OT - family stress
My son is 3 years old and 9 months. Yesterday I went to his assessment meeting where I met with a child psychologist, and other professional assessment people. (not sure of their titles).
The assessments worst finding was that my son is the the 3rd percentile of kids who were tested for sensory abilities. It goes into further detail explaining that he is a sensory-seeker. As with any diagnosis of SPD there are different categories.
It's hard as a mom to accept that my son has a "label". However, I think it was a really good thing that I could see through my denial and now he is going to get the Occupational Therapy he needs. They approved him for a 12:1:1 class and will be getting a lot of services to help him feel better and make his life easier on a day to day basis.
He's my big squeeze, cuddle-bunny, jump around, comedian. He's always on the go and full of energy.
I guess going through this is bitter-sweet. I'm glad he's getting help... but upset he's not "normal"....
However my kids are always going to be extraordinary to me.