occupational therapy Archives - Maria Rickert Hong

Maria Rickert Hong April 21, 2013

RETAINED REFLEXES, LEARNING AND HAPPINESS

baby crawling on a floor My older son with sensory processing disorder (SPD) benefited greatly from going to a land-based occupational therapist (OT) for six months. I asked her what we should do about him learning to swim, given that he had such a bad experience with it when he was 2 years old.

You might remember that he was so overwhelmed by the lights, sounds, the way the water felt, and his gravitational insecurity in the water that one day after class he came home and wiped down half the kitchen to relieve his stress. That’s a pretty strong reaction from a toddler. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD, ADRENAL FATIGUE, ALLERGIES, ANXIETY, ASTHMA, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, BIRTH TRAUMA, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, EAR INFECTIONS, ECZEMA, GENERAL, HEALTH TOPICS, HYPOTONIA, LEARNING DISABILITIES, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, RETAINED REFLEXES, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, STRESS Tagged: ADD, ADHD, adrenaline, allergies, Angelfish Therapy, angst, anxiety, aquatic therapy, army crawling, asthma, auditory confusion, birth trauma, clumsy child, cortisol, cross crawling, difficulty accepting criticism, difficulty learning to swim, difficulty making decisions, difficulty socializing, ear infections, eczema, excessive fatigue, excessive reaction to stimuli, fight or flight, free floating anxiety, hand eye coordination, highly excitable, hypersensitivity, hypotonia, insecurity, labile emotions, learning difficulty, low Apgar, low self esteem, lowered immunity, manipulative, meconium, mood swings, motion sickness, neuromuscular reeducation, occupational therapy, out of control, overwhelmed, photosensitivity, physical timidity, poor balance, poor coordination, poor posture, poor stamina, proprioceptive sense, reactive hypoglycemia, reading difficulty, retained Moro reflex, retained reflexes, retained symmetric tonic neck reflex, Ritalin, Sally Goddard, sensory processing disorder, STNR, unsynchronized swimming, vestibular processing, visual-perceptual problems, W sitting

Maria Rickert Hong April 18, 2013

SCARED TO BE IN HIS OWN BODY

When my older son was 3-1/2, I finally learned that he had sensory processing disorder (SPD); this realization let me recognize the signs later on that my younger son had it as well.

My older son began seeing an occupational therapist (OT) when he was 3-1/2 years old. Before his first visit, she had me fill out two questionnaires: a sensory profile caregiver questionnaire and a foundational listening skills assessment sensory checklist. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ANXIETY, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, HEALTH TOPICS, HYPOTONIA, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER Tagged: anxiety, associative play, auditory processing, gravitational insecurity, hypersensitive, hypotonia, modulation, multi-sensory processing, muscle sense, muscle weakness, occupational therapy, oral sensitivity, oral sensory processing, OT, parallel play, position sense, proprioceptive processing, sensory avoider, sensory processing disorder, vestibular processing, visual processing

Maria Rickert Hong April 17, 2013

How I Finally Got Help for Sensory Processing Disorder

Here’s how I finally got help for Sensory Processing Disorder.

For my older son, I had a litany of signs for 3-1/2 years that told me something was wrong, despite reassurances to the contrary of his doctors.

The Tipping Point

It all hit the fan when our nanny left to have her own baby shortly after my oldest son turned 3. Yes, I was extremely fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom with a nanny; but, looking back, I really needed the help.

My older son had been used to having either me or the nanny completely to himself. All of a sudden when she left, he was forced to share me with his baby brother. So what did he do?

He cried. And cried. And cried. And cried. And cried. Over EVERY little thing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD, ALLERGIES, AUTISM / PDD-NOS, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, HEALTH TOPICS, HYPOTONIA, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, RECOVERY STORIES, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER Tagged: ADHD, allergist, anxiety, autism, ear infections, gastroenterologist, gross motor delay, hypotonia, occupational therapy, OT, sensory processing disorder

Maria Rickert Hong February 9, 2013

RECOVERY FROM SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, REFLUX, ASTHMA, ECZEMA

My Children: Recovered from Sensory Processing Disorder, Acid Reflux, Asthma and Eczema, and getting healthier everyday!

(NOTE: This is a blog I wrote for Epidemic Answers, a 501(c)3 non-profit of which I am a Board Member. We let parents know that recovery is possible from autism, PDD-NOS, ADHD, allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases and other chronic children’s health disorders.)

I have recovered my sons from sensory processing disorder (SPD), acid reflux, asthma and eczema. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, CANDIDA, DETOXIFICATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, DIGESTIVE ISSUES, ECZEMA, FOOD AND NUTRITION, GENERAL, GUEST BLOGS, GUT DYSBIOSIS, GUT-HEALING DIETS, HEALTH TOPICS, HEAVY METALS, MEDIA, MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES, OTHER DISEASES, RECOVERY STORIES, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, TOXINS, YEAST INFECTIONS Tagged: acid reflux, ADHD, allergies, anger, anxiety, arsenic, asthma, autism, autoimmune disease, cadmium, Candida, craniosacral therapy, developmental delays, Dr. Kenneth Bock, eczema, Environmental Working Group, failure to thrive, GAPS, GF/CF, gut dysbiosis, heavy metals, immune dysregulation, lead, mercury, mitochondrial dysfunction, naturopath, neurological damage, nutritional deficiencies, occupational therapy, oral motor therapy, PDD-NOS, recovery, sensory processing disorder, Skin Deep, SPD, toxicity

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