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Mon, 04-07-2008 - 9:44pm

im sure many of your kiddos have some sensory issues, just happen to catch some of rylee's nightly sensory seeking behavior on camera ;) and thought id share.



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In reply to: hodgemomma
Mon, 04-07-2008 - 11:13pm

Hmmm, does Rylee need a date to the prom? Cian would be a lovely gentleman? ie: Looks a lot like our house at 8pm, lol.

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In reply to: hodgemomma
Mon, 04-07-2008 - 11:26pm

hahaha a date to the prom, oh sure we can so arrange that!!!


yea im not sure what it is , no matter how much input i give her, ie. deep pressure , going to the playground, etc. she still ends up doing this stuff every night.


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In reply to: hodgemomma
Tue, 04-08-2008 - 12:04am

She sure is cute!!!

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In reply to: hodgemomma
Tue, 04-08-2008 - 12:04am

I know I can relate !!!


My dd is sooo hyper too. I actually called a recommended psychologist for my son, but at the same time mentioned Cali and talked about Sensory Processing disorder. She basically said it is not a separate diagnosis, it stems from something else. I mean that is the way I took what she said...make sense.


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In reply to: hodgemomma
Tue, 04-08-2008 - 12:20am

Hmmm, always at night huh?

Looks to me like classic overstimulation when our kids start to get tired. Kids like ours with neurological differences have a very hard time regulating themselves. As such where many kids will get sleepy and start winding down ours just wind up. My youngest, Dave is a prime example of this and always has been. So even if you have been great all day at providing sensory feedback when they get tired it all goes to pot.

Have you tried epsom salt baths? You may want to try ending the day with a routine that involves a bath with epsom salts and/or lavendar. Spray her room or linens with lavendar linen spray. Turn on some very soothing type soft music and do some reading. You may even want to consider moving her bed time up a bit and see if that helps.

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In reply to: hodgemomma
Tue, 04-08-2008 - 12:54am
thankyou for your ideas! haha i dont mind her getting like this at night, my huband and i are so used to it, and would find it odd if she werent like this ya know. but i guess for her sake it would be nice to have some more peaceful moments at night!!


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In reply to: hodgemomma
Tue, 04-08-2008 - 1:08am

does she wind down and sleep well? If so then you don't really need to worry about it if it isn't a concern. When it becomes a concern then you address it. (for instance when she can't wind down and get to sleep so she gets enough rest before school). By then she may develop out of some of it.

Typically, Dave's routine would be to get amped, get more amped, get out of control and then whine/tantrum/cry himself to sleep.

when he started getting wound up like that if we didn't intervene and get him settled into bed it would only get worse until complete meltdown and cried himself to sleep. That is a problem. But if she can wind down and go to sleep then I wouldn't worry. Dave needed the baths, lavendar, etc.

BTW, now Dave goes to sleep totally in routine without all that. At 8:30 he insist I go "tuck him in" (ie give him a kiss in his room after the rest of our routine) and then he is out by 8:35. Mike still gets wound and doesn't sleep but at 12 he is pretty independnet at reading or listening to music until he can sleep with meltonin

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In reply to: hodgemomma
Tue, 04-08-2008 - 6:57am

We used to see this kind of stuff at night too.