Hi my name is Giselle
Posted by
bumblebee
on 16th February 2010
at 18:25
Hi Giselle,
Glad to have you here and I'm happy your message made it to where we can chat with you!
Your daughters' difficulties seem really typical and very familiar!! I have 3 children on the autistic spectrum and they all seem to expierience sensory issues in different ways. Has your daughter had a sensory assessment with an occupational therapist? There are many good books out there about sensory integration and how to support it....I posted a link a while ago now to a really excellent website and I think Josie - who is another community champion found it useful too.....
Josie - do you remember this and where is maybe on the forum?!
Claire - Community Champion
Posted by
Snowdrop
on 16th February 2010
at 21:30
Hi Giselle
I have a little boy aged 4 & a half with ASD who also suffers with sensory issues. He hates loud noises, seeks cuddles, has a very limited diet & simply watching someone else eat can make him sick, he also likes watching things spin & holding lights to his eyes, there's many more, it seems theres so many sensory issues our children can have.
I remember the link Claire is talking about but I can't remember where on the forum it is, I shall try & have a look & let you know if I come across it.
My son has recently had his first 2 appts with an occupational therapist and if you daughter hasn't seen one yet I would definately ask for a referral. Simply list out all of her sensory issues ready for when you ask for the referral. From all the posts I've read on here the best advice with clothes issues is to buy very comfortable clothing & try to buy things like seamless socks (available on the internet).
Re. sleep problems, have you thought about putting sensory things in her bedroom like bubble tubes, lava lamps, disco ball lights, all of course depending on what your daughter likes, if you type sensory rooms into a search engine on the internet it will give you some ideas.
The party issues could be a no. of things that bother your daughter, it could be the no. of people, too much loud noise, lighting etc, I think I would approach this problem by trying to find out if the issue is say the noise levels (music or people), or just being in a new environment etc, if say its the no. of people that are at a party, you could try arranging to take her to friends houses etc & try to gradually increase the no. of people that will be there so she gets used to being around larger no's of people. If its the the music bothering her, you could try to listening to low volume music at home & gradually getting it louder. It could obviously be that there is simply too much going on when she gets to these parties & it may just be something that is too much for her now & that you can tackle when she's older.
These are just a few ideas, hope they have been of some help & do feel free to ask any more questions about anything on your mind.
Tracy - Community Champion
Posted by
Josie Barnshaw
on 16th February 2010
at 21:39
Hi Claire and Giselle
Sorry about delay - kids at Youth tonight and I was on chauffeur duties!!
Here's the link to Claire's find from earlier
http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/sensory-integration-activities.html
It is, as Claire said, a really good site. Hope it helps.
Josie - Community Champion
Posted by
Leanne
on 17th February 2010
at 12:09
HI Gisele
Welcome to Treehouse.. sorry it took us a while to find you :)
You have had lots of great advice already but something I would like to add is that it is very common for children to push back on their parents regarding clothes etc and getting children dressed in the morning can be a nightmare.
I know that with some clothes you can work around certain issues ie. turning socks inside out so that the seam doesnt irritate, not buying t-shirts that have itchy insides or wearing a vest to give that layer of protection,avoiding wooly jumpers, etc.
However I have found that de-sensetising by deciding what they are going to wear and then making them wear it , can work better for them in the long run as it will increase the type of clothes that they can wear. I know in the short run it will be hard work but it can pay off in the long run..
I would definitely recommend , though, only introducing one type of difficult clothing at a time.Starting with the ones that you know she has to wear - like underwear :)
Regarding your daughters sleep pattern .. what is her bed time routine at the moment and is it always the same ??
Leanne - Community Champion
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Posted by
Elena Goodrum
on 16th February 2010
at 17:27
Hello, I'm posting this on behalf of Giselle (precious01jj) because she tried posting it elsewhere but it ended up in a very strange place! Not sure how that happened, but Giselle - hope you don't mind that I posted it here for you! I wanted the others to be able to see the comment and help you. : )
Here's what she said:
"Hi my name is Giselle,
I have a 5yr.old daughter with aspeger. Jocelyn doesnt sleep very much. She has sensory problems. She hates tags,jeans,panties,socks & even her shoes bother her. I have spend soo much money on different clothes & shoes for her, but nothing seems to work. She gives me such a hard time to get her dress in the morning. Another issue that Jocelyn has is that when I take her to a birthday party she gets so nervous that she begins to vomit & gets very sick. So now I dont even go to birthday parties. If anyone knows of any solutions please inform me. I would gladly appreciate it... Thank You"