Comments on: Of Course I cried. I always cry. http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/10/30/of-course-i-cried-i-always-cry/ Two kids, two cats, two adults... two hugs are a minimum! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:02:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: goodfountain http://www.hugtwice.com/2008/10/30/of-course-i-cried-i-always-cry/#comment-1427 goodfountain Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:34:47 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/?p=306#comment-1427 I think sometimes we are living parallel lives. We are going thru the exact same thing here. Does she go to K next year or not? I'm going to observe a K class in a couple of weeks. The K teacher I talked to when setting that up said that one thing to keep in mind when making the decision is K is very easily repeated. It's not a big deal at all, happens all the time. So that's what someone else said. The other thing I want to say is that I'm afraid that C.J.'s teachers might try to say that he has ADHD if he has attentiveness challenges. Often times SPD gets misdiagnosed as ADHD. And based on other things you've written about him, I'd lean more toward SPD than ADHD. SPD-based OT might really help him with the attentiveness. Just something to think about. Another thing that has been known to work with attentiveness is removing artificial colors and flavors (google: Feingold diet). Good luck with decision. I'm right there with you ... and, like you, I'm leaning toward going to K next year. I think sometimes we are living parallel lives. We are going thru the exact same thing here. Does she go to K next year or not? I’m going to observe a K class in a couple of weeks. The K teacher I talked to when setting that up said that one thing to keep in mind when making the decision is K is very easily repeated. It’s not a big deal at all, happens all the time. So that’s what someone else said.

The other thing I want to say is that I’m afraid that C.J.’s teachers might try to say that he has ADHD if he has attentiveness challenges. Often times SPD gets misdiagnosed as ADHD. And based on other things you’ve written about him, I’d lean more toward SPD than ADHD. SPD-based OT might really help him with the attentiveness. Just something to think about.

Another thing that has been known to work with attentiveness is removing artificial colors and flavors (google: Feingold diet).

Good luck with decision. I’m right there with you … and, like you, I’m leaning toward going to K next year.

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