My 13-year-old son who has SPD and used to be distracted by clothing tags has worked up to wearing a painful scoliosis brace 14 hours a day and it has not stopped him from learning. He has a better attitude about this than I ever though possible for a kid with sensory issues. His intelligence and ability to research his options concerning the medical issues have helped him come to terms with the difficult physical challenges while he is in the brace. He has had to deal with a lot of pain and setbacks for the last few years and is not able to go out and enjoy doing things that most kids his age can do for at least the next few years. It threatens to take away his ability to do the one thing that he enjoyed doing in our small town--musical theater. But he is able to see that it could be much worse. He enjoys being able to learn as much as he wants to learn via the internet.
