Tag Archives: spd

Overexcitabilities and the gifted – Living With Intensity

Posted on May 9, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I’d like to share the point of view that Kazimierz Dabrowski held that came from the Living with Intensity:Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and the Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults by Susan Daniels (Editor), Michael M. Piechowski (Editor) … Continue reading →

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Raising Resilient Children

Posted on May 6, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

Resilience. I know that’s what my 5 year old lacks right now. Her meltdowns, her intensity, her anxiety all stem from lack of resilience. Her issues (anxiety, spd, selective mutism) all contribute to this lack of resilience. I came across … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting my highly sensitive child’s meltdowns

Posted on April 27, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

We’re going on week three of emotional upheaval again. I thought my middle daughter was starting to improve with her emotional self-regulation, but we’ve hit a major setback. For the longest time, she was emotionally resilient, cooperative, happy. She was … Continue reading →

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A reminder why one-on-one time is critical for highly sensitive children

Posted on April 20, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

A couple of days ago I posted about how I was having a return of the meltdowns from my middle daughter after the holiday and after shuttling her to lots of fun, but still stressful, events. Because of her sensory … Continue reading →

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Inexpensive purchases for kids’ sensory diet at home

Posted on November 14, 2008 by raisingsmartgirls

Theraputty in 6 resistances. You can add small toys or poker chips to add an element of fun and additional work. Pop bead critters. Okay, maybe not completely sensory, but it does work on fine motor skills. Alex Toys Sand … Continue reading →

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Creating a sensory diet at home.

Posted on June 18, 2008 by raisingsmartgirls

We haven’t started my SPD daughter on any formal sensory OT just yet. I wanted to see if the IEP last week was going to cover any OT for her. It didn’t. But that’s okay. There’s plenty of ideas on … Continue reading →

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Finding clues to her selective mutism (about retained primitive reflexes).

Posted on June 5, 2008 by raisingsmartgirls

I used to read young adult mysteries. My favorites were Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and Phyllis A. Whitney’s young adult collection of mysteries with strong heroines and evocative titles like “Mystery at the Isle of Skye” and “Secret of … Continue reading →

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