Comments on: The Out-of-Sync Child: How Sensory Processing Disorder Affects Kids with ASD

By: jeanette gretka

jeanette gretka — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:48:32 +0000

love the topic but hate that i’ll miss it because it’s at 9pm here on the east coast.

By: jen

jen — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:43:28 +0000

this is a great resource and i am glad it is available. my 11 year old son has aspergers and has always struggled to be comfortable in certain clothes and shoes. even having hair cuts are miserable for him. as a teacher, i have always worked hard to help my sensory kids by modifying their environment as needed. for parents with sensory kids, it is imperative to work with the teacher to make their school environment one that they feel comfortable in. lighting, sound, seating, etc…all need to be considered. even fire drills can send a sensory kid into overload.

By: Trenni B

Trenni B — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:08:19 +0000

Look forward to the upcoming webinar…

By: Christi Taylor

Christi Taylor — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:36:10 +0000

We found out my son has Persuasive Developmental Disorder with a combo of ADHD and possible Sensory Processing Disorder when he was 2 1/2 and he is now turning 5 yrs old today.
He does not like the sound of the blender, elecric razor blades so he refuses to get a haircut, electric toothbrushes, hair dryers, vacuum cleaner – he still runs and he is 5 yrs old now.
He does not like chicken, pork chops, steak or hamburgers. He likes alot of pasta and PB&J sandwiches. Even if he likes the food item, he keeps the mushed up food in him mouth for along time and it takes giving him some more drink that he’d already drank at dinner or lunch to swallow the food. It’s like he forgot how to chew and swallow his food at the moment.
He pretends to grab the characters out of the television and pretend to act out the tv show or movie with them in the livingroom. My son also likes to take both shoes & socks off anywhere in the house. He used to take them off at stores, restaurants, in the car, at the park or other peoples’ houses and at school or daycare. Not it’s just down to our house or maybe school sometimes.
He puts everything in his mouth still at age 5. From fuzz on the carpet, buttons, paper clips, staples, car wheels, toys, pencil erasers, he chews up pencils on the side of it, small bouncy balls end up mushy in his mouth. We have to constantly be on him or take stuff out of his mouth.
My son is in Preschool Special Education and he has the attention span of about 1 minute and when he’s worn out from constantly being redirected he ends up locking up and having a temper tantrum on the floor or start running around and climb on furniture and very uncontrollable.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:05:57 +0000

I think that this topic is great!! I have an 8 y.o. son that lives with ASD. I’m trying to get some light shed on how to help him with his sensory issues especially with the aspect of him and proper hygiene.

By: Carole

Carole — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:44:05 +0000

I have read a lot of the book very informative. Have a 12 yr. old grandson with PDD autism. He has problems with auditory & tactile,(constantly squeezing & twisting anything) we have tried variety of interventions nothing seems to work. these are 2 of the worst for him although hw at times has others.
Carole

By: varsha

varsha — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:48:21 +0000

i have a 4 yr old with sensory issues.he sometime gets the bouts of not wearing any clothes.he also doest feel like eating nearly any thing.we force feed him with a same type of meal nearly every day..he just puts off his hunger with water.he is also very hyper and keeps talking nearly irrelevant things to himself.also he likes to keep talking about his or others behinds and likes touching my breasts.are there any medicines to help him behave like a normal 4 yr old.

By: Lusungu

Lusungu — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:41:52 +0000

Thanks alot for the help you’re giving to us. Kedmp up the good work

By: Amatunnoor Roxanna Syed

Amatunnoor Roxanna Syed — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:42:22 +0000

This should and eventually will help the children, the point is we need to have patience, hope and faith in whatever we do.

By: Frymned

Frymned — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:16:54 +0000

Autism is one of the most severe developmental disorders of childhood, occurring in at least 1 in 1000 children. Many people with autism have
severe relationship and communication problems, in addition to motor, sensory and cognitive difficulties.