHD community, where I was suggested to look into SIDS and post here. Not to rewrite everything this is what I posted:

I have a 3.5 year old girl. She's very bright and has always been rather advanced physically. The problem is she doesn't stop moving - she's just always on the go. She can't walk quietly on the street but has to be jumping, running, spinning, touching everything etc, she won't sit still in a chair not even to eat. She lokes drawing, but even that she does standing up moving.

Sometimes she seems truely unhappy being home. She wants to be out running around. I take her to the park and on the way home she's nearly crying sometimes because she sincerely doesn't want to be at home. It's not like we have any problems causing her not wanting to be at home. She has toys but takes little interest in them.

I don't know if I'm seeing a problem where there is non, but in a group of children she always stands out at the one running around and not being able to stand still for a second.

I've looked on the SIDS check list, and while I can tick every single box under Hypo sensitivity to movement and sensory seeking behaviour, I don't recognise much in the other categories.

Is she just very active, or could there be more to it?
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Thanks again for your reply.

I'm hoping I'm just dealing with a very active child. It's her first year in pre-school and the requirement for them to sit still etc is still limited. Fingers crossed it turns out to just be energy and she might even come down as she gets older.

You information has been very useful.
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Hi, well-------------  I'm a little thrown off by a couple of things.  Typically, a sensory kid has trouble in school.  Almost a given.  Things are usually better at home besides the constant motion.  My son, for example, spins to soothe and calm himself.  And his desire to do it is intense and if you try to interfere, he will get upset.  At school, a child is out of control of their environment------  and their sensory system is usually out of sync---------- so you see an increase in behaviors that are undesirable in the classroom.  I imagine that some kids may not have over the top behavior if their sensory is mild and you'd see more 'infexibility' type of issues which is a coping mechanism.  

You may just have a super active child that you will have to work hard to give outlets for.

The goal of treating sensory integration disorder is to give a child coping skills and to help them learn things that work on their sensory system to keep it regulated.  My son will always have his sensory issues------------ however, he will know what he can do to make it better.  He will probably always be in sports to help his system feel 'just right'.  And we will work as he gets older on making sure he makes good choices for nervous system input rather than bad choices (thrill seeking).  Depending on the severity, it can have a different impact on adult life.  Your daughter is clearly mild or you'd have the school calling you about issues.  

I got a lot of phone calls. good luck
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Thanks for our reply.

Yes my daughter goes to pre-school and she's doing well. According to her teacher she has 'personality' (not sure what to think of that comment) but is otherwise good. I'm talking more to her due to end of term next week so I'll ask more into it.

I can recognise a lot of what you're saying. For example, she has swim class twice a week. While waiting to be let in she's running around like crazy, but once inside, she's well behaved. In a group of children without a planned settinng she'll always be the one running around like mad.

She's definately calmer when she has had the occasion to spend spend her energy - often this will mean the park with swings where she can be on for hours if I let her or swimming.

One piece of informaition I can't find is what the long term effect could be - ie. how it might affect her adult life and is it something that could go away as she gets older. I suspect anyone here would just tell me she's an active child, but she just seems too active to me for it to be normal.  
  
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973741 tn?1342342773
Hi there.  I almost missed your post as I was thinking sids----------  you know, instead of sensory integration disorder!  Ha.  Well, anyway--------- I have a son that was diagnosed with sensory integration disorder  at the age of 4 and he is now 7 and going into the second grade.  He was diagnosed by an occupational therapist and still goes to OT for it.  

The thing about sensory is it can be a little different in every child and can be parts of it or all of it.  But---------- here is a big but.  How does your daughter do in school?  I assume she is in preschool or going into kindergarten.  This is a big key to sensory.  

My boy is constant motion as well and he is a sensory seeker.  He does the active things you describe and seeks this kind of input to his nervous system as well.  But-----------  it has an eventual calming effect on him.  He does a lot of it and then he is mellow for school or whatever he needs to be less hyped up for.  We take him places and plan things to work on his nervous system so that he can be calm the rest of the time.

But the big thing I'd say that makes for a sensory kid is that in places where they are overwhelmed (classically places like school, birthday parties, etc.)--------  they have trouble coping.  How does your daughter do in these settings?
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