SPD Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/spd/ Cats, kids, coffee and chaos Thu, 24 Oct 2019 07:05:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://catskidschaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-cropped-catskidschaos-blog-logo-32x32.png SPD Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/spd/ 32 32 SPD – what does it stand for? https://catskidschaos.com/2018/07/08/spd-what-does-it-stand-for/ Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:04:39 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=16685 Our son has SPD. SPD stands for Sensory Processing Disorder.  What does sensory processing disorder mean? Sensory processing (originally called “sensory integration dysfunction” or SID) refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. Whether you are biting into a sandwich, riding a […]

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]]> He doesn’t need to “get better” from Sensory Processing Disorder. https://catskidschaos.com/2018/05/16/he-doesnt-need-to-get-better-from-sensory-processing-disorder/ Wed, 16 May 2018 18:39:21 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=16304 There are two things not to say to a parent of a child with sensory processing disorder or any other invisible issue that doesn’t manifest in a way that can be seen “physically”… “He looks fine, though” & “so when will he get better?” Both have been said to me recently. Both were well meant […]

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]]> 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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]]> What you don’t see – the bumblebee https://catskidschaos.com/2017/04/23/what-you-dont-see-the-bumblebee/ Sun, 23 Apr 2017 10:54:18 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=12872 There’s a noise, I can hear it. It’s a low humming sound. It’s sometimes constant and determined, or it’s sporadic and patchy. It can be heard over other noise, and will often compete with louder noises and it’s also in the background, making itself known but not as obvious. To me, it sounds like a […]

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]]> The blog post where I admit that bedtime is awful… https://catskidschaos.com/2015/10/05/the-blog-post-where-i-admit-that-bedtime-is-awful/ https://catskidschaos.com/2015/10/05/the-blog-post-where-i-admit-that-bedtime-is-awful/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2015 05:00:00 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=9168 In fact, bedtime round here, could be regarded as a major parenting fail… Before I had children, I swore that any children I had, would go to sleep by themselves and be good sleepers. After all, as a nanny, then pediatric nurse, I knew the hard time that parents who “pandered” to their kids and […]

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