Occupational Therapist

The Occupational Therapist came this morning for the first time and I am really excited and hopeful. He came and asked us lots of questions for Jackson to get a better idea what is going on. After a lot of long answers on our part for one word answer questions, Jackson definitely has a sensory deprivation disorder. He is either taking in too much information or not enough at other times. His strongest attribute is visual. Our therapist also is sensory deprived. He has a lot of input and suggestions that are super helpful. I was excited to get homework to work on before he comes back next week. We are to take pictures of things we do so he can choose and feel like he has control of his day. Apparently, they are control freaks and that totally is Jack. Because he is trying so hard to understand all the things going on around him, he becomes really controlling in what is happening and how it is presented. Things are always on his terms. After all the things he talked about, I really wonder if I have sensory deprivation or the anxiety that I was always diagnosed with. He even recommended reading the book Out of Synch. It is written by a mother of a child with sensory deprivation and a therapist. It was a really hopeful meeting and I think that great things will come from it because even after the last visit, we have seen great development in him. It will only get better. Boy, I'm excited for this part of the adventure.