Where do I start?
I am mid-way through one of the toughest journeys of my life: my experience with my son's special needs. My four-year-old has Sensory Processing Disorder and my one-year-old has Chiari 1 Malformation. And I'm not sure if I know the extent of their needs quite yet! To get you up to speed, Sensory Processing Disorder is a diagnosis received from an Occupational Therapist after an evaluation. SPD is not an official diagnosis in the DSM IV handbook (although it may become an "official diagnosis"... Sign in to see full entry.