Serious - Funny Twist

Sensory Integration Dysfunction runs on my side of the family! We are really just in the beginning processes of seeing how this has really played out in our lives. It's what makes our family quirky and challenging at times. It's a misunderstood problem which affects children's behavior, influencing the way they learn, move, relate to others, and feel about themselves. Pg. 3 Out-of-Sync Child. This description is brief and a bit vague to really relate what it is like to have a child that struggles with this. Out 8 year old Ana has had struggles since she was a baby. As a Mom my intuition was screaming that something wasn't quite right, but the doctor insisted that she was growing well and gaining weight even though she spit back up everything I put into her.She skipped the entire baby food stage. I was a newer Mom and it was my first daughter so I believed him. She was an extremely fussy baby, had to be held to go to sleep. Most of her babyhood when she needed sleep was spent in her swing. She loved to be rocked! So far these were two very good clues...but I didn't know it at the time. She screamed horrifically ever time she was put into her carseat. She increasingly was frustrated about clothes and the way they felt. Food became a huge issue, still is...she has never eaten vegetables or fruit! Frustrations ran/run high and when disciplining spanking and any physical touch was took as extreme to her. This was an incredibly difficult learning situation for us.Especially, since Alex her brother seemed so according to all the books. Now that I think back we could have been handled it better, but I have to move/look forward. With Ana things live in the extreme on bad days, on good day you would say she is a normal/gifted acting child only dealing with things that her age deals with. Greg and I get a different side of our sweet Ana. At school it takes every ounce of her energy to do what is required, she is an over achiever so when she hits our front door, all bets are off. Everything that she has felt or experienced during the day comes tumbling out as a an avalanche of pains and complains. Dad's and Mom's of these children have to be patient and have to be ready to take the urgency that will be thrown at you in a waterfall of emotions. HARD!This year particularly many of the signs of SID are coming out!
NOW, I said funny twist. over the years we have had to deal with some funny things that come with this dysfunction. Ana wears her socks inside out because the seams of the sock bother her to the point of aggravation. Up until last year, she only wore skirts, and tank tops. While being a upcoming fashion designer in her own right she made this work! Ana's favorite dessert is white bread with chocolate chips mashed into the bread! She LOVES water, it was the only thing that used to calm her down. She is known to take 30 minute showers. Wait until she is a teenager...lol...I KNOW! This is a small glimpse at our lives with this dysfunction. Ava is starting to show signs of the same thing. Looking back to my childhood I have had similar struggles. Out marriages and parenting have been effected by this. More than either of us know. We have been very hard on ourselves as we have tried to figure out what we should do! It 's going to be great!

Our journey is just beginning...this January we are going to be able to start therapy and we can make our blooming Artist feel more comfortable in her own skin! Follow Us! If you want to know more about this. Check into The Out-of-Sync Child. There is a book and workbook! Shannon