Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums General Discussion Hello again, I haven't been here in YEARS!

I have no idea if any of you will remember us or not, but we're back.

Wolf is now 7 1/2 years old, in 3rd grade (one skip) in an Independent Study program in a neighboring district. He's a blue belt in Ho Kuk Mu Sul and working everywhere from age level (hand writing) to Jr. High / High School level (science, social studies, language arts). He still hasn't been tested (we're low income and neither district has funding for such frivolities)...

Bear is just now 5 years old. He started reading around 2 or 3, but won't demonstrate, you have to catch him at it, so we have no idea what level he's actually at. Ditto for pretty much everything else across the board. The powers that be have decided he is not on the autism spectrum nor is he currently "emotionally disturbed" but childhood bipolar isn't off the table yet. He has been officially diagnosed with SPD and anxiety (on the severe end). He still has tantrums, but not nearly as bad, and still doesn't do well with kids, but the local school district is actually working with us on that part. Oh and he's still in diapers with no sign of toilet training in sight.

I'mm back, hoping I actually have enough time to participate again.

Welcome back!
Good to have you back, hopefully life will allow you time to "chat" again.

Welcome back Kat! Bear sounds a lot like my DS6. Extreme SPD's and didn't potty train until about 3 months before K started due to some hypertonal issues. It will happen when it happens.

Glad to hear that Wolf is doing well. I love it when the long timers come back!

I remember you, Wyldkat! Welcome back! And thanks for the update on your kiddos. I know that when you last posted you were fully in the process of evaluating and advocating, so it's good to hear that you made some progress with some things and are still working on others. Looking forward to you being here again!

That's interesting. I never thought about potty training being related to SPD. Are your dc with SPD underresponsive to sensory input or sensory seeking? My dd who is overresponsive to input and sensory avoiding was potty trained really early, but was very late on things like learning to ride a bike.

Thanks everyone! Bear is a seeker in some areas and an avoider in others. The added problem is that he's on Miralax, so that might be causing issues as well. Working on that one right now.

I have been considering an evaluation for DS2, so I was reading up on SPD and came across this. I also read your comments on the potty training thread but thought I'd post the link here.

The Poop on Interoception

Can your son tell he has to go? My son doesn't seem to be able to recognize the feeling that he needs to go, but he'll pee if I take him to the bathroom at appropriate intervals. Poo is a whole other story... but I'm hoping that it's early yet.

yes. Miralax was hard for my child (who toilet trained at 2) to deal with. It definitely made her anxious, as if she were not in control any more. Glad she only had to take it for a few weeks.

I had never heard of that! He's afraid he won't get to the potty in time to poop and when he was peeing it was only because I used a timer religiously. I can count the times he said he had to go on his own on my fingers. He does hide to poop sometimes, so I'm pretty sure he's aware it's happening, but I have no idea how much warning he has.

He's been on the Miralax for over a year, probably close to two years now. Lowering the dose and adding probiotics does seem to be making a slight difference, so maybe it will work itself out.

I'm going to bring this up to both his pediatrician and his OT. Thank you so much!