More on Livi's Therapy

Livi's therapists gave me some tools to help her control her sensory overloads. One of which is jumping. If she gets out of control and can't seem to concentrate, letting her jump supposedly helps with this. They suggested I let her jump on the couch or buy something she can bounce on. Of course I chose to save my couch.

I was skeptical about the purpose of this, but did as I was told and bought this fun little bouncer. She liked to jump in it, but mostly wanted to have her pillow and blankie in it and watch Dora. Then one day during our in home session, Livi was all over the place and would not pay attention. The therapist asked for the bouncer and did some jumping exercises with her. After about ten minutes we sat down again to resume our session and Livi was calm and finished her session without any problems. It was amazing to see how well the jumping really worked (when done correctly).

The other interesting thing they do in her classe is "bubble therapy" for kids who hate touching things that are wet, sticky or with texture. At our first class, Livi would not touch the bubbles at all. They suggested I try doing it at home as well to make her more comfortable with the idea. I recruited Emma to help me and once Livi saw Emma playing with the bubbles, she was all for it.
Emma said it was her favorite "chore" and would do it anytime I needed her to.

Now Livi will touch the food, but choses just to play with it instead. She lines up her food a lot, which is a pretty common behavior for kids with this disorder.

She is doing much better now and I'm so grateful I have all the tools I need to help her get through this.