While you are looking for the Out Of Sync Child book, also get The Out of Sync Child Has FUN! It is much more helpful in giving PRACTICAL activities to help the kids.
Out of Sync Child also has a video, not as complete but great if you learn and absorb better that way. Try amazon or alibris for it. It is not always easy to find. I stumbled across it at a shop that does closeouts. MANY of my friends have borrowed it.
Our Occupational Therapist (OT) also showed us how to do brushing which you may find very helpful. PLEASE have a good Occupational Therapist (OT) show you how to do it.
They have great stuff, and the brushes are wonderful. Most cost effective site I have found. I ended up with 6 brushes for what the Occupational Therapist (OT) charges for 2. Also, if fidgeting helps, party supply stores often have things that help at very reasonable prices. I got various types of balls to handle (mostly he squeezes them, so I got different textures etc.), also very tiny closepins (spring type) from the baby shower area - we use them for fine motor stuff. MUCH more cost effective than the same things from some of the Occupational Therapist (OT) supply places.
My son (youngest, thank you) was very upset yesterday. Gma & Gpa are driving kids until my neck is better, and yesterday thank you didn't brush his teeth. He refused, said he couldn't find his toothbrush and was very attitudy. Gma stopped at a gas station and got him a toothbrush and toothpaste.
thank you cannot handle mint. If we use muscle rubs we have to do it away from him, and until the smell leaves he can't function near the person.
The toothpaste was mint. And he used it per Gma's insistence. (I fully back her up as he has several toothbrushes and toothpastes he likes and REFUSED to use them.). His entire day was thrown off, he jsut could not handle thing.
He got sent to the Responsible Thinking Classroom to calm down and get his act together. He was crying over little things, not able to stop talking etc. Most of it was over the MINT. It always does this. While he has to learn to cope, the school handled it well. I signed his form after talking to him.
This is just an example of how something you or I might not see as a big deal, but is really really a problem for him and can mess up his entire day. Add mint to worry about mom and changes in routine, poor kid just couldn't cope.
Read the books, they are amazing. Have some of the activity supplies on hand, he will often choose what he needs.
I have a shoebox size plastic drawer with the Perler beads (NOT the recalled Aquadots!) and the boards. He often will do these when he needs to fidget. I keep some of the scissor style tweezers for him to use, it helps his whatever, I just know it works for him.
Sending BIG HUGS and the HAT of KNOWLEDGE to you so you will be able to learn at super speed!!
Susie
