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My ad has sensory processing disorder, attachment issues and suspected adhd - we are having her assessed later in the month.We started sensory integration therapy last summer twice a week for 50 mins. I saw an immediate difference in her. She became calmer and jus.t somehow seemed to cope better. It was like she matured by quite a bit over night.I was a bit cynical before we started, but now completely buy into it. It has really helped my ad. Just by way of example , she had very poor spatial awareness. Se was constantly barging past people and knocking into them at school and in shops. The sensory int therapy has really helped her get a better sense of her self, and space. She is now much more careful around other people and seems to now understand personal space better.She can come out of sessions a bit hyper but the next day I notice that she is calmer to be around. I think it is mportant to choose the right therapist. Our therapist makes it fun and directs my ad quite subtlety and never forces her to do,things. They have formed quite a close relationship.My best friend has a birth son with add. He has therapy too and she thinks it helps him to focus at school. He stopped it for a month or so and school noticed a difference.Hope that helps xx

Thanks Freddie for your very in depth reply. I realised after I had posted that the question had been asked before.I hadn't realised that the therapy would have to be on going. I can't find anyone around here that does it let along have a choice.Nearest big city is 25 miles away and haven't found any O.T.s doing it there.Did you go private or was it on the NHS? Can I ask. and how did you find the therapist in the first place. Thanks.

Hi. Our DS had intensive OT input, every week for a year. We have now filtered down to blocks of OT with gaps in between. I can't see there will any point soon when DS will NOT be seeing his OT at some point, even if we end up just doing 'catch up' apts every 6 mths.We see a sensory integration specialist who is also an attachment expert - AND we travel for an hour each way to see them.So, I guess, what I am saying, is that it has been worth it for DS, but by no means is it a quick fix. There is also so so much you can do at home to help with these sorts of issues, but we have been guided largely with this by our OT.We found the NHS OT we used to see far far too underqualified to deal with DS and his complexities, so it had to be private.

Eadaoin Bhreathnach (sp?) is good on this. Unfortunately I don't think she has written a book but there are bits and pieces by her on the internet, and a therapist trained by her in Bristol. No personal experience of the therapist but I think EB is one of the acknowledged experts.

Just realised there's an item by EB from 2010 on the AUK website

And she has written books for children, The Sacred Gang, to help them identify the coping strategies they use

We are in touch with an OT which we found through http://www.cotss-ip.org.uk/The nearest one to us does not deal with children or with sensory integration disorder, so we will have to travel for an hour - but local NHS services are not up to this.BB

Thanks for the replies folks. I will Google the book you mentioned hen and see if I can get a copy. I have been looking at the cotss web site but no-one within striking distance even 80 miles +. I was hoping that we could do an intensive course during the school hols. but as it seems to be on going therapy then I can see that that wouldn't work,

Hi there, mine was a new clinic in my local town. A friend who is a paediatrician told me about them. I ave heard of a big sensory integration clinic in London called hopscotch. Don't know if it is worth giving them a call and asking if they know of any clinics nearer to you? Good luck x

Thanks Freddie. will PM you

I would say that a good 6 week/summer block of OT is still worth looking at. The OT should also do a school visit to observe & advise too.

Thanks Wibbley. We are in Scotland and I can't find anyone who does it.

Thanks Garden, posts must have crossed. I will look that up now.

Garden, Can't see anything on the PAC site about sensory integration therapy.

Thanks Garden, I'll look again.

i attended a lecture recently by this lady in Carlisle.(sorry cant spell name!) EB, lovely lady, very knowledgeable. her books are called the scared gang. a lot of what she was saying was just like describing my daughter, it was uncanny. gave the audience lots of tips for dealing with problems etc. very worthwhile attending if she is running any of these sessions again

http://www.sensoryattachmentintervention.com/Scared-GangI went to hear Louise bomber speak last week. She recommended tgese books. A quick look and i recognised my kids!

HiLast year we had this therapy. I had about 6 weeks of adult protocol where they looked at my self regulation. We then had 12 weeks of therapy. I have found that it really helped my AS who is 9.5 years old.We had this with listening therapy. We have seen a difference. The books are really good and were written by the lady that trained the OT we saw. Please PM me if I can help.

Thanks for the link Donatella.The articles linked on that website are very interesting and well worth a read.Wish this lady wasn't in Ireland!