Apr

29

Proprioceptive Input Dysfunction

Posted by preciouschild

April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment

I found an interesting article about Proprioceptive Input Dysfunction that I thought I’d share.
Here’s a little about it, then you can follow the link: “Does your child play too rough? Does your child crash into things or fall down a lot? If you answered yes to these questions your child may be under-responsive to proprioceptive [...]

Apr

26

Tips for ADHD. . .

Posted by preciouschild

April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Since my son has ADHD and I also have attention deficit issues I am always looking for tips to help.
Here’s one - and I’m always looking for more!
Break things into single actions. Instead of a long list of instructions, it’s best to break things down into tiny bites.  I give my K-Oz one task at [...]

Apr

22

OCD

Posted by preciouschild

April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This past week K-Oz’s Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has been acting up.
He’s had moments where he’s not been able to do what he’s told because he’s stuck in a loop of opening and closing his bedroom door. Or he has to shuffle his feet several times on the floor before he can do anything else.
Most of [...]

Apr

22

Natural sleep aids

Posted by preciouschild

April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Since sleep is an ongoing issue at my house, I recently wrote and published an article about natural sleeps aids. You can read it here.
Currently, we are using Melatonin with our son and it does seem to help.
K-Oz still has ups and downs with his sleeping. There are nights when he sleeps perfectly through the [...]

Apr

18

Speech Therapy

Posted by preciouschild

April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

My son - now 11 and my youngest daughter - 7 - both have been through speech therapy (or as in the case of my daughter, still doing speech therapy).
Because we homeschool, we are able to access services at our local school. When K-Oz was going through testing for ADHD and IQ at the school, [...]

Apr

8

Thoughts on Transitions

Posted by preciouschild

April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Special needs parents know exactly what I mean when i say “transitions.”
My son has trouble dealing with transitions (as many of your children probably do) and I have to work to keep them smooth.
Here’s an article I wrote on another website about transitions - and specifically tips for helping children deal with transitions.
In our house, [...]