sensory processing disorder Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/sensory-processing-disorder/ Cats, kids, coffee and chaos Wed, 05 May 2021 12:41:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://catskidschaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-cropped-catskidschaos-blog-logo-32x32.png sensory processing disorder Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/sensory-processing-disorder/ 32 32 Masking – What is it and why it happens? https://catskidschaos.com/2021/05/05/masking-what-is-it-and-why-it-happens/ https://catskidschaos.com/2021/05/05/masking-what-is-it-and-why-it-happens/#comments Wed, 05 May 2021 05:00:00 +0000 https://catskidschaos.com/?p=27262 Masking is something that is becoming more talking about and not just a random term used by children and adult mental health care providers and experts. Masking is something that means a large number of children fall through the net of mental health care and educational needs. Masking means children are not getting the help […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2021/05/05/masking-what-is-it-and-why-it-happens/feed/ 1 Bribing reluctant bathers with Funatic Foam https://catskidschaos.com/2020/02/24/bribing-reluctant-bathers-with-funatic-foam/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://catskidschaos.com/?p=23571 *This is a review post. We were sent some items to share about* Bathtime is supposed to be fun and relaxing for kids. Or at least that’s what the parenting books say. Unfortunately for us, it’s not always the best time of the day. Fortunately, Funatic Foam has saved the day and makes it easier […]

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]]> What if he hadn’t had Sensory Processing Disorder? https://catskidschaos.com/2019/10/24/what-if-he-hadnt-had-sensory-processing-disorder/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 19:02:25 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=21632 When he was four, my son was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. Last year that diagnosis was ameneded to Sensory Modulation Disorder which is a “branch” of SPD. He spent nearly two years of his life with hearing loss, speech delay, and behaviour issues that we eventually realised were due to chronic glue ear and […]

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]]> Trying out weighted blankets with Snoozzzy https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/25/trying-out-weighted-blankets-with-snoozzzy/ Sat, 24 Aug 2019 23:00:03 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=20899 *This is a review post. We have been working with Snoozzzy trying out their weighted sleep blankets* Our small boy has struggled hard with sleep and we have fought to find ways to help him. We have tried weighted blankets to see if that would help him, as recommended by his Occupational Therapist, but he […]

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]]> It takes a week… https://catskidschaos.com/2018/08/06/it-takes-a-week/ Sun, 05 Aug 2018 23:30:00 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=16927 We have been on holiday for a week. It has been a nice week. Slower than the usual pace of life in busy, non stop, never switch off London.  We have one more week. The weather is hot, where we are staying is peaceful and calm, and so quiet, and very relaxing. The views are […]

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]]> I’m not a bad parent because my kid doesn’t sleep. https://catskidschaos.com/2018/05/19/im-not-a-bad-parent-because-my-kid-doesnt-sleep/ https://catskidschaos.com/2018/05/19/im-not-a-bad-parent-because-my-kid-doesnt-sleep/#comments Sat, 19 May 2018 19:41:25 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=16324 My kid doesn’t sleep. There, I said it. Ok, he does, but he doesn’t sleep well sometimes and we still have nights where he wakes once, if not more than once, sometimes up to three times. He needs help to go back to sleep and he often wakes early (and I mean early, before 6am) […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2018/05/19/im-not-a-bad-parent-because-my-kid-doesnt-sleep/feed/ 3 What not to say to a child with sensory processing disorder… https://catskidschaos.com/2018/02/28/what-not-to-say-to-a-child-with-sensory-processing-disorder/ https://catskidschaos.com/2018/02/28/what-not-to-say-to-a-child-with-sensory-processing-disorder/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:38:16 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=15230 I plan to write another post about sensory processing disorder, what it is, how it affects children, and their families, and lives, and how we work around coping with it, actually it will probably be several posts, come to think of it.  This is a brief post, with some pointers for those people who don’t […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2018/02/28/what-not-to-say-to-a-child-with-sensory-processing-disorder/feed/ 2 Doing school holidays differently because of Sensory Processing Disorder https://catskidschaos.com/2018/02/12/doing-school-holidays-differently-because-of-sensory-processing-disorder/ https://catskidschaos.com/2018/02/12/doing-school-holidays-differently-because-of-sensory-processing-disorder/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:56:14 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=15022 It’s half term week for us. Some families have already had their half term break, some families are still waiting for theirs to start. We are facing ours.  When I say facing, it sounds negative. School holidays, for us and me are a mix of pleasure, and frankly pain. We have a little boy who […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2018/02/12/doing-school-holidays-differently-because-of-sensory-processing-disorder/feed/ 1 Let’s not mess around with bedtime… https://catskidschaos.com/2017/12/27/lets-not-mess-around-with-bedtime/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:05:22 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=14610 As I write this, I wonder if we will ever have a time when we are not talking about sleep, or how to make it happen. We are very grateful for the sleep we are now getting, and that our boy is sleeping through the night (please read our other posts on sleep if you […]

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]]> It’s not a cure, he doesn’t need a cure… https://catskidschaos.com/2017/11/25/its-not-a-cure-he-doesnt-need-a-cure/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 12:25:42 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=14294 I hadn’t intended to write a post about sleep or SPD, because right now, things are pretty smooth. My lovely boy is sleeping at night, thanks to having had his tonsils and adenoids removed and no longer waking in the night. It has made a huge difference to him physically and emotionally.  He is coping […]

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