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tactile sensivity desorder
Dear dr Kennedy! I am sorry to bother you once again,but I am desperate.I wrote you more than a month ago that my daughter wouldn't dress and we were proscribed psychothropic medicine.We have visited psycologists in Spain and in Russia once more but no one seems to know the problem of sensory integration desorders.I would like to ask if there is any book or other source where I can find information on methodology of curing this condition and is it curable? It seems to me now that I am trapped because no one can answer my questions.Thank you very much in advance. Faithfully yours Anna
Hi. Yes, you are on a forum for regular folk to respond to you. I can tell you that tactile dysfunction is part of the sensory system though. And psychotic medication is really not . . . ever . . . and I mean ever . . . perscribed for that here in the states. What we do here and with tremendous success (my son has sensory integration disorder) is occupational therapy. It is wonderful------- research if there is any type of thing where you are.
A good site on the internet is "SensoryProcessingDisorder" or "SPD". It was one of the first sights I worked with. There are a number of books on sensory including Carol Kranowitz "The Out of Sync Child". Lucy Miller also has written an excellent book on it---------- google her to find that title. There is "Raising a Sensory Smart Child". All of these books are helpful although that web site is quite user friendly.
I don't know what all symptoms of sensory she is displaying as there can be many. Some are quite subtle and others grab your attention right away but all can lead to a child being uncomfortable in their own skin and their enviroment. It hinders their ability to cope or be successful.
For tactile dysfunction, we did something they call "brushing" in the occupational therapy world. My son had both an aversion to some things like handwashing which he was required to do in preschool. He'd have a meltdown fit over it and if his shirt got wet too . . . oh, it was BAD! But then he'd get into a sand box and pour it all over himself. He hates tags and refuses to wear socks in our house. We struck a bargain years ago (he's now 7) that he had to wear his socks with tennis shoes when he left the house but at home, my son is ALWAYS barefoot. Such is life . . . I just roll with that. He's got socks on when he leaves the house and doesn't complain about it, so good enough for now. They do sell items such as seemless socks and other clothing articles for sensory kids at various web sites. Anyway, back to the brushing---------- they use a surgical type of soft brush and then do a process that takes about 2 to 3 minutes to complete. Then you do joint compressions which take about a minute. My son really responded to this and much of his extreme reaction to tactile things got significantly better in weeks. I'm dead serious. It really had a positive effect on him. Google tactile dysfunction, sensory integration disorder and brushing protocol and see what comes up. I can go through the process with you if you'd like. They also do something where they try to gently expose the child to the things they avoid. My son did not like messy, liquidy things . .. they put pudding on a cookie sheet and let him draw with his fingers in it and lick as he liked. He took a while to get his hand in it but that pudding was too tempting. You can also fill a bucket with dried beans and hide things in it and have her search. That is very tactile. Playing in sand. Finger painting, etc. are all sensory activities.
anyway, I'm only a mom here and not the expert on call for this forum, but wanted to share with you some of my knowledge. I don't know how old your daughter is but we have had incredible success with our sensory son. I'm happy to share anything I can with you.
One other thing---------keeping the nervous system regulated as a whole helps with general tactile discomfort. When you are on the sensory processing disorder website, look at the information on what they call "heavy work" as these are ideas of things that regulate the whole nervous system.
Best of luck to you and contact me any time. Peace.
A good site on the internet is "SensoryProcessingDisorder" or "SPD". It was one of the first sights I worked with. There are a number of books on sensory including Carol Kranowitz "The Out of Sync Child". Lucy Miller also has written an excellent book on it---------- google her to find that title. There is "Raising a Sensory Smart Child". All of these books are helpful although that web site is quite user friendly.
I don't know what all symptoms of sensory she is displaying as there can be many. Some are quite subtle and others grab your attention right away but all can lead to a child being uncomfortable in their own skin and their enviroment. It hinders their ability to cope or be successful.
For tactile dysfunction, we did something they call "brushing" in the occupational therapy world. My son had both an aversion to some things like handwashing which he was required to do in preschool. He'd have a meltdown fit over it and if his shirt got wet too . . . oh, it was BAD! But then he'd get into a sand box and pour it all over himself. He hates tags and refuses to wear socks in our house. We struck a bargain years ago (he's now 7) that he had to wear his socks with tennis shoes when he left the house but at home, my son is ALWAYS barefoot. Such is life . . . I just roll with that. He's got socks on when he leaves the house and doesn't complain about it, so good enough for now. They do sell items such as seemless socks and other clothing articles for sensory kids at various web sites. Anyway, back to the brushing---------- they use a surgical type of soft brush and then do a process that takes about 2 to 3 minutes to complete. Then you do joint compressions which take about a minute. My son really responded to this and much of his extreme reaction to tactile things got significantly better in weeks. I'm dead serious. It really had a positive effect on him. Google tactile dysfunction, sensory integration disorder and brushing protocol and see what comes up. I can go through the process with you if you'd like. They also do something where they try to gently expose the child to the things they avoid. My son did not like messy, liquidy things . .. they put pudding on a cookie sheet and let him draw with his fingers in it and lick as he liked. He took a while to get his hand in it but that pudding was too tempting. You can also fill a bucket with dried beans and hide things in it and have her search. That is very tactile. Playing in sand. Finger painting, etc. are all sensory activities.
anyway, I'm only a mom here and not the expert on call for this forum, but wanted to share with you some of my knowledge. I don't know how old your daughter is but we have had incredible success with our sensory son. I'm happy to share anything I can with you.
One other thing---------keeping the nervous system regulated as a whole helps with general tactile discomfort. When you are on the sensory processing disorder website, look at the information on what they call "heavy work" as these are ideas of things that regulate the whole nervous system.
Best of luck to you and contact me any time. Peace.
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