1. What brings you here? Hello. My son has SPD and I need to reach out to see what others are going through to make sure I'm not alone and going insane.

2. What is your relations to someone with SPD? Do you have it? a child of yours? Do you treat SPD kids as a professional? We are seeing an OT through Kaiser, which means we are lucky if we can get in once a month, and we are getting OT through the school. Any exercises we are shown we add on to our daily routine. I have purchased several items to be able to complete the exercise like a trampoline, tumbling mat, twirl rope for playset, climbing rope for playset, and a belly board.

3. Share a little of your journey if you'd like. My son is 5 but has had issues in preschool since he's been 2. It is a long journey, so to get to the point, this summer we decided to see a Behavioralist who immediately classified him as ADHD. Since my husband and I are teachers (science & history) we felt that there was more going on than typical ADHD behavior. With the encouragement from my son's school, we requested more testing. That's when we got the diagnosis of ADHD, ODD, and SPD. The school completed their own testing and felt he was on the autism spectrum too. They also provided a one-on-one aide. At this point, I just want to see my son learn to cope with his sensory overload and to learn it cannot always be "his way," especially at school. In some ways, the diagnosis were a relief b/c we now had a better path to finding out what we can do help our son and how to decrease the everyday clashes that occur at home.

4. Is there any immediate help you need? I think my husband and I just need to know what other people are going through and to hear about progress.

5. SPD doesn't run your life! What are you or your child's gifts? Interests? My son is super smart, has a large imagination, and a great heart when he is having a good day. He loves cars, trains, blocks, drawing, rescue bots (preschool version of transformers) and playing Team Umizoomi on the iPad.

6. What do you like to do in your spare time? Any hobbies or interests? I like to read, which works out since I am now reading a lot about SPD. I also like to watch movies, ride horses, teach dance, and be with my family.