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.
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
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.
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?