elfmama_2

i'm sorry, I forgot the book mentioned for kids and sensory needs,
could someone tell me again?

Thanks

p.s. are there any others?

Rebecca

zenmomma2kids

>>i'm sorry, I forgot the book mentioned for kids and sensory needs,
could someone tell me again? >>

The Out Of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz. There are others, but
that's the best I've found.

Life is good.
~Mary

Rebecca DeLong

Thank you, off to the library.
Rebecca
zenmomma2kids <zenmomma@...> wrote:>>i'm sorry, I forgot the book mentioned for kids and sensory needs,
could someone tell me again? >>

The Out Of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz. There are others, but
that's the best I've found.

Life is good.
~Mary



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In a message dated 4/16/2003 12:50:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
zenmomma@... writes:


> The Out Of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz. There are others, but
> that's the best I've found.
>
>
After reading these posts and looking up some stuff online, it really got me
to thinking if this is my son's condition, some sort of sensory disorder. He
has been diagnosed as being hyperactive, ADD, RAD, as well as just having bad
behavior...he is very rough, loud, gets "sucked into" anything (good or bad),
very uncoodinated, kinda clumsy...He was in 9 foster homes (and one failed
adoption) before he came to us. He has come SOOOO far in the 2 1/2 years
he's been part of our family, but he is still very developmentally
behind...we call him our "baby" because so much of his actions and behaviors
are very "toddler like" (he will be 10 years old next month)...he sucks his
fingers and plays with the tag on his shirt with the other hand, LOVES baby
toys...I encourage it all....he never got a "babyhood." Can't wait to get
the addition built on so I'll have room for a rocking chair! :o)

Anyhow, we went to his psychologist today, and I told her what I had read,
and it was like a lightbulb went on in her head (and mine) as she began
listing things that are common with children with sensory disorders, and
every single thing she listed described our son to a T. He is still in
public school but we will be taking him out at the end of this year (he was a
foster child, we couldn't homeschool him at that time, but left him in school
after the adoption because he wanted to go...he is beginning to be excited
about homeschooling though.) He has been on (in his life) ritalin, Concerta,
and Adderall. But she said, if we do an occupational therapy review, and see
if sensory deprivation is his condition, no meds will be needed....it is
pretty much taken care of with occupational therapy.

Anyhow, sorry so long, but I just wanted to thank whoever it was who brought
this up to start with. It might finally make a big difference.

Nancy


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In a message dated 4/16/2003 12:50:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
zenmomma@... writes:


> The Out Of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz. There are others, but
> that's the best I've found.
>
>
After reading these posts and looking up some stuff online, it really got me
to thinking if this is my son's condition, some sort of sensory disorder. He
has been diagnosed as being hyperactive, ADD, RAD, as well as just having bad
behavior...he is very rough, loud, gets "sucked into" anything (good or bad),
very uncoodinated, kinda clumsy...He was in 9 foster homes (and one failed
adoption) before he came to us. He has come SOOOO far in the 2 1/2 years
he's been part of our family, but he is still very developmentally
behind...we call him our "baby" because so much of his actions and behaviors
are very "toddler like" (he will be 10 years old next month)...he sucks his
fingers and plays with the tag on his shirt with the other hand, LOVES baby
toys...I encourage it all....he never got a "babyhood." Can't wait to get
the addition built on so I'll have room for a rocking chair! :o)

Anyhow, we went to his psychologist today, and I told her what I had read,
and it was like a lightbulb went on in her head (and mine) as she began
listing things that are common with children with sensory disorders, and
every single thing she listed described our son to a T. He is still in
public school but we will be taking him out at the end of this year (he was a
foster child, we couldn't homeschool him at that time, but left him in school
after the adoption because he wanted to go...he is beginning to be excited
about homeschooling though.) He has been on (in his life) ritalin, Concerta,
and Adderall. But she said, if we do an occupational therapy review, and see
if sensory deprivation is his condition, no meds will be needed....it is
pretty much taken care of with occupational therapy.

Anyhow, sorry so long, but I just wanted to thank whoever it was who brought
this up to start with. It might finally make a big difference.

Nancy


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In a message dated 4/16/03 7:34:11 PM, CelticFrau@... writes:

<< .he sucks his
fingers and plays with the tag on his shirt with the other hand, >>

The tags in his shirt might be bothering him.
For both me and Holly, I take tags out completely, of underwear and
especially t-shirts. The tag is RIGHT there, where nerves are, and it seems
in a way to disturb the whole intersection of sensation up the spine, from
the head down, hands and arms to brain... Busy neuro intersection to have
some scratchy itchy irritating thing Right There.

Cutting them off sometimes isn't enough. Depends on the material it's made
of. Seam ripper taking threads out is what we have to do usually.

Polyester and acrylic can be really uncomfortable too, and wool is right out.

Used cotton seems least problematical. Holly also likes nylon, like swim-suit
material (lycra/spandex stuff?)

Sandra

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SandraDodd@... writes:


> The tags in his shirt might be bothering him.
> For both me and Holly, I take tags out completely, of underwear and
> especially t-shirts. The tag is RIGHT there, where nerves are, and it
> seems
> in a way to disturb the whole intersection of sensation up the spine, from
> the head down, hands and arms to brain... Busy neuro intersection to have
>
> some scratchy itchy irritating thing Right There.
>
With our son, I think it is more the silkiness of some tags. He even has a
couple of old special shirts he sleeps with,..ones he had before he came here
that he pulled back out of the goodwill bag...falls asleep with his fingers
in his mouth and the other hand holding the shirt, rubbing the tag between
his thumb and fingers. He also has a stuffed gorilla with a silky tag he
rubs when he sleeps. Hard to believe he's almost 10 years old...I know he
gets a lot of comfort from these things so I don't bother him about sucking
his fingers. The orthodontist also said it is not affecting his teeth.

We have only had him since he was 7 1/2 years old. He was extremely
neglected as a small child, and went into foster care for the first time at 3
1/2. It is too hard for me to fathom all that he went through his first 7
1/2 years, but when we got him he was like a caged animal...totally out of
control. More than once I had to put him in a basket hold to keep him from
hurting himself, as he would get mad and bang his head against things, dig
into his skin, and throw things. I think the thing that finally, FINALLY got
him through the storm was when he knew we weren't going to pack him off to
someone else, no matter what. He tested us unbelievably,...my husband
(ex-marine) finally looked him straight in his eyes, after a major meltdown
on son's part, and said, "get it all out, give us all you've got, but you're
not going anywhere. You're stuck with us." I guess I am sharing all this
because I really, REALLY believe unschooling and especially what I am
learning about peaceful parenting will be wonderful for him. It has really
caused me to examine myself everytime I say "No." Why? Why AM I saying no?
What's the point of pointing out that someone has left their shoes
downstairs for the 20th time? Who cares? Why do I care? LOL...throw them
up the stairs....And what is so nice, I see such a difference in the kids
faces when they come to me for a request, and I really take the time to
explain why it is a good idea or a bad idea, ask them THEIR opinion about
it...often they answer their own questions. It's really cool.

I shared about homeschooling/unschooling with his therapist today also, and
she thinks it will be the best thing for him...give him a lot of one on one
time for me to "mother" him...give him a lot he didn't get as a baby.

Nancy


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zenmomma2kids

>> Anyhow, sorry so long, but I just wanted to thank whoever it was
who brought this up to start with. It might finally make a big
difference. >>

Wow Nancy, good luck! I hope OT will help unlock some of the secrets
of your dear little boy. In the meantime, a good sensory diet can
benefit just about any child. Start keeping an eye on what movements
he seems to be craving and get him some more of those. The OT will
ask you all of those questions anyway, so you'll be ahead of the game.

Life is good.
~Mary

zenmomma2kids

>> The tags in his shirt might be bothering him.
> For both me and Holly, I take tags out completely, of underwear and
> especially t-shirts.>>

Casey hasn't met a tag yet that she likes. ::RIP:: They're outta
there. ;-)

Yesterday she got completely thrown off for awhile by the sunscreen.
I watched it happening as we applied it to her face. Nothing felt
comfortable on her body after that...shoes, coat, shirt. She was
right on the verge of a breakdown. I finally convinced her to go to
the park anyway and the fresh air and movement made her feel better
pretty quickly.

Life is good.
~Mary

Kelli Traaseth

Mary,

We also have these things happening at our house. I'm going to go buy The Out of Sync Child, the library copies are lost.

I was wondering how to handle the lotion thing and for us also, lip balm. My son hates the feeling of lotions or lip stuff. He has dry skin and a huge crack in his bottom lip. I have been just letting it go because he gets so upset. Any suggestions? With him he says it doesn't hurt, so I leave it alone. He also hates showers, will tolerate a bath when I insist. Which is usually not very often. I know he'll grow out of the bathing thing, but is there anything that could make these things be soothing to him instead of stressful?

Thanks,

Kelli



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Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: kids and sensory needs


>> The tags in his shirt might be bothering him.
> For both me and Holly, I take tags out completely, of underwear and
> especially t-shirts.>>

Casey hasn't met a tag yet that she likes. ::RIP:: They're outta
there. ;-)

Yesterday she got completely thrown off for awhile by the sunscreen.
I watched it happening as we applied it to her face. Nothing felt
comfortable on her body after that...shoes, coat, shirt. She was
right on the verge of a breakdown. I finally convinced her to go to
the park anyway and the fresh air and movement made her feel better
pretty quickly.

Life is good.
~Mary


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zenmomma2kids

>> I was wondering how to handle the lotion thing and for us also,
lip balm. My son hates the feeling of lotions or lip stuff.>>

The type of lotion makes a big difference. The one we were using
yesterday was very thick and kind of greasy I think. Cheap sunscreen.
Casey has no problems at all using my Oil of Olay moisturizer with
SPF 15. So from now on, it's just worth it to let her use that on her
face and neck.

Casey said that for dry skin, using lotions that dry quickly helped
her get through the sensitivities. She recommends Jergens Soothing
Aloe Lotion. She says it doesn't stay on your skin and bother you. (I
don't have stock in Jergens or Oil of Olay, I swear!)

>>He has dry skin and a huge crack in his bottom lip. I have been
just letting it go because he gets so upset. Any suggestions? >>

I have found that once the skin is damaged, the lotions and balms
become even more of an issue. When we first moved to bone-dry Utah,
Casey's hands were cracked and bleeding. That was tough to get
through. Do you think the crack will heal on its own once the weather
warms up? I'd try different fun lip balms after that. Casey was
always willing to try funky, flavored chapsticks. I also increased
the amount of good fats in Casey's diet. More nuts, seeds and good
oils. That helps from the inside out.

>> I know he'll grow out of the bathing thing, but is there anything
that could make these things be soothing to him instead of stressful?
>>

A steady sensory diet can help. Getting regular "doses" of comforting
movements or sensations really help the stressors.

Life is good.
~Mary

24hrmom

<<CelticFrau@... wrote:
He even has a couple of old special shirts he sleeps with,..ones he had
before he came here that he pulled back out of the goodwill bag...falls
asleep with his fingers in his mouth and the other hand holding the shirt,
rubbing the tag between his thumb and fingers. He also has a stuffed
gorilla with a silky tag he rubs when he sleeps. >>

Joseph just turned 11 and he still sleeps with a silky stuffed animal he got when he was a baby. He rubs the ears (he says thats the softest part) between his fingers as he goes to sleep. He says rubbing it also helps him concentrate. You should see this thing now. It's been repaired many times over the years and there's not much material left to sew back together! We were so excited when we found the same ones on ebay so he has a new one, but I notice he still takes the old one with him. ;)

He also goes through various stages of sensory needs. Sometimes bumping walls, or me, or lots of rubbing, or lots of bouncing etc. I let him get whatever sensory input he seems to need. I just bought a copy of the Out-of-Sync Child a couple weeks ago and am looking forward to getting into it. I've been busy preparing for today, Alyssa's 9th birthday. Tonight it's a Hogwarts feast with roast beef, yorkshire pudding, roast chicken, chips, rice pudding, chocolate frogs etc. I'm interested to see if there is any indication that OT may be helpful for older kids and some suggestions for additional activities I may be able to suggest to him.

As for the tag thing, all three of my kids are really sensitive to those, as well as extra seams, zippers, buttons etc. We stick to pretty basic clothes without a bunch of decorative detail, and sometimes I end up washing things 6 or 7 times to soften them up before they're worn (if they end up being worn at all).

Pam L.


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Cathy Hilde

Hi Kelli,
I have a friend who tried "brushing" the skin of her kids before they took
showers, lotioned up, had hair cuts, clipped toenails...you name it. It
desensatized the skin I think. You can buy a real live sensory brush or
find something else that feels good to your kids, maybe even a soft bristle
hair brush. It worked like a charm for her.
Cathy
-----Original Message-----
From: Kelli Traaseth [mailto:tktraas@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: kids and sensory needs


Mary,

We also have these things happening at our house. I'm going to go buy
The Out of Sync Child, the library copies are lost.

I was wondering how to handle the lotion thing and for us also, lip balm.
My son hates the feeling of lotions or lip stuff. He has dry skin and a
huge crack in his bottom lip. I have been just letting it go because he
gets so upset. Any suggestions? With him he says it doesn't hurt, so
I leave it alone. He also hates showers, will tolerate a bath when I
insist. Which is usually not very often. I know he'll grow out of the
bathing thing, but is there anything that could make these things be
soothing to him instead of stressful?

Thanks,

Kelli



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From: zenmomma2kids
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: kids and sensory needs


>> The tags in his shirt might be bothering him.
> For both me and Holly, I take tags out completely, of underwear and
> especially t-shirts.>>

Casey hasn't met a tag yet that she likes. ::RIP:: They're outta
there. ;-)

Yesterday she got completely thrown off for awhile by the sunscreen.
I watched it happening as we applied it to her face. Nothing felt
comfortable on her body after that...shoes, coat, shirt. She was
right on the verge of a breakdown. I finally convinced her to go to
the park anyway and the fresh air and movement made her feel better
pretty quickly.

Life is good.
~Mary


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Thanks Cathy, I'll look into that.

Kelli


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Hi Kelli,
I have a friend who tried "brushing" the skin of her kids before they took
showers, lotioned up, had hair cuts, clipped toenails...you name it. It
desensatized the skin I think. You can buy a real live sensory brush or
find something else that feels good to your kids, maybe even a soft bristle
hair brush. It worked like a charm for her.
Cathy
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zenmomma2kids

>> I have a friend who tried "brushing" the skin of her kids before
they took showers, lotioned up, had hair cuts, clipped toenails...you
name it. It desensatized the skin I think.>>

Brushing is a teqhnique we got when Conor was in OT. It has different
effects on different kids. The idea is that the brushing helps to
integrate the senses back to an acceptable (for the child) range. It
kind of gets all the senses going so one isn't firing too strongly.

>>You can buy a real live sensory brush or find something else that
feels good to your kids, maybe even a soft bristle hair brush.>>

Actually, the brushing is supposed to provide firm pressure as well
as the brush sensation. It's not supposed to be a soft, tickly touch.
The real live sensory brush is just a surgical scrub brush. The kind
the hospitals use on infants even. It's very soft. But when you use
it, you give the child some pressure and then do joint compressions
afterward. Casey loves it and still asks to be brushed when she's
upset. For Conor, it was more of a stimulating experience. We haven't
done it for him since he was 9.

I'll be giving an Out of Sync presentation with Anne Ohman at the SC
conference. Casey and I were planning on demonstrating some of these
techniques at some point.

BTW if a soft, tickly brush helps someone's kid, that's great! I just
wanted to give the lowdown on the whole "brushing for sensory issues"
thing. :o)

Life is good.
~Mary

coyote's corner

We use Shea Butter and Shea Butter products.
The lip balm is great!
Janis
----- Original Message -----
From: Cathy Hilde
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Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:05 PM
Subject: RE: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: kids and sensory needs


Hi Kelli,
I have a friend who tried "brushing" the skin of her kids before they took
showers, lotioned up, had hair cuts, clipped toenails...you name it. It
desensatized the skin I think. You can buy a real live sensory brush or
find something else that feels good to your kids, maybe even a soft bristle
hair brush. It worked like a charm for her.
Cathy
-----Original Message-----
From: Kelli Traaseth [mailto:tktraas@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: kids and sensory needs


Mary,

We also have these things happening at our house. I'm going to go buy
The Out of Sync Child, the library copies are lost.

I was wondering how to handle the lotion thing and for us also, lip balm.
My son hates the feeling of lotions or lip stuff. He has dry skin and a
huge crack in his bottom lip. I have been just letting it go because he
gets so upset. Any suggestions? With him he says it doesn't hurt, so
I leave it alone. He also hates showers, will tolerate a bath when I
insist. Which is usually not very often. I know he'll grow out of the
bathing thing, but is there anything that could make these things be
soothing to him instead of stressful?

Thanks,

Kelli



----- Original Message -----
From: zenmomma2kids
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: kids and sensory needs


>> The tags in his shirt might be bothering him.
> For both me and Holly, I take tags out completely, of underwear and
> especially t-shirts.>>

Casey hasn't met a tag yet that she likes. ::RIP:: They're outta
there. ;-)

Yesterday she got completely thrown off for awhile by the sunscreen.
I watched it happening as we applied it to her face. Nothing felt
comfortable on her body after that...shoes, coat, shirt. She was
right on the verge of a breakdown. I finally convinced her to go to
the park anyway and the fresh air and movement made her feel better
pretty quickly.

Life is good.
~Mary


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Kelli Traaseth

**We use Shea Butter and Shea Butter products.
The lip balm is great!**

Yeah, I found some of that, he thought he could use it. But when it came down to it, he couldn't. It bugged him too much. I like it though.

Kelli




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We use Shea Butter and Shea Butter products.
The lip balm is great!
Janis
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Mary,
This is great information.
Cathy
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Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: kids and sensory needs


>> I have a friend who tried "brushing" the skin of her kids before
they took showers, lotioned up, had hair cuts, clipped toenails...you
name it. It desensatized the skin I think.>>

Brushing is a teqhnique we got when Conor was in OT. It has different
effects on different kids. The idea is that the brushing helps to
integrate the senses back to an acceptable (for the child) range. It
kind of gets all the senses going so one isn't firing too strongly.

>>You can buy a real live sensory brush or find something else that
feels good to your kids, maybe even a soft bristle hair brush.>>

Actually, the brushing is supposed to provide firm pressure as well
as the brush sensation. It's not supposed to be a soft, tickly touch.
The real live sensory brush is just a surgical scrub brush. The kind
the hospitals use on infants even. It's very soft. But when you use
it, you give the child some pressure and then do joint compressions
afterward. Casey loves it and still asks to be brushed when she's
upset. For Conor, it was more of a stimulating experience. We haven't
done it for him since he was 9.

I'll be giving an Out of Sync presentation with Anne Ohman at the SC
conference. Casey and I were planning on demonstrating some of these
techniques at some point.

BTW if a soft, tickly brush helps someone's kid, that's great! I just
wanted to give the lowdown on the whole "brushing for sensory issues"
thing. :o)

Life is good.
~Mary


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In a message dated 4-18-2003 9:35:36 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
childe@... writes:

> >>I have a friend who tried "brushing" the skin of her kids before
> they took showers

I just wanted to throw in that this is also an incredible detox for your
system. Use long strokes that all lead toward your intestines. Try it on
yourself, it's AMAZING!
diana,
The wackiest widow westriver...
“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule
of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”
--Frederick Douglass


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