I became severely stressed when I began taking care of my two boys without any help because that’s when my older son’s sensory issues and “fight, fright or flight” issues really kicked in. [Read more…]
Maria Rickert Hong May 16, 2013
ADRENAL FATIGUE
Filed Under: ADRENAL FATIGUE, ANXIETY, CANDIDA, ENDOCRINE ISSUES, GENERAL, HEALTH TOPICS, HORMONAL ISSUES, IMMUNE DYSREGULATION, INSOMNIA, IRREGULAR CYCLES, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, OVARIAN CYSTS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SINUS INFECTIONS, STRESS, TOXINS, UTERINE FIBROIDS Tagged: adrenal fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, bronchitis, Candida, chronic sinus infection, fight or flight, insomnia, irregular cycles, irritability, low blood pressure, ovarian cyst, poison ivy, sensory processing disorder, Shingles, uterine fibroid
Maria Rickert Hong April 21, 2013
RETAINED REFLEXES, LEARNING AND HAPPINESS
My older son with sensory processing disorder (SPD) benefited greatly from going to a land-based occupational therapist (OT) for six months. I asked her what we should do about him learning to swim, given that he had such a bad experience with it when he was 2 years old.
You might remember that he was so overwhelmed by the lights, sounds, the way the water felt, and his gravitational insecurity in the water that one day after class he came home and wiped down half the kitchen to relieve his stress. That’s a pretty strong reaction from a toddler. [Read more…]
Filed Under: ADHD, ADRENAL FATIGUE, ALLERGIES, ANXIETY, ASTHMA, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, BIRTH TRAUMA, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, EAR INFECTIONS, ECZEMA, GENERAL, HEALTH TOPICS, HYPOTONIA, LEARNING DISABILITIES, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, RETAINED REFLEXES, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, STRESS Tagged: ADD, ADHD, adrenaline, allergies, Angelfish Therapy, angst, anxiety, aquatic therapy, army crawling, asthma, auditory confusion, birth trauma, clumsy child, cortisol, cross crawling, difficulty accepting criticism, difficulty learning to swim, difficulty making decisions, difficulty socializing, ear infections, eczema, excessive fatigue, excessive reaction to stimuli, fight or flight, free floating anxiety, hand eye coordination, highly excitable, hypersensitivity, hypotonia, insecurity, labile emotions, learning difficulty, low Apgar, low self esteem, lowered immunity, manipulative, meconium, mood swings, motion sickness, neuromuscular reeducation, occupational therapy, out of control, overwhelmed, photosensitivity, physical timidity, poor balance, poor coordination, poor posture, poor stamina, proprioceptive sense, reactive hypoglycemia, reading difficulty, retained Moro reflex, retained reflexes, retained symmetric tonic neck reflex, Ritalin, Sally Goddard, sensory processing disorder, STNR, unsynchronized swimming, vestibular processing, visual-perceptual problems, W sitting