sensitivity to touch?

January 15, 2002

I'm seeing sensitivity to touch and texture in a lot

of things I read about Apraxia. My son will not go

anywhere with out his blanket that I made him out of

brushed cotton - he likes soft things but not tickly,

if its fuzzy he will not allow it on his face or neck.

He doesn't mind getting his hands messy - within

limits - if its food it can't be icky sticky, if its

to play with it seems to be ok. BUT I have to pull

EVERY label out of the neckline of EVERY shirt and

undershirt that he owns or he will cry and twist until

I take it off. Would this count? Should I mention

this when I take him in for his evaluation in February

or will they just chalk it up to the labels being

scratchy. I mean he is absolutle obsessive about this

- he will not let me put a shirt on him if he sees a

label now. And if I do get it on him he goes nuts -

even if it is a soft type of fabric label.

Sorry if this seems like a wierd question, I am just

nervous for the conference and getting an evaluation

done. I'm going around my SLP and straight to my

pediatrican again. The center Dylan is going to is

only one in the area and I'm just afraid because of

budget cuts in Washington that they aren't following

every avenue, so I am chasing them myself and hoping

the insurance will deal with what the center and state

wont. I like our SLP but she keeps saying the

therapy is the same regardless of the diagnosis. But

in the same breath said it is very possible Apraxia is

what is going on and she can't diagnosis it. The red

flag for her is his receptive levels being so much

higher than expressive, and the fine motor problems,

as well as teh fact that I had appendectomy while 11

weeks pregnant with Dyan.

So I am meeting with the pediatrician in February and

I don't want to miss ANYTHING.

PJ

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ette " PJ " Schmid

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