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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I have two kids with real sensory issues--the kind that were a sign of something else, in our case ADHD. In the case of one kid, his sensory issues really affected his learning and his ability to enjoy childhood activities/socialize. In the case of the other, his sensory issues were great enough that he was sometimes a danger to himself. I did over two years of private OT with both and... while I don't regret it because of how much I learned, the actual OT did very little. How much can you achieve on a Tuesday afternoon from 3-4?? Especially when they spend half the time swinging! I also wasn't crazy about the one-size fits all approach... listening program, brushing protocol, and so on for every issue.

In fairness to the OTs, they advised from day 1 that we change the kids' "sensory diet" and this was great advice. I observed what they did with kids, read up on it all, signed my kids up for martial arts, swim lessons, and had them outdoors as much as possible. In summers, we did tons of OT type activities (Out-of-Sync Kids have Fun, or something like that, has great suggestions) plus Handwriting Without Tears workbooks, or other fun art projects.

In the end, my kids outgrew some issues and didn't outgrow others. The obvious sensory stuff has all gone away--they are not overwhelmed or sensory seeking crashers anymore. They still have horrible fine motor skills, despite years of OT plus all the work at home.

My feeling is that you can easily do a lot of this stuff at home and that it wouldn't even be necessary if we all lived a different kind of life playing in nature all the time. That said, the OTs can be a wonderful resource for ideas and my kids certainly enjoyed the sessions. [/quote]

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