Guest guest Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 , You have your hands full. It sounds to me like your dd has several diagnoses. If so you need to treat each one. I don't have a SI child but have known one and occasionally babysat for him and the stuffed cheek thing rings a bell. It drove me nuts to allow a small child to run around and play with food in mouth but he needed that. He never choked or spit out the food on floor. If not eating is an issue how about raw vegetables and other crunchy healthy food? Keep in mind toddlers don't need all that much food so unless a doctor thinks she is underweight or malnutritioned don't make an issue of it. Also little SI boy I know, to calm down, needs a piece of beef jerkey or hard rubber thing (they use the little plastic thing in sippy cups that stop drink from spilling out)in mouth. This child also needs to be rough housed with to calm down, used to have a weighted vest for sleeping, held and rocked to calm down, strategies to avoid meltdowns. In my opinion if dd is laying on floor screaming you can't be jumping through hoops trying to guess what she wants. Either holding or rocking or letting cry it out might work depending on child but special needs children need disipline too. Remember Helen Keller. Resistive to straws and sippy cups may be verbal apraxia or a tongue problem. These are things your therapists should know about and be working with and teaching you to deal with. If they are not you may need to demand different therapists. If services are not working out you always have a right to call for a new IEP and remember the squeaky wheel gets the oil. As parents of special needs kids we often need to give up popularity to insure our kids rights. It is never easy but you will find the strength and wisdom to help your daughter. Just hang in there. Dawn _______________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE email account at iVillage.com! http://webmail.ivillage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2002 Report Share Posted April 8, 2002 Dawn, I never heard this in terms of sensory issues. I know that it works well for some autistic kids who have sensory issues, but had not heard of this in terms of SI without autism. Does that makes sense? denise > , > SI kids tend to be better on casin (milk free) diets. You might try soy > milk for awhile and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.