And a call*with list***

 I called first steps this morning on Sabastian… A comment by an OT made me see that perhaps it is time.

He is showing definite sensory signs, and I have been ignoring them.

I looked up the infant sensory checkilist and he has several of them like 10-15 of them. So it was time… 

I am not telling Travis yet. He so wants his son to be typical. 

I pray if there is sensory that this is all there is too it. Just sensory I can handle. We can work with…

I am feeling conflicted, and a bit fractured by it, but it is all for the best right? 

Here is the checklist, I went through and checked off what I have been noticing. I realize he is little, but it all adds up. Maybe it is nothing, maybe it is something.

 

They are not checked because these are the ones he is exhibiting. The other list was much longer. 

 

SPD Symptom Checklist For Infants &Toddlers

 

__ Resists being held or cuddled (somedays)

__ Cries and/or arches back when people try to hold him/her

__ Distressed by diaper changes

__ Craves  baths and/or water splashing on him/her

__ Doesn’t fall into a predictable sleep/wake pattern or cycle

__ Cries excessively throughout the day (more than a half hour or hour at a time)

__ Doesn’t smile often, appears “sad” or “uncomfortable” much of the time

__ Has distinct preferences for adults of certain energy levels or voices (i.e., intonation, loudness, high pitched, low pitched, etc.)

__ Distressed when moved suddenly or whole body and/or head is tipped

__ Can’t seem to calm baby down no matter what you try (or there is only ONE thing that does, i.e., a car ride)

__ Difficulty breastfeeding

__ Cries inconsolably until a wet or dirty diaper is changed

__ Prefers to be without clothing

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__ Sensitive to sounds others don’t seem to be bothered by

__ Refuses/distressed by certain positions, i.e., being on tummy, on back, sitting, etc.

__ Stays in one position and becomes uncomfortable when moving to another; if moving on own has significant difficulty transitioning to another position (hard to do, awkward)

__ You find you are always trying to be one step ahead of baby; trying to control his environment and “warning” people what to do/not to do so baby is comfortable

__ Difficulty staying asleep for more than 30 minutes at a time, or wakes up frequently throughout the night, unable to soothe himself back to sleep

__ Needs a particular sound to stay asleep, i.e., fan, nature tape, white noise, music, etc.

__ Wakes with the sun

__ Needs excessive help to fall asleep…rocking, bouncing, singing, rubbing back, etc. for long periods of time

__ Craves movement, distressed if not moving, being swung, rocking, bouncing, rocks self constantly