Math Mammoth, maybe?

We use some hands-on Montessori-esque activities that my 4 and 5 year olds enjoy. They really like the Montessori binomial cube, the stamp game. Other things we have out for their general exploration... - a basket full of magnetic letters and a tray of objects/pictures with names that can be spelled out with the letters (dog, cat, car, net, etc.) - beginning sound activity with cards with pictures of objects on them and old scrabble tiles. - color tiles to make patterns. - cards with basic math facts and various manipulatives to solve the math problems.

YouCat is wonderful as a read/study book for teenagers!

DS4- SPD, anxiety (likely OCD), articulation delay, and tactile defensiveness secondary to prolonged nasogastric intubation. He also has some GI issues, and his developmental and IQ testing scores were high. We've used Montessori methods, and are now transitioning to a classical curriculum. We're excited to see what works for us.

Anyone using/used Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding? I am considering using it with my kids next school-year, and was interested in reviews/thoughts/opinions on it. Are there "must have" suppliments (our local library is difficult). I love the idea of learning about science through life. I imagine this program would be a lot of fun!

We've used two different OTs thus far, and both have been wonderful. Our first OT was for tactile sensory defensiveness (secondary to naso-gastric intubation). She worked on both his oral motor strength and his oral sensory awareness. She used various techniques, like rubbing various textured toothbrushes around his mouth/face, to get desensitize him to various textures. Our current OT is for SPD, and has worked with us on brushing, joint compression, etc. She got him his weighted blanket, and has been a source of materials and clothing for sensory sensitive children.

Maybe try contacting the American Residential Treatment Association? They're supposed to be good at matching patients in need to long term residential facilities.

I would think whether they can force intervention depends on how serious the situation is. If you have a child refusing all food and in danger of malnutrition, they have more ability to force the issue. Have they already eliminated physical causes of the food/eating issues? If not, I'd consider requesting an occupational therapist and speech therapist evaluation before going to a play therapist.

I have an active and adorable 4 year old son (turned 4 this month), who has a sensory processing dysfunction and an anxiety disorder (likely OCD, but at 3 he was too young for a diagnosis beyond 'anxiety disorder'). He is a bright child and eager to please - he truly seems to enjoy learning. We are finishing Horizons Pre K in the next few months, and I'm, at the OT and developmentalist's advice, planning to pursue kindergarten work with him. He seems to prefer workbooks - he finds hard back books too intimidating and "heavy" (which distracts him, which causes a melt down, which is a mess... **sigh**). We'd planned to use HWOT for handwriting, but I'm open if there's something better for a lefty with SPD? Language arts and math are just overwhelming me due to the amount of options...?