Body Socks

August 4, 2010

Nicholas was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder in November 2009. Sensory processing (sometimes called "sensory integration" or SI) is a term that refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. Sensory Processing Disorder is a condition that exists when sensory signals don't get organized into appropriate responses. A person with SPD finds it difficult to process and act upon information received through the senses, which creates challenges in performing countless everyday tasks. We've noticed it a lot in his behavior. He lashes out in frustration. He’s been going to therapy for several months now and one of the things they said we could get to help him at home was a body sock. It is made of Lycra so it hugs Nicholas and that is calming to him. I ordered them from Oriental Trading and decided to get two, just in case both boys wanted to play in them at once. They had quite a fun time in them. They pretended they couldn’t see and walked into things. It was pretty cute and they looked so comical.

Nathan is in the green and Nicholas in the blue.