When SPD Kids Get Sick by Michelle

All parents dread this time of year, when children far and wide transform into SPDs: Seasonal Plague Dispersal units.

In the shiny imaginary world of stereotypes perpetuated by childless mad men, little Johnny sniffles politely into a tissue while his pearled and pumped mommy hovers nearby with homemade chicken soup.

Somehow, I don't think that's how it goes down in even the most picture perfect neuro typical families.  It certainly isn't how it goes down when the plague infested child in question has Sensory Processing Disorder.

I've heard a lot of moms say it's kind of nice when their kids are under the weather.  When the average NT kiddo doesn't feel well, they tend to be... subdued. Snuggly. Quiet.

Jaimee over at Our Life With SPD summed it up perfectly with this post, in which she posed the question "Is that what it's like in a normal house?"

I know that's not what it's like at ours.

When Bear gets sick, that first day or so is like the calm before the storm.  With first post-diagnosis illness I got all cocky - totally deluded that his mellow behavior was the result of mommy's awesome sensory diet - and then the snot hits the fan.
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