tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post4499308372115676267..comments2024-01-13T15:30:03.851-08:00Comments on My Two Happy Homeschoolers: The challenges of homeschooling a child with autism, part 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841297851874457415noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post-58908083903418384212012-08-23T10:52:33.468-07:002012-08-23T10:52:33.468-07:00I learned something new today. So glad I found th...I learned something new today. So glad I found this archive. I have 2 sons on the spectrum, and they are both extremely different. One has earned his GED and is not schooling anymore. The other is beginning, at 12, to manifest more behaviors - or maybe I'm just finally able to notice them more. (My 20 year old was extremely violent and aggressive in his younger days - before medications worked to help control him.) I see now that J's inability to sit still may be a coping mechanism. He's extremely bright, but drives me CRAZY with his constant motion. Thank you for sharing a peek into your world.Tabithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post-65637945385466073052011-08-04T13:18:38.466-07:002011-08-04T13:18:38.466-07:00SPD is "supposed" to get it's own di...SPD is "supposed" to get it's own diagnosis code in 2012greyfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445911217901556560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post-14769336200309731932011-08-04T11:27:58.049-07:002011-08-04T11:27:58.049-07:00Extremely interesting! He's so lucky to have s...Extremely interesting! He's so lucky to have such an informed mama!Aspiring Foster Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520383384972618449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post-59965209402819641462011-08-04T06:49:15.382-07:002011-08-04T06:49:15.382-07:00*It was so interesting reading this post. It was l...*It was so interesting reading this post. It was like a window into my life. I have been taking c to OT for 2 months now, and she did say SID was more a co-morbid for him. But in the whole 2 months we have been going, she has never mentioned vestibular sense. I know c doesn't like to sit much, and does the flipping and spinning and rocking while trying to pay attention. SO I'm sure he has that issue. But more interesting, and I mentioned it to my husband after reading this post, is that my DD "falls out of chairs like that. Or, she trips over nothing and falls. I have even seen her stand there talking to me, and then all of a sudden she falls hard. I can't tell you the amout of times I tell her to sit in her seat, she always gets upset when I do. I can't wait to talk to OT about this.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827034087011665148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post-54000647394829451862011-08-03T21:37:37.306-07:002011-08-03T21:37:37.306-07:00I really feel for you...it requires a tremendous a...I really feel for you...it requires a tremendous amount of patience to teach with all that going on. I get just a little of that with Nathan, who has no attention span whatsoever and wants to constantly move around when I'm trying to teach him something...it drives me crazy, even in small amounts. So I can imagine how hard it's got to be with the variety of things you mentioned. I was wondering if there are any parts of the diagnosis (or sensory issues) that get better with age? I've never seen an adult doing a lot of the things you mention, so I was just wondering if some of it improves just due to age? Or is it just because I don't know adults with these issues?Natashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post-54100296119546870862011-08-03T17:27:00.965-07:002011-08-03T17:27:00.965-07:00C--SPD and Autism are often co-morbid (dxd togethe...C--SPD and Autism are often co-morbid (dxd together). E had an eval for it, and according to Kaiser did not have significant enough issues to require occupational therapy. Part of that is that a 30 minute eval isn't enough to decide that, so it wasn't all that accurate...but he does have sensory problems, which I'll go out on a limb and say almost always occur along with Autism, even if it's not dx'd as SPD. BTW, we were also told that SPD is not an official diagnosis yet. Although Sensory Integration Disorder is. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between the two as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841297851874457415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post-43833111663862346082011-08-03T16:18:54.697-07:002011-08-03T16:18:54.697-07:00That totally sounds SPD to me; but I've also r...That totally sounds SPD to me; but I've also read that "Gifted" children frequently have hyperactive senses.greyfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445911217901556560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231876981906489792.post-5362396168548814672011-08-03T10:34:29.694-07:002011-08-03T10:34:29.694-07:00Wow. That's quite a peek into Little Bean'...Wow. That's quite a peek into Little Bean's sensory issues.Annette W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02498639468291720406noreply@blogger.com