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Yes, is being seen by an OT/sensory therapist.

I'm re-reading 'the out of sync child'.

doris

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We have not been to Dr. G yet (still waiting for an appointment!) but

I have an almost 3 year old son with Sensory Integration Disorder.

His issues are mostly hypersensitive. It sounds like your son might

be a bit hyposensitive when it comes to tactile stimuli. Have you

considered talking to an occupational therapist?

Message: 15

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:12:36 -0000

From: " jessicanicholas " <jessicanicholas@...>

Subject: Re: Can help this area of autism?

Steve and Doris <sjsmith@e...> wrote:

> hello!

> (history: 6 yr old son has been a patient of Dr G's for 3 yrs)

>

> I received some interesting information lately - thought I would

> share the misery of my analysis of the information and see

> if anyone out there might have addtl material on the matter.

> I do plan to speak with Dr G during our next telephone consult on

this.

>

> I spoke with a 15 yr old with Aspergers the other weekend.

> Very nice young man - he told me something interesting that I can't

seem to get

> out of my head. He told me " I'm starting to feel my fingers " .

> I didn't get a chance to query him more on this statement at the

time

> but I do plan to corner him in the future ) )

>

> When my husband had GBS 6 yrs ago, hands and feet were the first

things

> to go numb because they belong to the extremities. It took almost

a year

> for the thumb to 'come online'; his fingers and toes are fine now

but they

> do 'talk to him' every now and then.

> He finds it uncomfortable to write (would rather type instead) but

tolerates it

> if the pen is 'thick with a grip'.

>

> My son has been having problems with handwriting and is

very 'sensory' driven

> when it comes to his hands and feet (flips pages of books; crushes

up leaves;

> lets sand fall out of his hand; can walk on rocks without saying

ouch ....)

> He had his first visit with a sensory therapist over the weekend

and is 'starving'

> for sensory input. She said he's doing all the things above to try

and get the message

> to his brain... He had a very good session with her...

> much less 'stimmy' for the day.

> But I thought - how much of his hands and feet can feel?

>

> I realize all of this is related to myelin and the nervous system.

Steve's GBS caused the myelin

> to strip; 's is autism caused by a neurological immune

dysfunction.

>

> My question is (after all of this) - can the protocol help

this sensory issue?

> or will the mere fact of calming down the immune system and

allowing the body

> to catch up be enough?