When Sensory Processing Disorder Affects Your Whole Life
When Sensory Processing Disorder Affects Your Whole Life
I’ll never forget the feeling of being lost in this new SPD world with no support. It swallowed me whole, everyday, all day. It affected my marriage. It affected every aspect of my life. We had determined that something was wrong with our son Jackson. We had known something was “different” since the day he was born. We told everyone including our parents, his doctor and nurses. We were always met with, “he’ll grow out of it” or told that we were over exaggerating his issues because the child I was living with was not the child they saw in public.
What I Didn’t Know About My Son’s Sensory Processing Disorder
What I Didn’t Know About My Son’s Sensory Processing Disorder
It was in April 2014 when I first learned about Sensory Processing Disorder. My son Brennan was 8 years old and finishing up 3rd grade. When I look back, there is so much that we have learned on this journey, which I am happy to share with those that are first starting out. What puzzles me the most is why we didn’t hear about this sooner? So many children struggle with SPD every day and yet I had no idea what it was. This is the one reason why I want to reach out to as ma
Sensory Processing Disorder Took Our Family to Holland
Sensory Processing Disorder Took Our Family to Holland
There is a story called “Welcome to Holland” by Emily Perl Kingsley that I always read to my expecting parents while I work as a prenatal instructor. The story talks about this perfect trip to Italy that you’ve been planning your entire life. The plane lands and as you exit the plane, the flight attendant welcomes you to Holland. Holland? That’s not where I wanted to go!