Hi there, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Selina and i am mother to a two year old boy that has been receiving services since last november for speech and recently added OT for a new diagnosis of SPD. He is a sensory seeker. He has very little words, only words that I understand and babbles most of the time. His OT is working on motor planning with him. Lately he has been having difficulties socializing outside of our home. We recently signed him up for soccer in hopes that he would socialize with other kids. This was not a successful trip. He is also having a lot of mommy anxiety and is shutting everyone else out including his father. His father is having a very difficult time with this. I am reaching out to this forum for help and advice and how to cope. I look forward to hearing other stories and for your support.
Welcome to the site Lucasmom
I too have a 2 year old who has spd (Also autism) My daughter sounds very much like your son with the limited vocabulary.
Hang in there, you are doing the best you can. The world of spd parenting is grueling and very challenging and it is perfectly ok to have those feelings of anxieties. I went through the same when my now 4 year old was diagnosed with spd too. I shut everyone out including my husband. Finally after sometime, I came to cope with it all and stopped shutting out my husband. Now, I look to him for being my back bone with everything that comes our way. My advice would be to sit down and explain to your son's father your feelings and emotions about the diagnosis and how stressful it is for you. Also, listen to his feelings on the subject too. This opens up dialogue for the two of you and could help in your feelings of anxiety.
We are here for you and anything you need, feel free to send me a message
Thank you, I appreciate your response. It has been very grueling but I am doing anything and everything I can to help him. Now its just getting hard trying to help my husband understand. I am with my son all day and I am the one with him during the therapy so I think he just feels helpless. I know its going to take some time but knowing their are other people out there going through the same thing helps the feeling of being so alone in this journey.
Thanks again
(09-16-2012, 04:24 PM)Heather Wrote: [ -> ]Welcome to the site Lucasmom I too have a 2 year old who has spd (Also autism) My daughter sounds very much like your son with the limited vocabulary.
Hang in there, you are doing the best you can. The world of spd parenting is grueling and very challenging and it is perfectly ok to have those feelings of anxieties. I went through the same when my now 4 year old was diagnosed with spd too. I shut everyone out including my husband. Finally after sometime, I came to cope with it all and stopped shutting out my husband. Now, I look to him for being my back bone with everything that comes our way. My advice would be to sit down and explain to your son's father your feelings and emotions about the diagnosis and how stressful it is for you. Also, listen to his feelings on the subject too. This opens up dialogue for the two of you and could help in your feelings of anxiety.
We are here for you and anything you need, feel free to send me a message
Anytime
Also, make use of the chat feature
I am in the chat room often (Well as much as I can between mommy duties and such lol) So swing on by if you ever want to chat. Again, welcome to the site
It's always a nice feeling to know you are not alone <3
Many 2 y.o. kids go through getting overly attached to mommy. It may be part of his normal development--unrelated to the SPD. Encourage your hubby to have some consistent activity he does with your son every day--no matter what, even if it's just three minutes before bed reading him a book. Two year olds thrive on routine, so building a daddy and him time into his every day schedule will be good for him and daddy (as well as give you a little break to take care of yourself--which we always leave undone it seems). I wouldn't be too worried about the soccer failure. Most two y.o. kids aren't very social yet. My daughter didn't really start enjoying playing with other kids until she was nearly four. She would play alongside, but not with. Now, at 5, she's very social and even asks if we can invite kids over to play. It will come when he's ready.