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As time goes by, my little one seems to be showing more and more signs of having sensory issues, specifically tactile defensiveness. What's frustrating is that there seems to be no rhyme or reason to a lot of his "quirks". For example, this child who always loved water and baths, absolutely refuses to sit down in the tub. He likes to splash his feet and hands in the water, but trying to get him to sit down results in him screaming with a look of terror on his face. As does pouring water over his head to rinse shampoo out of his hair (this never used to be a problem). What's so odd is that there was nothing (apparent) that led to this aversion. It literally happened over night and has been going on for several months now. Our other constant frustration is his resistance to most foods. He has pretty much limited himself to hot dogs, fries, applesauce, yogurt, grapes, popcorn and potato chips. Actually, truth be told, the french fries and hot dogs are more just a conduit for eating ketchup (his true favorite). I've racked my brain trying to figure out is it a taste issue, a texture issue, etc., but for the life of me can't figure out the common thread between the foods he'll eat and the foods he won't. If anyone has similar issues I'd love to hear what worked for you. Thanks.
My 5 yo is hypersensitive and my 3 year old is hyposensitive. As challenging as this is at times it is actually a good thing because my younger one pulls the older one into situations he wouldn't go otherwise. I don't have any specific advice other than modeling ( intentional or not) has really made a difference for us. When Timmy 3 splashes around in the bathtub and looks like he's having a ball Michael is soon to follow even though he's sensitive to water in the eyes and such. Also running across the wet grass, Timmy has no problem running barefoot through the grass, Michael hates it, but he will follow just because it looks fun. Do you work with an OT? They might be able to help and set up a sensory diet. |
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