I have a eight year old son who has SPD. He was diagnosed when he was about three. I feel like I have not received very much support or help. They provided my son with very few OT sessions and then I was sent on my way. My son has had so many problems that I did not realize were related to SPD until recently. I thought he had outgrown the majority of his problems but I am now learning that as he gets older, he is suffering from other problems. He has always needed a lot of help with school and does not do very well academically. He has to re-learn things over and over. His emotional outbursts and sensitivity are getting more noticable and unusual for his age. He is having problems with school mates being really mean to him and his sensitive reactions are making them shun him. I don't feel like his teachers have been very supportive and none of them even know what SPD is. He has so much trouble understanding things and he has a lot of trouble with expressive speech. Together, these make him not preceived very well by peers socially. He has an IEP for auditory processing disorder in which he receives speech services. I don't feel like I am addressing his problems well enough. I am going to seek out a private OT service but I don't know if I need a diagnosis of SPD. I am struggling with guilt, depression and anxiety and I know I need to fight this so I can use my energy to help my son. Does anyone have any advice or maybe in the same situation?