Well hello. A wee bit tentative jumping into this, but giving it a whirl nonetheless.

My name's Corrinne, I have SPD and am a teacher in the DC Metro area who has had many children with sensory issues over the years. I'm trying to develop a specialty in sensory-responsive classrooms and am actively starting to pursue the finer points of it at this time.

I, myself, have many manifestations, mostly pretty textbook stuff (severe coordination issues, touch sensitivity on both ends, terrible texture avoidance, very insensitive to sounds, emotional problems, and so on and so on). I was tested for a kerblillion things over many years and only caught it a few years ago after having a parent of a nonverbal autistic student educate me on SPD. Then my neuro was all, "oh yeah! That fits!" Good that I paid him all that money, right?

Right.

In any case, I'm pretty comfortable with my status (I make a LOT of changes to daily life to deal with it...and am happy that way...even though my husband thinks I passed Quirkyville a LONG time ago and am well on my way to Looneyland! ) and have a strong knack for helping my students cope. So I'm reaching out to learn more from people who are experiencing the process (particularly those in my area) so I can hone my classroom theories even more. I'd love to write some articles for peer journals and am strongly considering grad school in special education. We'll see.

All I can tell you 100% for sure is that the entire concept fascinates me as an educator and it feels like the right place to carve a niche. So I appreciate you all and all the help I may be able to get. I hope to get to know you soon!