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You Know You’re an SPD Parent When… Part II

January 7, 2016 by Jennifer 47 Comments

The response to our fill in the blank was overwhelming! And now we’re on to Part II of people’s responses. It’s amazing how many of us have had the same experiences.

You Know You're a Sensory Processing Disorder SPD Parent When

Finish this sentence… “You know you’re an SPD parent when ____.”

You still carry a diaper bag full of stuff (clothes, a surgical brush, lotion, wipes, etc.) but it’s for your 6.5 year old SPD kiddo, not your 2.5 year old – Jody P.

You can spot another child with SPD in a crowd – Nanda G.

You automatically put your hands over your child’s ears when the train is coming – Jeannine G.

You find gum on clearance and buy EVERY SINGLE PACK and then wonder if that will last you the next two weeks….

You have to constantly rub his back or hand just to get him to sit still at church for an hour – Manal J.

You use words and phrases like “crazy body” “safe hands” and “big squish” – Amanda L.

You spend a 1/3 of your time avoiding the meltdown. A1/3 of the your time managing the meltdown and the final 1/3 recovering from it! – Karen M.

You run everywhere instead of walking – Meagan W.

When you plan a quiet room for every relatives house – Amy S.

When you don’t even bother asking your six year old to put on sweats and just let him go to the grocery store in his PJs. (Or Target. Or the library.) – Jennifer H.

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Comments

  1. dmu says

    March 8, 2013 at 10:01 am

    when your 8 year old son is constantly doing acrobats on the stair well.

    Reply
    • spdmama says

      March 10, 2013 at 5:52 pm

      My son even jumps on the trampoline while playing video games… just can’t sit still!

      Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 5, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      Yep! Just got of a Disney Cruise my 6 year old spent all the time in the room doing handstands from the bed and falling his legs to the walls. All the time waiting for character meets rolling around on the floor. The rest of the time he was in the kids Oceaner Club he was an angel because of all the stuff they had going on for sensory seekers.

      Reply
  2. afaithflorin@yahoo.com says

    March 8, 2013 at 10:08 am

    when you see another parent and child at the store in a halloween costume in July and you give them a thumbs up.

    Reply
    • Mara says

      October 16, 2013 at 11:47 am

      For the past month my 2.5 year old has went EVERYWHERE dressed as Iron Man!

      Reply
  3. savannah says

    March 8, 2013 at 10:40 am

    When you find yourself saving all your dryer lint for your lil guy to carry around

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    • spdmama says

      March 10, 2013 at 5:52 pm

      Must be a tactile thing, right?

      Reply
  4. Amy says

    March 8, 2013 at 12:05 pm

    When your kid hasn’t worn jeans for over a year.

    Reply
    • spdmama says

      March 10, 2013 at 5:53 pm

      Yeah. We finally gave up on “regular” pants a while ago. He can only do sweats. They don’t look great but at least he’s happy.

      Reply
  5. krissywrites says

    March 8, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    When you have to sit in your driveway for 2 hours so he can watch and hear the cars driving by…the backyard is too quiet

    Reply
  6. Rachel says

    March 8, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    Brilliant! I was a special education teacher before staying home with my daughter. They all had me nodding, particularly the one about gum.

    Reply
    • spdmama says

      March 10, 2013 at 5:50 pm

      We buy gum in bulk at Costco we go through it so quickly!

      Reply
  7. Petro Neagu says

    March 9, 2013 at 6:35 am

    That’s is simply hilarious, because it’s so darn true 🙂 I think I can sign up for a few of those on that list 🙂

    Have a lovely week end

    Reply
    • spdmama says

      March 10, 2013 at 5:52 pm

      I love the replies I got! And yes, I can certainly relate to a lot of those!

      Reply
  8. Jeanine says

    March 10, 2013 at 7:47 am

    When you carry a sticky note pad, not for notes, but to put over the sensor of self-flushing potties.

    Reply
    • spdmama says

      March 10, 2013 at 5:51 pm

      Boy do I hate those self-flushing toilets, too! Never gave it a second thought until I had my boys.

      Reply
      • Crystal says

        May 21, 2015 at 11:39 pm

        I baby sit an autistic child and he’s terrified of those things, but my daughter who doesn’t have it is even worse. She refused to use public bathrooms for a month because she was so scared of the toilet flushing. She hates it when other people in the bathroom flush. We have to sing at the top of our lungs when in the bathroom. Your welcome for the off key duet.

        Reply
    • mommylove says

      August 6, 2013 at 12:19 am

      oh goodness! Why haven’t I thought of this?? Great idea! THANK YOU! You just made my “going out in public” experiences more bearable!

      Reply
      • Anna says

        November 16, 2013 at 12:14 pm

        Agreed, off to find post it’s to add to the earplugs,Kleenex, glasses cleaner, IPad earbuds, fruit gummies……..

        Reply
    • Alecia says

      December 22, 2013 at 9:54 am

      Brilliant!

      Reply
    • Kristina says

      July 11, 2015 at 9:20 pm

      What a great idea!

      Reply
  9. jessica says

    May 1, 2013 at 4:37 pm

    When you see that look on your childs face and you automatically start doing squeezes and compressions.

    Reply
  10. Delisa says

    May 23, 2013 at 12:10 am

    When you go take out the trash in the pooring rain and wind and just stand out there because its calmer then inside….

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    • spdmama says

      June 16, 2013 at 7:56 am

      Oh I’ve been there! Good luck and just keep putting one foot in front of the other.

      Reply
  11. Nicole says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    Thank you for posting these. My daughter was just diagnosed and this made me feel like I wasn’t alone or going crazy or a bad parent

    Reply
    • spdmama says

      June 16, 2013 at 7:51 am

      You are definitely not alone!

      Reply
    • Vickie says

      July 26, 2013 at 10:31 pm

      I feel the same way. My 3 yr old almost 4 yr old daughter wakes us in the middle of the night to watch umizoomi. She’s up at 6:30am everyday, goes to daycare till about 4pm an thinks she has to sit in front of the tv till bed. In the mean time she is very rough with her 10mth old brother. She constantly yells an screams. Can’t wear anything tight or certain fabrics, no tags in clothing, socks on just right if messed up a tiny bit freaks out. Hates shoes. Has started peeing herself an not telling anyone. When she has been potty trained since 2. I don’t know what to do. Me an her father divide our attention between the two kids. Someone help

      Reply
  12. Mandy says

    June 25, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    you have to explain that your child LIKES to be separated from the other kids in the lunchroom…it isn’t a consequence! It is a relief!

    Reply
    • DAVID says

      May 21, 2014 at 3:37 pm

      MY SON TEACHER DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHY HE LIKES TO SIT ALONE. AS LONG AS HE IS EATING AND HAPPY, LET THEM BE.

      Reply
  13. Rachel K says

    July 23, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    when you move to a new place and have to warn all of your surrounding neighbors that they may hear banging noises because the sensory child is banging her head into the wall.

    Reply
  14. Meg says

    July 23, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    You have your kid do heavy work BEFORE a soccer practice!

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  15. tmshannon says

    July 24, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    You have your child do heavy work BEFORE a soccer practice Or you barely flinch when he face plants on the ground.

    Reply
  16. Chris Whitsitt says

    September 18, 2013 at 9:25 pm

    When you talk about having a padded room in the house, but it’s not for the adult in a straight jacket.

    Reply
  17. Melissa says

    September 23, 2013 at 5:04 pm

    Having a trampoline in your living room is award, but the best purchase ever, because your child loves to bounce/jump.

    Reply
  18. Mara says

    October 16, 2013 at 11:45 am

    When you hear another child either sibling or playmate burst into tears, you automatically yell from the other room “_____, what did you do? Remember Mommy said to use your gentle hands while playing or you don’t get any more gummy candy!”

    Reply
  19. Toya says

    February 11, 2015 at 4:04 am

    You’ve given your son more deep tissue body massages in one week than you’ve gotten in one year.

    Reply
  20. Shelley Lyttle says

    February 23, 2015 at 10:28 am

    I have so many…but I learned to leave my 2 year olds socks at the door because even though he will have worn them half a day in the house with no issues, as soon as you put on his shoes…the socks don’t “feel” right! And instead of running up and down 3 flights of stairs…you can just switch them with getting out of breath.

    Reply
  21. Shelley Lyttle says

    February 23, 2015 at 10:29 am

    meant to say *without getting out of breath.

    Reply
  22. Jennifer Van Doren Hughes says

    July 11, 2015 at 8:30 am

    Karen Ms made my day. ?

    Reply
  23. juleseli says

    September 9, 2015 at 8:50 am

    When every bite on their plate is a perfect work of art or they wont eat it. And of course, nothing can be touching. Thank God for divided plates!!

    Reply
  24. Carrie says

    October 14, 2015 at 9:01 pm

    When everyone is singing in Church and your 2.5 year old covers his ears and yells Stop that it’s hurting my ears…ohhh the stairs I get from some ppl..I want to yell at them but remember I’m in church so I just rub his back!

    Reply
  25. Meagan says

    November 7, 2015 at 12:36 am

    When you go to the grocery store at 11:00 at night so you can get yogurt (the one thing my SPD kiddo will eat half the time) because she ate it all and you don’t want to deal with a meltdown before coffee the next morning. Oh my word I love this post, it makes me feel a little more normal!

    Reply
  26. carolwulfers says

    January 8, 2016 at 5:36 am

    When you leave the grocery store to take the “car stack” of extra pants to school because you got the call “mom, my pants are touching me!”!

    Reply
  27. happymama says

    January 11, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    When you have to sneak your teen’s five year old underwear from his drawer, and hope he doesn’t notice.

    Reply
    • Ann stark says

      September 25, 2016 at 7:47 pm

      Lol , u have an answer to ur chaos !!!

      Reply
  28. Amy Van Dyke says

    March 26, 2016 at 11:24 am

    When I just let my son smell the dirty laundry he says smells soooo good because I don’t want a meltdown.

    Reply
  29. Kacey says

    January 4, 2018 at 9:22 am

    No underware. No jeans. Only one kind of socks. LOVE the idea about the post a notes for public toilets!

    Reply

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