taking your child places he never wants to go - Page 2

[Kailey's mom]

my dd HATED it, I mean HATED going to ST and to OT. She knew it was going to be work, and that Ms.Wendy was going to try and make her do things she didnt' want to do. She didn't hate ST, she hated the fact that she would have to touch different textures, than god forbid, taste them. She didn't hate OT either, she hated the fact that Ms. Rosanne would encourage her to again touch yucky textures, and color. My dd has sensory integration disorder, and these issues were very stressful for her, therapy was stressful, she sobbed and sobbed. It was heartbreaking, yes. Looking back, OMG, I'm so glad we stuck it out! My dd no longer has the extreme sensory issues, and towards the end of therapy, dd actually would get excited to go to therapy ( after a year) because she knew she could do the things without having a complete meltdown. I believe that in the end, you will be happy, as will your ds.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by elmh23

for Theo!

Do you mind me asking you why he goes four times a week for a half hour at a time? Seems like it would be easier on him if it was only twice a week, but for an hour.

For a LONG time, my son HATED seeing our ST. He loved the OT though. But as soon as I'd say that Miss Judi is coming over, he'd either be running to hide so he wouldn't have to see her, or cling to me like I was about to drop him in to a vat with a thousand alligators. We see her for an hour every week, and now (18 months later) he LOVES Judi and has actually asked for her to come on other days. I'm not sure what really changed, maybe he matured or just got used to her or who knows what.

Also, this is a situation where I might decide to use bribery. If he gets to ST without crying, then he gets a sticker or something. I did that with my dd for leaving playgroup without screaming for a while. Now I sometimes use it to get ds out of dd's preschool without a tantrum.

depends on the week -- generally he goes 2x one week and 1 the next.

his speech really shows it if we miss (as we have with teh horrible winter weather).

we were trying to make up some time adn do some more assessment before his IEP meeting thus the 4 in one week.

the time is how long he can last. he goes 25 to 35 mintes (his session is 40 minutes) depending on how long he can work. he is 4 and his attention span is getting better but still not always there, espcailly for ST as it is hard for him.

we started teh 2x a week to get him more time. once a week, he was making it 25 minutes -- he qual for a lot of time he wasn't getting adn Miss Em really felt he needed (he does) so the 2x a week was an attempt to get him more T time.

Kailey's mom -- that is it totally. he tells me "Miss Emily makes me say hard things and i just can't" poor boy

i know we have to keep going, but aighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it is hard on momma