Hello Parents, Educators and Therapists,

My name is Yvonne. My kids are recently diagnosis with SPD.
My son is 5 and my daughter is 3. We are working with an OT and a SLP.
My son was diagnosis with speech delay and we started him with speech therapy at age 3 then recently started him with an OT. My daughter started the same time as my son with an OT. They are opposite side of the SPD spectrum. My son is hypersensitive and my daughter is sensory seeking.

My son is good with puzzles and puzzle solving games and he may have photographic memory. My daughter is good with languages, she speaks English, Cantonese and French. She associate people with languages.

I always knew there was something about them I couldn't put my fingers on. After reading Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Biel and Peske, I finally feel right in place with them. I was crying with joy of finally understanding my kids for the first time. I am sure all the parents here felt the same way with an AH HAA moment.

If SPD is hereditary, my husband and I may have SPD too, I am trying to figure that out myself. Some of the things that immediately I can tell you about is my sensitivity to smell. Anything that is made artificial especially for cosmetics I can't stand and I one time I had it really bad I got chills and induced vomit, I avoid perfume and I would hold my breathe til I turn blue if I need to. I do not wear makeup for that reason. And I definitely have a high tolerance for pain. I went through labor and birth without pain killers. The nurses and doctors were amazed hee hee. The pain has to be long and strong enough to make me want to see a doctor and I did end up in the ER the summer of 2000 after two months of on and off pain to have an ovarian cyst remove the next day. And after the surgery I can tolerate the pain too. I didn't even take my vicodin. And I am very clumsy til this day. I do not like music, but I love art and design. I am a graphic designer and a photographer.

We are currently in Los Angeles and will be moving to Hong Kong at the end of May.
I do not know what the future will hold, but I have many hopes.

Thank you for reading

Sincerely,
Yvonne