The Family ADHD Solution

Yazan: CanCan | 25 January 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Health, Mom stuff, Sensory Processing Disorder

The Family ADHD Solution: A Scientific Approach to Maximizing Your Child’s Attention and Minimizing Parental Stress by Mark Bertin, M.D. is a new book about meeting the challenges of ADHD as a family.
ADHD presents a lot of decisions (and in my experience, a heaping serving of self-doubt) that have to be made about how [...]

Helping Your Special Needs Child Through Nutrition

Yazan: CanCan | 27 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Health, Mom stuff, Reviews, Sensory Processing Disorder

Special-Needs Kids Go Pharm-Free: Nutrition-Focused Tools to Help Minimize Meds and Maximize Health and Well-Being is a book that I have been looking for! I am the parent of a child who has been assessed as having ADHD.

He is very young and I am not open to putting him on medication to control his [...]

Autism? or Sensory Processing Disorder?

Yazan: CanCan | 19 August 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Reviews, Sensory Processing Disorder

When Graham Linthorst was 17 months old, his parents Erik and Jennie were concerned by his unusual and repetitive behaviors.
Experts and therapists initially told them their son might be autistic. Others said he was not autistic at all.
Without a clear diagnosis, the Linthorsts urgently sought therapy to help Graham.
A program of behavioral therapy, speech therapy [...]

Myself Belts

Yazan: CanCan | 02 August 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Children's fashion, Coupon codes, Reviews, Sensory Processing Disorder

Jojo has been refusing to wear long pants or anything with buttons and zippers for well over a year.
I blame his Sensory Processing Disorder for this, but I also wonder if, at age almost-five-years, it might also have something to do with his inability to unfasten those trappings quickly enough to use the restroom [...]

Contemplating My Bilibo

Yazan: CanCan | 21 July 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Reviews, Sensory Processing Disorder, Toys

In my search for awesome toys (awesome= open ended, eco-friendly, and lots of play value for years and years and a variety of ages), I stumbled upon the Bilibo.
What is a Bilibo? That was my question, too.
Bilibo is a sculpted recyleable Polyethylene shell.
The brainchild of Swiss designer Alex Hochstrasser, Bilibo is shock resistant, non-toxic and [...]

Guest Post by Bailey Earith: Sensory Processing Disorder in Children

Yazan: CanCan | 16 June 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Guest posts, Sensory Processing Disorder

Sensory Processing Disorder in children: Definition, Symptoms, Treatment
Definition: Sensory Processing Disorder or Sensory Integration Dysfunction is a developmental problem that occurs when sensory signals (sound, light, touch, motion) fail to get properly organized in the brain. This lack or disorganization results in inappropriate responses or output. A child with SPD finds it difficult to process [...]

A Note from Kim McVean, O.T.R./L.

Yazan: CanCan | 14 June 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Guest posts, Sensory Processing Disorder

I am an occupational therapist who specializes in sensory processing issues. In addition to being an occupational therapist, I am also the mother of twin boys both of which have sensory issues. I have a weekly internet radio show where I discuss sensory issues, and also have a website.
The reason that I started [...]

SmartKnitKIDS Seamless Sensitivity Socks

Yazan: CanCan | 13 June 2009 | 178 Comments
Categories: Children's fashion, Giveaways, Reviews, Sensory Processing Disorder

Is your child sensitive about certain types of clothing?
Jojo refuses to wear long pants, long sleeves, or anything with buttons or zippers. Sensitive? Check. He pretty much strips down to just the essentials as soon as he gets home from school.
Clothing can be a huge issue for those with Sensory Processing Disorder! (Remember the expert [...]

Occupational Therapy With Britt Collins (DVD Series)

Yazan: CanCan | 11 June 2009 | 48 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Giveaways, Mom stuff, Reviews, Sensory Processing Disorder

When reading about sensory processing disorder, over and over again the words “occupational therapy (OT)” keep appearing.
As a parent, it is hard to know how exactly to employ occupational therapy techniques in the home. And, if you are like me, you don’t have time to read every book out there, because you are already busy [...]

Sensory Processing Disorder: A Mother Shares Her Experience

Yazan: CanCan | 09 June 2009 | 14 Comments
Categories: Guest posts, Sensory Processing Disorder

Yesterday, a mother of a 4 year old girl with sensory processing disorder shared with us about her experiences receiving a diagnosis of SPD and what that meant to their family.
SPD affects 1 out of every 20 children, yet many parents don’t know how to help them at home.
Today we will hear from another parent [...]