Hello my name is Teresa and I am a mother of a SPD child.

Thomas and his twin brother arrived early on March 10th and Thomas was only 3lbs 12ozs at birth. He spent time in the NICU and came home about two weeks later. Thomas was place into an Early Intervention program at 4weeks of age. Thomas had Torticollis and a sever case of Plagiocephaly and was placed in a corrective helmet for 10 1/2 months. As Thomas got older he did things later than his twin and when he started to not speak at 18mths we where very worried. His Intervention team feels he has SPD and we are on a wait list at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to get him evaluated.

I found this group on the suggestion of my Sister-in-law and I guess what I am looking for is:

-What tip/tricks do people have on helping my son when he has his meltdowns.

-If there are any support groups/playgroups for SPD children in the Philadelphia area?

-Is there any articles or speaker training notes on how to best describe my son's issue to family so they can understand what he goes through as well as what we as his parents have to deal with when you have a SPD child.

-Also has any Doctor or group seem to be the best in dealing with getting acurate diagnosis'? Is there anyone doing any real promissing research into this area of study?

Thank you all!