Making Sense of SPD - Home Education Council of America

Saturday, February 18th, 2012 at 4:15 am ?

Sensory Processing Disorder

Those 3 words can throw a homeschool day completely out of whack! Especially if you homeschool a child who has sensory processing disorder issues.

Rebecca Ruiz, member of the Special Needs Advisory Board for HECOA, has two children with varying sensory issues who are at complete opposite ends of the sensory spectrum.? "One of my sons can't stand loud noises, does not notice when he gets dirty or messy, hates to have his shoulders and ears touched, HATES socks and shoes, does not notice when his clothes are on sideways, gets hyper very easily, fine motor and gross motor skill delays, etc? " Rebecca says, "My other son gets very hyper as well, has no
attention span, freaks out when he gets the least bit dirty and has to constantly clean his hands, face, or any other skin, his socks have to be on just right, no tags in the shirts, cannot stand having his hair washed, cut, or touched in general, teeth brushing is
difficult at best, and nails being clipped, forget it!" You can bet the Ruiz family deals with a myriad of issues throughout the day.

When it comes to getting academic work done in the midst of all of this, it can be a challenge but it can be done.? Keeping a list of
creative activities on hand for these moments is helpful, and Rebecca has learned the hard way that she must actually schedule sensory breaks into her day.

Rebecca has a lot of fantastic ideas for activities that can be done without breaking the bank to help your SPD child, and she shared them this month on the Advisory Board Special Needs Newsletter.? By becoming a member at the Free/Basic level of Home Education Council of America, you can go to the Special Needs section of our website and sign up for that monthly newsletter and get Rebecca's tips on SPD!

She is also heading up the monthly Special Needs teleseminar on February 23rd for HECOA members (no fee is required) where she and other board members will discuss more ways to help a child with SPD.? Callers will have the opportunity to ask questions and get support, so please plan to attend if SPD is a challenge for your family.

Please plan to join us on February 23rd at 7pm Pacific Time for this live teleseminar.? We hope to be able to answer many of your
questions about SPD, and help you put together a workable plan to go forward.
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Visit the website on the Special Needs page for information on the teleseminar:
http://hecoa.com/special-needs
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Source: http://hecoa.com/making-sense-of-spd

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