The Wood Between the Worlds

Hi! So, I posted on our old blog a little while ago about Joshua's Sensory Integration Issues. I am really proud to say that I am happy with where he is and this is no longer a big deal. We have been doing a very small amount of Occupational Therapy at home...well, mostly just Therapeutic Listening. It has been AMAZING to see the difference this therapy has made in Joshua's control over his behavior. It is really helping him to regulate. So the therapy consists of very specialized and may I say quite expensive headphones to listen to music that has unusual sound frequencies (higher and lower than normal music). These frequencies train the inner ear to process sounds quicker and learn to filter out background noises more efficiently. This has helped Joshua to listen and follow directions quicker and to lower his threshold to sensory stimulation. In short, his behavior improved dramatically almost overnight after starting this therapy. We know that we are blessed. We are blessed to have Joshua in our lives. He is such a joy, with or without any issues. We love him...and we also love the new bench from IKEA the boys are sitting on. It goes with our lovely new table, so now we can finally seat more than 4 people for dinner.