We all know back to school can be a rough transition for some kids but there are a few children out there who have a more difficult time than others. They used to be called …

Recently I have seen a rise in the number of articles, Facebook posts, and even tweets claiming to define what Sensory Processing Disorder is.  This should be good news, and it is — mostly.  But, …

Is it just me, or does it seem like adopted kids have more than their fair share of sensory processing issues?  Maybe it’s that we talk about them more than other parents do.  I don’t …

Our daughter also showed her strong-willed, forceful personality soon after arriving at her forever home … during our fourth week together, she quietly announced her disapproval of subtle dietary changes with a three day hunger strike. The terrible two’s began at 20 months and lasted until well after her third birthday.

AJ has always LOVED deep pressure and before we had his Southpaw blanket and pressure vest he used to ask us to wrap him up in his favorite frog blanket so he could get that needed pressure. He used to call it a taco because he could not say the word burrito.

This first night I spent with my freshly adopted daughter reminded me a bit of watching wild life at the zoo.

We were staying at my mother-in-law’s apartment in Kiev, Ukraine and three weeks prior to that night our visits were limited to two daytime hour intervals at her baby orphanage located outside the city. Now we were finally at the point in our independent, international adoption to have her in our custody.

The DSM committee has asked us to provide research showing that doctors would use an SPD diagnosis if it were added to the DSM-V. Showing use by international physicians is important, too, because diagnostic recognition in the DSM will lead to inclusion in comparable international manuals.

Of Different Minds is an excellent resource for Christian parents who have a child who learns differently. While still an excellent resource for non-Christians, parents should be aware that Of Different Minds contains several Scriptural references, two Bible studies and an overall Biblical perspective.

As parents, we all worry about the emotional, developmental, and physical well-being of our children. Sometimes parents have a deeper sense of concern, based on what they see and don’t understand or what they don’t see, but feel. Most concerns are not unfounded.

Judy writes about parenting a multiracial, multicultural family at The International Mom’s Blog

Sensory integration includes not only the five senses but also balance and movement.