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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
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Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
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by Henryjon12, Nov 17, 2004 12:00AM
Thanks for your response re my twin’s development yesterday. I feel reassured by your comments. However I forgot to mention one other thing that slightly concerns me. I was wondering if DS2’s reaction to sensory experiences is normal. He displays the following:
He is quite sensitive to noise. If he hears a loud noise he says, “Whats that noise” or “ I don’t like that noise. Do you like loud noises Mummy?”. He doesn’t go mad or anything but he just seems to notice sounds more than DS1 and more sounds than I would notice, although they must register in my subconscious as I always know what noise he is referring to when he asks about it. He was sensitive to noise when he was a baby and used to cry when certain pieces of sad music were played. Grew out of that quite quickly and doesn’t mind loud music now. Used to dance at the first note of a tune until about a year ago. Is less inclined now but still enjoys music. Doesn’t ask for it to put on much now though. Interest in TV and pretend play has taken over
Says things like “I don’t like the wind blowing “ but he doesn’t make a big issue of it
He doesn’t like Fairgrounds or toy cars in shopping malls that move.
He doesn’t seem to feel as much pain as DS1. DS1 will cry if a feather falls on him. It takes a good lot more to make DS2 cry although he will cry when he does something like bumping his head badly or when DS1 bites him!
He loves playing in water and sand and frequently comes home from nursery having got his clothes dirty and wet.
He doesn’t have any issues with food, is not fussy about his clothes or toys and is a good sleeper. Overall he is quite an easygoing child
His sensitivity to noise and fairgrounds etc only seems to have happened in the last year and I suppose the fact that he is more vocal about it now and asks questions makes me ponder a bit more. I don’t think I would have given it a moments thought if I wasn’t so paranoid and read lots of articles in books and on the Internet. My instinct is that, if you had SID the extent of the reaction to sensory experiences would be more extreme. Its just that DS1 seems to be so much different, a lot more sensitive in some ways but less so in terms of his reaction to sensory experiences. Is it possible to have mild SID or do you think that DS2’s reactions are typical of a child of this age (3 years and 5 months). Thanks
He is quite sensitive to noise. If he hears a loud noise he says, “Whats that noise” or “ I don’t like that noise. Do you like loud noises Mummy?”. He doesn’t go mad or anything but he just seems to notice sounds more than DS1 and more sounds than I would notice, although they must register in my subconscious as I always know what noise he is referring to when he asks about it. He was sensitive to noise when he was a baby and used to cry when certain pieces of sad music were played. Grew out of that quite quickly and doesn’t mind loud music now. Used to dance at the first note of a tune until about a year ago. Is less inclined now but still enjoys music. Doesn’t ask for it to put on much now though. Interest in TV and pretend play has taken over
Says things like “I don’t like the wind blowing “ but he doesn’t make a big issue of it
He doesn’t like Fairgrounds or toy cars in shopping malls that move.
He doesn’t seem to feel as much pain as DS1. DS1 will cry if a feather falls on him. It takes a good lot more to make DS2 cry although he will cry when he does something like bumping his head badly or when DS1 bites him!
He loves playing in water and sand and frequently comes home from nursery having got his clothes dirty and wet.
He doesn’t have any issues with food, is not fussy about his clothes or toys and is a good sleeper. Overall he is quite an easygoing child
His sensitivity to noise and fairgrounds etc only seems to have happened in the last year and I suppose the fact that he is more vocal about it now and asks questions makes me ponder a bit more. I don’t think I would have given it a moments thought if I wasn’t so paranoid and read lots of articles in books and on the Internet. My instinct is that, if you had SID the extent of the reaction to sensory experiences would be more extreme. Its just that DS1 seems to be so much different, a lot more sensitive in some ways but less so in terms of his reaction to sensory experiences. Is it possible to have mild SID or do you think that DS2’s reactions are typical of a child of this age (3 years and 5 months). Thanks
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Nov 17, 2004 12:00AM
, Nov 17, 2004 12:00AM
He could well display SID. There is quite a broiad spectrum of symptoms that fall under the domain of SID, and also quite a range when it comes to degree of severity. It would be reasonable to arrange a screening by an Occupational Therapist and see what the process yields. When children with SI receive help at a young age, the difficulties tend not to interfere with their development.
