Hey All,
Since I received some really good feedback re my first sensory question on the board, I thought I would throw out another at ya'll. My little guy has SPD...after so much research on the topic...I am certain I too have SPD.

For so many years I was mis-labeled as hyper active, ADD, lazy, bad listener, bad at following directions, not remembering things, unorganized, and just not very smart. Let me tell ya...it is great on the ego.

Luckily, I too have a strong sense of will. When somebody told me I couldn't do something...I figured out a way to make it possible despite all the distractions. Hopefully I can pass this down to my little guy.

The deeper I understand SPD, the more I am beginning to learn about myself. My constant toe tapping, racing thoughts, irritation by big crowds, constantly playing with the hair and biting my finger nails, lack of organization, lack of remembering every little detail people tell me, ughhhh reading something and not remembering what I read on the last several pages, etc...etc....etc. All of my little quirks are classic SPD.

One thing that makes me sad/embarassed is when these issues come up between my wife and I. I feel...excuse my expression..."dumb". It isn't because I am not paying attention to her when she speaks, or that I am trying to get under her skin by tapping my foot, or that my mind races when we argue, or that I can't express exactly how I feel and end up saying something not even close to my feelings out of frustration. I think I do a pretty good job of keeping these things under control, however, there are times I just want to jump out of my skin from bottling it all up.

With time I think she will see a lot of my quirks for what they are...hopefully she doesn't go nutty in the process.

I know dealing with us can be difficult at times. She puts her heart and soul into our family and I appreciate it more than I could even begin to explain. I try to make up for all of my quirks by helping her around the house, taking the kids out of the house so she can rest her mind and body, and assisting with meals/cleaning.

Whew...that is a lot of info.
Frubsdad