hands-on-mama Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 How many of you have used this? Does it help your child? We were told to start doing it and joint compressions every two hours for SPD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 It seems to help my child with ASD. She is a sensory-seeker and the brushing appears to help her focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 My sensory seeker LOVED that protocol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hands-on-mama Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 How long have you used it? Have you seen a reduction of tantrums with some of the sensory issues? Just curious. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 :bigear: I am also curious about this. We are doing this now with my 13-year-old son. He hates to be touched on his back, so this is the area we are working on. We are suppose to do it every two hours for a month. I am hoping this will help him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2OandE Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Both of my kids have done it in the past. THey still have there brushes and once in a while they'll go get them and use them theirselves. I definatly think it's benefical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Tell me more. How would I do this? I have an extreme sensory seeker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 If you Google Wilbarger Protocol, you can find information on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 We noticed some benefits to doing the brushing and joint compressions, in addition to other sensory activities. My son was both seeking and defensive. Heavy work and vestibular activities were probably the most beneficial for him. For calming him down during a meltdown, certain scents combined with one of those pop up play tents and a cozy soft blanket worked wonders. He loves many of the scents from Bath and Body Works. We had a routing that we did every 2 hours or so, which started with the brushing. I don't remember the full routine, but our therapist worked it out for us. We slowed down on most of his sensory diet after he started on Prozac. For some reason the Prozac reduced most of his sensory issues to manageable levels. :confused: Recently though, his sound sensitivity has become worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 We always have ear plugs and ear mufflers for my ds. He wears them whenever he starts to feel "icky" from noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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