https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/spd_chiari/A mom's special-needs journey with her two sons.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/spd_chiari/600997I 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"...