Jayden story with Sensory Processing Disorder

Sensory Processing Disorder(SPD) is a relatively unknown and often invisible disorder that currently has no official medical diagnosis. But it is a real and constant struggle for estimated 5 percent of children and their families  affected by it.

For children who have  reactions to the sensory environment, the world can be a scary and challenging place.

affected when living with a child with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). As a parent of a child with SPD, I know how hectic it can be at home. 

Sensory seekers tend to be very active children, who are on the go. They often respond positively to very intense forms of sensory stimulation and look for ways to move, jump, fall, crash, kick, push, 

For such kids, the world is simply too much. Too loud. Too bright. Food is either too soft or too crunchy. The labels and seams on clothes too scratchy. These aren’t  complainers who need to “toughen up,” but children with a physiological condition that affects how their central nervous system processes input from their senses (sight, sounds, touch, taste, smell and movement)                                    

.When Jayden was born there were nights he spent  the entire night in a vibrating baby seat so she would stay asleep

.That year, I realized Jayden  extreme intelligence crawling 5 months walking at 10 months also climbing out the play pen 

The checklist of how I knew he has sensory issues! 

Bites nails till he cuts his skin

Tip toes when he walks 

When he is tired he gets mad  hits things or hits himself 

Bang head floor slaps himself when has tantrums 

Hates crowded places like the bus 

Plays with his cuts till he bleeds 

Dramatic tantrums 

Eats toilet paper n strings from cloth 

N likes to bite the walls 

Falls asleep jumping on bed first 

Extremely hyper runs jumps all day 

Calms Down with music or getting in the shower 

Very impatient if he's out  

Don't talk much 

He don't like socks 

I fret about going to the mall, to parties, to people’s houses, to new places, but it never stops me from going. I don’t want my boy growing up feeling ashamed or lonely. I want him to know it’s OK to feel how he does and that people understand. I want to teach him healthy strategies to cope with his issues.

SPD might wear you out moms but imagine how much more it wears out the child who has it? My job is not to compare myself  to other parents around me , but to figure out what works for my own family.