Hello! My name is Rebecca and this is my first time to this site. I have a beautiful 2 year old daughter that was been recently diagnosed with SPD and I am searching out/reading everything I can get my hands on right now. This has been a long time in coming and feels a little frightening and relieving at the same time.

I spent a long time trying to convince doctors and others that something was indeed askew with my daughter, but I got a lot of people who thought I spoiled my daughter, or that I was being hyper sensitive, or making it up. I was told she'd grow out of it. I was told she just had a strong personality. I was told it was her birth order. I knew inside me that it was something more and I continued to push forward until we got answers that made sense. I am glad I did! Being sleep deprived for over 18 months, there were days I thought I might be going crazy! haha! But one day, I read a book called "The Out of Sync Child" and all the alarms in my head went off. Then I created a list of all my daughters "symptoms/behaviors". I sat down with our pediatrician and read him the list. He FINALLY got it! It has been a long journey even from that point, but we are awaiting our packet to get started with OT and a Child Psychologist, and I couldn't be more excited! It's nice to read about all the different therapies that help children with this, and I am finding out that my instincts have been right. I have been doing informal OT with her for a long time now. I just listened to her cues and expanded upon them. Now trying to educate my husband about this.

I am looking forward to meeting and conversing with other parents who know where I'm coming from. There are a lot of my "friends" who still act like this is a made-up disorder and I should not be making "excuses" for my daughter. It will be good to have some support in doing what I know is right for my child. Please feel free to say hello! I am very open to making new friends through this site. :o)

Let's see, in my spare time I just try to move as much as possible. Some of my former activities such as hiking and camping are a bit difficult at the moment, but I love riding bikes (and my little one loves riding in her kangaroo bike seat), and I completed my fist half marathon last fall, doing most of my training with my daughter in a stroller or a front carrier pack on her rough days. I love to sew, although my machine is currently collecting dust. Looking forward to getting back to some of those things as she progresses and grows older!

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Looking forward to meeting you all :o)