Sensory Integration Disorder?

Does anyone know any child with this?
Abby sometimes bangs her head on the carpet when she is throwing a tantrum and someone said that she knew a little boy that used to do that and he had SID.
I don't really think she has it though. She only does this sometimes and stops as soon as we are not paying attention to her.

[raisinberry]

I know quite a few moms with kids ho have SID's. Here is a good link that explains SID's better than I can and talks about the symptoms.

Thanks. I have googled it already but I'll read that link.

There are the few symptoms she has but they are also only things she does rarely. KWIM? Like the head banging.. she only does this rarely.
And a few of those things I do too.
I cannot stand to have anything stuck to my feet. That's why I vacuum the house every day if not two or three times. :oops:

She also is a clean freak like me. I think I made her like that :oops:
She holds her hands out for me to clean and she stacks her plate/bowl on top of mine when I go to get it from her. Which is a good thing I guess :wink:

I just realized there is no link LOL :lol:

What kinds of signs does a child with Sensory Integration Disorder show?
A typical child with DSI will show one or more of the following signs:
1. Over or under sensitive to sound. Ie child may cover ears and pull away from most noises or crave a lot of multiple sound stimuli.
2. Overly sensitive or under sensitive to lights. Ie, child covers their eyes and may not be able to tolerate bright lights or flashing lights.
3. Under-reactive to sensory stimulation: Ie, child craves spinning, jumping, moving constantly -or- has difficulty with most movement stimuli.
4. Unusually high or low activity level; may seem hyperactive or hypoactive.
5. Coordination problems; may seem clumsy or careless.
6. Delays in speech, language, motor skills.
7. Below par academic performance.
8. Poor organization of behavior (impulsive, distractible, frustrated, aggressive)
9. May seem lazy, bored, or unmotivated:
10. Difficulty making transitions. Child has difficulty with routine changes, difficulties with season changes ( Ie, going from shorts to pants and visa versa)
11. Social and/or emotional problems. I.e., acts out, has frequent temper tantrums, or seems oppositional and defiant.


She doesn't really have any of these symptoms.

Below is a list of other behaviors exibited by children with SID/DSI:

-- Loves to spin, swing and jump--this will seem to calm them down after several minutes.
-- Complains of how clothing feels, does not like tags left in their clothing and have to have their socks on just so, or a certain kind of sock.
-- Picky eaters--get stuck on one certain food and is basically impossible to get them to eat anything else.
-- Oversensitivity to smells. Or undersensitivity--may sniff people, objects, food.
-- Oversensitivity to sounds--will frequently cover ears. Or undersensivity.
-- May have an exceptionally high pain tolerance
-- May tire easily
-- Unusually high or low activity level
-- Resists new situations
-- Problems with muscle tone, coordination, motor planning
-- Can be very impulsive or distractible.
-- Persistently walks on toes to avoid sensory input from the bottom of the feet. This can also be a sign of cerebral palsy if the child is unable to bring their feet down flat when asked or trying.

These are just a few of the symptoms that children with SID/DSI can exibit.

She does walk on her tippy toes sometimes but then so did my cousin Nathan and he seems fine. She can walk on her feet though.

She also sometimes licks things :shock: She licks her babygate and I think she licked me once. :? I think that's just more a thing she does to taste things like babies do when they chew their toys.

Other than that she seems perfectly fine. Maybe she is just abnormal like me HAHA :wink:

I can't stand the feel of a tag on my clothing especially if it's on my neck. And my socks have to be on properly.

I also can't stand the feel of certain fabrics. Some are scratchy.

[raisinberry]

Ops. Sorry! This was the link: SID's (http://www.kid-power.org/sid.html) But it looks like you have all the info.

Thanks. That was the first website I visited :lol:

I don't think she has SID. Maybe she could have a very very mild case... nothing worth worrying about IMO What do you think?
She is really clever.

If she was banging her head on a concrete/hard floor and didn't stop then I guess that would be serious. Because it would hurt her so that could mean SID because it says one of the symptoms is a high pain tolerance.
I think she is just doing it for the attention. Because she stops after two or three seconds because we aren't watching.

[raisinberry]

I am guessing attention too. Most SID's kids I know of have a large number of issues. I bet she is fine. :)

To be honest, I have never heard of this disorder!! I wouldn't worry about what that person said either, kids throw wobblies.

You would truly know if there was something wrong with your child!

my MIL was trying to tell me all kinds of stuff because my son walked late like he would need calapers and his legs were twisted and talking rubbish like that - I knew he just didn't feel inclined to walk but had a paediatric physiotherapist check him out and sure enough there was nata wrong with him and he walked a few months later.

Yeah I think boys seem to always walk later... or atleast most boys I know did. Paul didn't walk until 15 months. I walked just after I turned 12 months. So did Abby.
Abby didn't start crawling until 9 months though :shock: which surprised me. Because I was crawling at 5-6 months.

[meg]

Lots of people will have lots of opinions on your child :wink:

Our boys both walked before they turned one. Eldest about a week before his first birthday, and youngest just before 11 months old. The daughter of one of my friends didn't walk until she was 17 months old, and her sister was about 15 months old when she started walking.

[ktmartin]

If you are concerned go ahead and have her evaluated and see what they say. My daughter is Textile defensive and so they work on things that help her body not be so defensive to different textures and stuff.