Difficulty taking in or interpreting this input can lead to devastating consequences in:
daily functioning
social and family relationships
behavioral challenges
regulating emotions
self-esteem
learning
Ever Wonder Why Your Child Does The Things He/She Does?
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Do you wonder why they are excessive risk takers - jumping and crashing into anything they can ?
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Why they can’t do puzzles - write well - or find the coordination for riding a bike or hitting a ball?
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Why they cry or cover their ears with every loud sound - even vacuums, toilets or hairdryers ?
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Why they don’t like to be touched or can’t be touched enough?
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Why they will only eat macaroni and cheese and pizza?
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Why they will only wear certain clothes or need you to cut the tags out of their shirts?
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Ever wonder why you can’t seem to calm them down or get them to sleep?
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Why they won’t put their hands in anything messy or use glue, Play Doh, or play with mud?
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Why they fear playground equipment or being tipped upside down?
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Why crowded stores bother them so much leading to major meltdowns in public places?
My son has all the issues listed above, plus a sensitivity to smell. This makes everyday life a big challenge, particularly when it comes to food. Through a long process of therapy, nutritional supplements, riding our house of irritants, and heavy metal detox(clay baths) I think we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Recently Dane went to a birthday party and it was a huge success. In the past Dane would get overstimulated and not be able to participate in the festivities because he was too hyper. It was nice to see him enjoy himself.Here are some resources that I have found to be very helpful:
http://www.spdfoundation.net/
http://autism-ppd.net/
http://www.cospeechtherapyservices.com/
Clay Baths - http://www.clayforautism.com/
http://www.nativeremedies.com/search_results.php?query=autism&x=0&y=0
