Hi there.

I have recently just learned about Sensory Processing Disorder. I have a 9 year old son who I believe has this. I live on Vancouver Island in Canada and I have to tell you, it's frustrating trying to get anywhere with a diagnosis, or even getting in to see an occupational therapist that knows about this.

How did I know if he hasn't yet been diagnosed? Research, and I have to tell you, it was like a light bulb going on. it was "Oh My God... this is my son"

Not to say that my son has had really great difficulties, but there are things that make him different. We stuck our heads in the sand for the first few years of school. We really didn't have much of an inkling that anything was wrong and the teachers in school just said that he was a good boy and left it at that.

But now, he's in grade four and all of a sudden people were telling me that my son isn't normal (They even tried to intimate that he was autistic) but no one seemed to have an answer as to what to do about all the not normal behaviour.

I have been so scared that my son will never develop friendships, that he will never be able to connect with other children his age. That all his little idiosyncracies (that's how we explained it, because he's such a good boy it seemed like I was complaining) will keep him living a lonely life.

Now, I want to get this diagnosed and I want to be able to learn.. finally, the best way to help my son.

Thank you, for allowing me to cry out and to finally... breathe.