The speech therapy where Alex goes has a jumpoline with mattresses of foam pieces and Alex loves it. He also likes to be wrapped up in a cot sheet and says sometimes that he 'can't feel himself' - especially at bed time. I've started giving him 20 firm massage like strokes and make sure he is tucked in firmly.
I think that kinda and creche - they like how the routine is the same and that they're all doing pretty much the same thing and that they can watch the others if they're not sure. I'm hoping school is just a bigger version of that.
I've also heard that the helping children with autism funding is being extended to three years, has anyone else heard this ?
Lulu, when I started reading about sensory processing disorder, it was like a lightbulb. Matilda seeks sensory input, she needs to feel stuff rubbing against her, so she rubs her foot along the ground occasionally, she knocks into walls, she doesn't notice when she's fallen down that it should hurt a bit.... She seeks those feelings, so she doesn't avoid them She also seeks feeling dizzy, so she loves to climb high things, jump on the trampoline, swing, spin, twist, jump off things...... Thats a sensory processing issue when its gets to be something that means they can't stop moving... they are in perpetual motion, or should we say a "cyclone"??
I have an awesome book that explains it really well called "an out of sync child" I will bring it with me on holidays today, if I can find it I may have lent it to someone else... Otherwise, I'll bring some other books I have.
Sarah lent me heaps when we first were told that Matilda had it. We had the obvious issues with her with auditory processing, she had panic attacks with sirens, and if we were in loud places she disappeared and lost it entirely.
We are off on holidays!!! Leaving today to travel down to Melbourne... wish us luck!
we are currently moing house and murrays room is the last to be packed we are actully leaving it till he goes to holiday care at daycare lol sneaky i know we moved some stuff yesterday and it was unbearable he saw the boxes go and lost it we hae let him walk the new house pick his bedroom let him suss out eery cuboard but i think once we move in i might have a week of tantties plus do is going away till december for work so ill be on my own
i found if i wrap him tight and rock he calms down thanks for the sujestions hes getting heavy so i sit on the couch and do it
hes into when he sees gravel he must put it in his mouth its so nasty im trying to find time to read some of the books ive gotten out but by the time hes in bed im so dammn zonked i just want to sleep
we allso have dps daughter for the holidays she hd me in tears yesterday she dosent understand that sometimes i need to treat murray diffrently anyways she kept touching him and trying to get him to play a game with her and he cracked it big time and had such a meltdown dp thought he was going to stop breathing all i had to say was when he hits you the first time he wants you to leave him the hell alone plus hes not well atm so im dealing with a cold broncitis the flu and conjunctivitis he wont let me clean his eyes or wipe his nose so frustrating
She also seeks feeling dizzy, so she loves to climb high things, jump on the trampoline, swing, spin, twist, jump off things...... Thats a sensory processing issue when its gets to be something that means they can't stop moving... they are in perpetual motion, or should we say a "cyclone"?? 
I may have lent it to someone else... Otherwise, I'll bring some other books I have. 
so ill be on my own 
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