Communication: 80% Body Language; 15% Tone & 5% Actual Words.

[IdaBriggs]

23. Seriously, you might want to try the protocol we are using.

I can't guarantee anything, but *something* is going on with these deficiencies issues. (The Project is only for children twelve and under.) When I say we are having a 100% success with the sensory processing issues, I am NOT exaggerating - kids who couldn't wear tags, handle loud noises without melting down, bursting sensations in their mouth - you know the stories - experiencing SIGNIFICANT cessation of these symptoms by six weeks.

#3 (at 82 days): During a program at the nature center, the kids sang a song (he participated which that alone is huge for him) and when the kids said shhhhhh (to make the wind sound) he told me it was loud and covered his ears. He didn't start screaming at everyone to be quiet. He didn't run out of the room or start stimming. He just calmly covered his ears during that part.

#20 (at 48 days): We've had the biggest changes here! My son has always been sensitive to clothing. I had to remove tags, stick to softer fabrics, avoid clothing decoration that was stiff, etc. He's always refused to wear jeans even though he's asked to wear them, he always ended up taking them off because they bothered him so much. He's now wearing jeans no problem for the first time ever! It's like they are no big deal. He's grown 2 inches and out of most of his clothes. I put new clothes the next size up in his drawers and I didn't remove the tags. Not a single complaint. Just a month ago he was asking me to remove a tag from a new shirt he'd gotten, this is a recent and drastic change. Also, for the first time in his life he finger painted. With his fingers!!! He's always refused in the past. He'd use a paintbrush. Sometimes I could get him to dip a finger but the instant he felt it he'd want to wash the paint off, if not meltdown entirely. He was the only preschooler in his library class not to play with shaving cream foam the librarian sprayed on the tables last year. Anyway, he finger painted at home this week. He was so excited! He wanted to call his grandma and tell her that he did it and that it was fun. I can tell it means so much for him to be able to do things he's wanted to do but was too overwhelmed in the past to do. We went to visit alpacas and he let them eat feed right out of his hand even though that meant their tongues licked him. He did it no problem as I watched in shock.

I have no idea if it will help an adult (and we don't have the resources to investigate), but I *highly* recommend you do some investigation. It can't hurt.