I first learned about Sensory Processing Disorder 12 years ago after my first child was born 3 months prematurely. At 18 months of age she was diagnosed with SPD. She refused to touch certain objects and refused to eat certain foods based on the texture. I was directed to a book called the The Out-of-Sync-Child by Carol Kranowitz. The SPD spectrum is extremely broad, and as I read it, I only concentrated on the areas that my daughter had trouble with. She received occupational therapy, as do most children who have a diagnosis of SPD. We were very fortunate that she outgrew all of her sensory issues by the time she was 5. When Emily was born, she was completely different from Anna Grace and I assumed it was because she was a full term baby. She put everything in her mouth, smelled anything and was sensitive to sound and sights. It never occurred to me that she too suffered from SPD and was just on the opposite end of the sensory spectrum from her sister. It was not until she was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder at the age of 3 that we discovered she had SPD.
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| Emily with her Scentsy Buddy |
As a way of bringing awareness to SPD, I am giving away ANY item(up to $35) to one person from the Scentsy Fall/Winter catalog which can be viewed online at my Scentsy website. I will announce the winner on October 10th and you will have 48 hours to give me your order. You can use this opportunity to get something for your own senses or someone you know. Right now there is a special offer of Buy one Buddy get one free. These make excellent gifts for any child on your list.
Good Luck and Thanks for reading~
Jessica
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my favorite scent? hmm.....depends on my mood i guess but i do like orange, mint, cherry, pumpkin pie. i know one of my favorite perfumes was pearberry. ok, now i'm hungry! lol!
ReplyDeleteAmazing blog post & giveaway Jess! Wouldn't expect anything less from you though :)
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I do love me some vanilla scents ;-)
ReplyDeleteI like the vanilla, but I still want to try the lavender sometime. It is supposed to be soothing. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this giveaway and for your work donating the scentsy buddies to children with autism. I never thought of getting one for my son, does your daughter love hers? It is calming for her? I wonder if that would be a good solution for my son when he needs to calm down after a meltdown?
ReplyDeleteMichelle, my daughter loves her Pig. She is a sensory seeker and smells everything. She takes her pig everywhere. I use the lavender scent pak in it and it does calm her. Right before bed she always takes a big sniff(although the smell is pretty strong and we can smell it from many feet away). It is a more suitable alternative to her smelling other things as well. It just looks like she is hugging a stuffed animal vs smelling a pack of gum at the store. I use vanilla for my typical son because he has some smell aversions. It helps drown out the "stinky" smells to him at times. Thanks for entering!
DeleteI love your blogs Jess! And I love the scent of lavendar and anything that does not have a STRONG smell :-)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite scent is vanilla and then clean linen comes in a close second. :-)
ReplyDeleteAbigail has always been ridiculously honest so if you don't want to know....don'T ask her ! She likes soft smells ....vanilla.... lavendar.....
ReplyDeletemy favorite aka as my comfort scent....minT .
ReplyDeleteYou sent me a little tin of apple cider/cinnamon?? last year as a thank you...It still makes my car smell great!
ReplyDeleteWould love some soothing vanilla :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the baked apple pie. It makes my house smell like I actually baked.
ReplyDeleteWe love the French Lavender! :)
ReplyDeleteBlackberry Vanilla!!!
ReplyDeleteMy Emily enjoys soft smells like vanilla, lavender, etc.
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