My SPD son is now 4 (was diagnosed at 2) and has received special ed services in Preschool & this year in Pre-K and I can tell you that it really does make a difference. He is in an inclusion classroom this year and has been doing extremely well. I also implement a sensory diet at home which helps tremendously. The reason the school glossed over the sensory issues is because they do not recognize it as a medical diagnosis. I had to fight to get my son the services he needed because he only has sensory issues. I hope Reese will improve with the help he is receiving. Good luck.

Sharon

(01-31-2011, 04:18 PM)Reesesmom Wrote: I am a mom with a 3 1/2 year old boy who has SPD. I am here to be able to see how other parents and people with SPD manage their disorder. Maybe things that worked or did not work.
A little backstory on my lil punkin:
Reese has been behind on his speech forever. That is what prompted us to get a referral from his ped to get him examined. Little did I know that SPD was the root cause in his speech delay (among other things...we got one heck of a picky eater on our hands). We eventually had him attend a 3 week assessment class through the public school system where he was observed by a speech therapist, psychologist, social worker, and OT. After the three weeks was over we met with them all and discussed their results. I was sad, but glad to know why he was a little different. He tested high on certain parts of the Autism spectrum and was diagnosed with SPD. What is funny to me is they didnt even stress on the SPD part of the outcome. They told us what he needed help with and just threw out that he had proprioceptive input disorder. Of course I had no clue what that was, so I looked it up afterwords and that is where my research on SPD began. Just today I got out "The out of synch child" from the library. I am excited to see what results that the preschool special education classes have on Reese. I am glad to find this board where there are other people like my son and I!
Melissa