Anyone try sensory integration therapy?

April 21, 2008

I started occupational therapy for my 4.5 year old about 7 weeks ago. There

appear to be 2 types of OT therapists - the ones who focus on physcial issues

and then the ones who focus on sensory issues. Make sure you get one who focuses

on sensory issues.

We did 6 weeks with one therapist and she was nice but it didn't seem to be

doing much. Cole was just as hyper and scattered as before and he never seemed

to get much out of the therapy (other than it hyped him up and he'd be bouncing

off the walls when we left). So we have switched to another therapist with much

more experience with kids with autism and this will be his second week with her.

Since she's new I can't say for certain but he does seem more calm, more focused

and happier. I think the therapy is much more appropriate for him than what we

were doing before. The new therapist is focusing much more on " heavy " work and

skipping the seat work parts (which is cool with me because he gets tons of that

at school). The new place also isn't as busy so he isn't as distracted - it is a

new therapy place just opened by this therapist - I actually got the referral

from the other therapist so I think she knew too that she wasn't working

effectively with my son. So we are

going to do twice a week for a hour each time and see how it goes.

I've been giving him a " sensory diet " at home for the past couple of years and

that helped quite a bit but we are kind of at the point where I felt like I've

done what I could and I wanted to see what someone who really knows what they

are doing could do. And so far I'm really happy with the results. What she's

doing would be very hard to duplicate at home (unless you had lots of space and

lots of cash for equipment).

After having him evaluated, the OT agrees with me that his single biggest

issue at this point is sensory issues. So I'm quite optimistic this will be a

good thing for him. In a few months (after I've gotten an idea of how well

regular OT is working), I'd like to start some auditory integration therapy and

the OT thinks that is a really good idea too.

So I think that sensory integration therapy can be a huge help if you find a

therapist who knows what they are doing and is a good fit for your child.

Tera

jessica nove <jesnove5@...> wrote:

I just attended a seminar regarding sensory integration therapy and thought it

was awesome. Also I met a mom whose son is on the spectrum (who is almostly

recovered completely) and she raved about how this therapy helped with his

sensory issues. No linger did she have to drag him into school kicking ad

screaming, he no longer looked at her form the side of his eyes, he could ride

his tricycle, tantrums subsided. Has anyone else tried this and had success?

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Yes, ditto to your response. We have done both physical and sensory with our OT.

He needed both as he was also very dyspraxic. And the combination has helped him

come a long way.

Best,

Dawn

> I just attended a seminar regarding sensory integration

> therapy and thought it was awesome. Also I met a mom whose

> son is on the spectrum (who is almostly recovered

> completely) and she raved about how this therapy helped

> with his sensory issues. No linger did she have to drag him

> into school kicking ad screaming, he no longer looked at her

> form the side of his eyes, he could ride his tricycle,

> tantrums subsided. Has anyone else tried this and had

> success?

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