Lets start with what SPD is.

There is another term for it called Sensory Integration Disorder. But from what i have read they are the same thing. 

This site has been the one to help me through this and better understand what Emma is going through. And has helped me better understand myself and realize not only am i not weird(other then what is normally weird haha) and that i am not alone.

http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/

Here is something i read from the site that was the "oh wow" marker for myself....

• Do you wonder why they are excessive risk takers - jumping and crashing into anything they can ?(Emma)
• Why they can’t do puzzles - write well - or find the coordination for riding a bike or hitting a ball?(Emma at 3) 
• Why they cry or cover their ears with every loud sound - even vacuums, toilets or hairdryers ?(Emma doesnt like parades with firetrucks)
• Why they don’t like to be touched or can’t be touched enough?(Emma )
• Why they will only eat macaroni and cheese and pizza?(Emma)
• Why they will only wear certain clothes or need you to cut the tags out of their shirts?(Emma would rather be naked)
• Ever wonder why you can’t seem to calm them down or get them to sleep?(Emma)
• Why they won’t put their hands in anything messy or use glue, Play Doh, or play with mud?
• Why they fear playground equipment or being tipped upside down? (Emma)
• Why crowded stores bother them so much leading to major meltdowns in public places?(Emma, never had a melt down but does NOT like strangers)

So how many of you are with your jaw dropped? I remember that day well. After the psych. visit i just found this site and shook my head in disbelief.

On the site they have different forms of Sensory that you can check out too along with picky eater and such. As for us i have not yet narrowed it down fully as to the extent of Emma. There are touches (like silk) she loves and things she doesnt. She has a taste preference. It changes. At times she cant even touch cheese and others she loves it. HATES oatmeal. Now me, i dont like silk and i do NOT like the heavy sweaters. Food wise a dont have issues that i can think of (obviously) haha.

This is what they have on the site about what it feels like ::

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We can see the behavioral signs of distress with too much input, or the energy of not enough input. But, what does the child/adult really go through while trying to take in and effectively process the bombardment of daily sensory input?
Stanley Greenspan, the author of "The Challenging Child" (1995) has an insightful analogy to help us understand what people experience when they can not effectively process, or interpret, sensory input.
He describes it this way:

"Imagine driving a car that isn't working well. When you step on the gas the car sometimes lurches forward and sometimes doesn't respond. When you blow the horn it sounds blaring. The brakes sometimes slow the car, but not always. The blinkers work occasionally, the steering is erratic, and the speedometer is inaccurate. You are engaged in a constant struggle to keep the car on the road, and it is difficult to concentrate on anything else."

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I challenge you to remember this beautifully painful quote the next time you encounter a child with sensory processing disorders and begin the process of awareness, understanding, and treatment to help them take control of their bodies, minds and self-esteem.
It is so very difficult for them. Let's acknowledge that and do our best to understand and help them!
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There is just so much more to read on just that. They go into putting it into an explanation for adults. And it just made me cringe.

So for now, let this soak in and check the sit out and enjoy it...