SPD, the Interoceptive Sense and Toileting

Just when I thought I had nothing more to say about SPD, somehow R ends up manifesting this in yet another way.

It all started when we took R out for a day and ended up having a major meltdown in the mall.  The trigger, the toilet flush.

Now, R has been relatively easy to potty train considering he has SPD.  I've read of many parents who had such a hard time with this, even without the sensory issues.  But in R's case, his love for the toilet flushing and his dislike of wet clothes actually ended up stimulating him to use the toilet more and the diapers less.

But let's go back to the very beginning in terms of his toilet habits, shall we?  And no, please don't think I'm shaming him.  I actually want this to be a teaching moment, for me and my hubby, for R, and for anyone going through something similar.

So, let's discuss!

Little Victories

And so it's official, we are enrolled as a homeschooling family with TMA Homeschool.

UPDATE 11/4/2016: TMA Homeschool is now known as Homeschool Global.

I went and attended Curriculum Day today, and listened to a short talk by Joy Tan-chi Mendoza on how to choose books and material that will be customized for the needs of the kids.  I liked how flexible it was, and with R counted as a special needs kid, it gives me a whole lot more leeway on how to teach him, considering he's not really speaking yet.

And some of the slides shown are the following: