Good Morning,
Thank you for the welcome. I will say that I think it has helped me some in that I understand the paperwork and my rights pretty well, which sadly here are not many. Since SPD is not recognized in the DSMV the state does not have to recognize it as a disability. My son's IQ is high so he is smart little guy and has found ways to compensate. So this means he is not showing deficits in the areas they assess on an evaluation for services. In other words he meets the standard for "age appropriate". I know it impacts him as anyone with a child with SPD knows. (If I didn't see it having an impact on him, I wouldn't have gone for the evaluation in the first place).
However, I will add that approaching this as a teacher is very different then approaching it as a mom. I still find myself losing patience as any parent does. I also still need to advocate for him constantly with teachers, friends and family members and even strangers. I will say that knowing what he will face when he starts school helps me, but only so much. I am still learning just as much about this as any parent. There has not been training on these issues so many educators are ignorant on it implications and how it impacts children. I will add that because of this as well, I do believe many children are misidentified.