Proprioceptive Dysfunction

boo666

sali_mali wrote: »

Ah I see. Ignore me then! Hope you find some advice soon xx

Nope it all helps thanks x

boo666

Nicki wrote: »

No it isn't the same as dyspraxia. It is one of a range of sensory integration disorders, common with children with autism but other kids can have them too.

The lady from CAMHS has spoken to the school a little more today and they have said because he places his hands over his ears there could be something to do with auditory? I heard that word and thought autisum to be honest but not yet looked into that x

Nicki

boo666 wrote: »

The lady from CAMHS has spoken to the school a little more today and they have said because he places his hands over his ears there could be something to do with auditory? I heard that word and thought autisum to be honest but not yet looked into that x

Could be, but could also be a sensory problem. The Kranovitz book covers auditory issues too. in fact it covers all 7 senses (OTs count proprioception and vestibular function as senses as well as the 5 most people know)

Best to take one thing at a time and not worry too much too far in advance. That way madness lies!

ekathrina

I recommend "The Out of Sync Child'' too - it's a really good book. My youngest son has ASD and a wide range of sensory processing issues including Proprioceptive Dysfunction, he sees an occupational therapist who gives both me and his school ideas for exercises we can do and a sensory diet. Perhaps the woman from CAMHS could refer you to an OT? In some areas the OT can also give you information on courses that are run for parents of children with a sensory processing disorder - I did one of these last year and it was really useful.

daska

Hi boo666, my DS2 (4) has proprioceptive and vestibular dysfunction amongst other things - he's also got severe language difficulties, markers for ASD, and is sensitive to touch and noise and (we think) colour/busy surroundings, e.g. rap music makes him violent. We were tearing our hair out, he'd been expelled from two nurseries and was beating me up regularly. Hopefully things will improve quite dramatically for you as you get to understand what the problem is - as it has for us. We have invested in a lot of equipment and it helps enormously: trampoline, trampette, bean bag, swing, spinning chair (egg type from ikea). It's a bit scary watching them taking risks isn't it. I often have to describe to people that see this ostensibly lovely, happy, affectionate, polite, enthusiastic little boy that he can flip into terrifying meltdowns like a someone switching off the lights. Does yours deliberately fall off things, DS2 started 'stunt' falling at about 10 months old.

peachyprice

boo666 wrote: »

I am not sure I do not see the lady from CAMHS until next week to explain to me further. But symtoms are anger outbursts, hitting out at adults and other children, alot of bitting eatting clothes, no sence of danger will happily hurt himself and not worry, does not like confined spaces, only deals with teachers etc he trusts same with adults or chldren, clumbsy to say the least. Needs to be watched for his own safety and others they are the main things other little things happen all the time...

Definitely not just another word for dyspraxia then!

daska

peachyprice wrote: »

Definitely not just another word for dyspraxia then!

Yes and no LOL, they can go hand in hand and it can be difficult to know where one starts and the other ends. If instead of vestibular and proprioceptive you wrote balance and coordination you'd be half way to what most people perceive dyspraxia to be (certainly with regard to gross motor skills). It sounds as if boo666's child, like mine, is hyposensitive or thrill seeking, constantly needing that sensory input to reassure themselves of where they are and how bits of their body relate to each other.

At it's very simplest Sensory Processing Dysfunction can be thought of as being wrongly wired with the sensory information coming in not being recognised for what it is. People can be hyper or hypo sensitive and depending on what sense/s are cross wired might find bright lights, noise or seams in clothes painful, get dizzy extremely easily or be the only person who doesn't get seasick when everyone else does or constantly seek high impact activities etc. It leads to extreme confusion and distress and because the child is always trying to cope with the sensory load it impacts on the child's ability to learn, which can lead to difficulties in communication etc. This in turn leads to the outbursts of violence. When the sensory 'diet' isn't satisfying the child's needs you can literally see the discomfort growing and when it becomes unbearable they start to lash out. And with proprioceptive problems it's doesn't help that the constant high impact activity often means that the children are very strong and muscular (DS2 has thighs that would be the envy of comic book heroes LOL). As they get older and start to understand what they can do to ease the discomfort it gets easier, at least that's the theory.

And it frequently goes hand in hand with ASD, just to make life even more fun