Ok, so I had my second OT visit yesterday. She took me through a series of physical tests with my eyes closed. I learned a few things. One, I can't do a lot of things with my eyes closed. I simply don't know where I am in relation to myself if I can't see it. Two, my hearing is off the chart. I could hear her moving my arm in one test, so it kind of gave it away. She said I was the first to admit it, though, so she wondered if her other testers were cheaters. lol Three, I learned the Wilbarger protocol and got my own shiny, new brush.

So, I've been trying out the brushing, since that is the only part of my sensory diet she has given me thus far. (She says she is going to mail me my evaluation and further recommendations later on.) First lesson is, I cannot brush at night. I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin for most of the night. It took me twice as long to get to sleep at night after brushing, even later that night when I woke up. But this morning, it was nothing like that. I've been sleepy all morning, and even though my skin seems more, well, alive than it usually does, it has not affected my sleepiness at all. But then again, I guess the brushing kept me up enough last night to make that happen. lol

I would love to hear about anyone else's experiences with the Wilbarger protocol. Does it calm you down? Psych you up? Do you have certain times of day it works better for you than others? Do you like a certain part of it better than another (like the joint compressions)?

I'm going to give it some time before I decide whether or not I like the way it works, but I'd love some more input, since the OT I visited was slim on info other than the fact that she actually did train for it with the Wilbargers themselves.