Originally Posted by
MatildaMai
This is the main thing I noticed with my son. And it was caused by overstimulation of his senses. Certain situations would set him off, I didn't see the pattern until the OT explained it to me. But it was basically noisy places with bright lights and lots of movement - indoor swimming pool, supermarkets, shopping mall, fun fair, birthday parties - basically all the places you really DON'T want your kid to whig out! Or would expect them to have fun. The lights, noise, people, movement it was all too much sensory input and he would just meltdown. I found through trial and error that only thing that worked was holding him tight on my lap against my chest and humming or making a repetitive sound (which helped block all the stimuli). The usual advice (ignoring a tantrum or time out) is the WORST possible thing you can do to a kid with SPD. They can tantrum for hours if you do that and don't remove them from the situation that is causing the distress.