To whom this may concern:
So, I'm 32 and my daughter is 3. I'm a first time mom & a full time stay at home mom. My daughter was diagnosed with SPD a year ago and we've been going to therapy ever since. It's quite difficult. ( difficult being an understatement).
We're in occupational therapy & speech therapy . And it's helped but, not enough . My daughter (for whatever the reason) hates when I help her with anything. I try to read to her and she screams, hits and cries. I try to sing with / to her and again screams hits and cries. She literally hates me doing anything with her but doesn't want me to leave a room. I need to be physically in a room or play area with her in order for her to enjoy herself . When her dad does any of these things with her, she loves it.
I feel like I'm an emotional punching bag. Im either on high alert or drained completely. It's exhausting.
And I tried a play date before but the little girl didn't like my daughter :,(
My daughter is different, I realize. She has this thing where she flails her arms when she gets overly excited with something . Her speech is babbling right now and can make out very few words. So, to kids who are advanced and able to speak full words and sentences it's foreign to them when someone like my daughter wants to interact with them.
It's really saddening when we go to the park. Kids can be so mean .
So,
Any parent out there who has a child with similar characteristics care to share any tips.?
I would greatly appreciate it
Sincerely ,
1 tired mama