Tag Archives: sensory integration disorder

Jake’s Therapy: What For?

A question I seem to be asked a lot lately is why we are doing therapy with Jake.  When I hear a question once or twice, I don’t think much about it.  When it comes up five or six times, I … Continue reading

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Jake’s Therapy: The Screaming Washing Machine

The last few weeks has seen our family sneezing and coughing into our green tea and apple sauce.  Like so many things in life, Jake’s sensory problems didn’t take a sick day.  My creative energy, however, wanted to be left alone … Continue reading

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The Kid’s Speech: Lisa the Encourager

If I were Catholic, I would be filling out the application for sainthood for our new therapist, Lisa.  Our second week of therapy was just as good, if not better, than the first week.  I discovered that Lisa works at … Continue reading

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Jake’s Fingers: Thankful for Normal

Very few people understand what I go through every time I take Jake, or go myself, to a doctor’s appointment.  It’s at best tense, at worst gut-wrenching.  My usual sense of “whatever happens is fine” is reduced to praying desperately … Continue reading

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Jake’s Fingers: Proud and Happy Mama

Every week we go to therapy, I come up with one more reason to love our occupational therapist, Becky.  I’ve had a lot of time to think about our doctor’s appointment last week (https://sistertwo.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/jakes-therapy-the-missing-link/ ), but no one who could … Continue reading

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