My little dude has come a long way, we are very proud. When this all started we were told he would probably never talk well and that he was autistic. Nothing in between. All before tests.
See, E has been going to speech since the last part of September of 2008, he said his first word 5 months later. He was speaking in full sentences and caught up to his age group 10 months after starting speech. Now over a 18 months of speech and you would never know that he ever had a speech issue.
While I know his speech has come a long way there are other things that have not. We have many days where he seems stuck in an emotional rut or days where his sensory issue stops our life.
I have had many people in my life tell me that I make something out of a situation that is not really there. That I am not emotionally there for him enough and that I should punish him for the things he does that are wacky.
When your kid tells you "it is to loud" or "mama, there are to many people" and then acts out, what is a mom to do?
I believe as a mother I am here to protect my children from things that hurt them or scare them. That is my job. While he is little I will protect him from all that I can.
I also feel that it is my job to teach him how to cope with these things.
Since SPD is not really something you grow out of, but learn to deal with, that is what I do.
- We do not go out to dinner as a family
- We do not go to play dates
- we always carry music, a rice sock and headphones that block out a lot of sound
Do all these things make him happy, yep, sure do!
So as his first school year ever comes to a close, E has left me proud and amazed. I am truly proud of my little man. i am forever grateful to the therapists that we have got a chance to work with. I am hoping for a successful summer with him and that he will continue to wiggle his way to dealing with SPD better.
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