I am a physio and I have 2 out of my 3 children with a diagnosis of Sensory Processing Disorder, Dyspraxia and ADHD. Great combination. Now I understand many of the parents I saw in outpatients who really struggled because i am there now.

I would look at the neurodevelopmental reflexes which may not be integrated. For this you should also read the work by Sally Blythe Goddard. Very detailed but very interesting.
Also the work by J. Ayres who was one of the first people to look at sensory integration and her work is found in an excellent book by a lady called Carol K (can.t remember her surname) called Sensational Kids. (you can find it on amazon).

Look at postural tone and indeed indurance. understand if the child is high or low threshold sensitive etc what is driving the child's experience of her environment. Is it vestibular, auditory, occular, kinaesthetic etc.

It is an absolutely facinating area that i never studied at college. There is alot of work out there to read about and I can tell you as a mother that when someone explains why you have 2 human tornados, why the teachers exclude and how you can change the situation you have a super compliant patient and you really have made a difference in a family's life.


My children are not nightmares but the constant failure to thrive, worry and sometimes lack of being in control really wears famillies down. Whilst I said to my self at the time of diagnosis, why me? I ended up thinking thank goodness their Mum is a physio I can atleast reat and understand the litterature.

Good luck.

Think fun and the kids will love going to treatment.