I have a 10 yr old son diagnosed with SPD at 18 months. He went through OT for years and they finally said he doesn't need it anymore. I wasn't aware that SPD goes away and one wouldn't need it, but apparently that's how it is. He is a seeker of everything. He loves roller coasters, bungie jumping (oh my) and anything that will give him a thrill. He especially loves Horror films, but I keep it to PG13. He shakes when he is excited, literally shakes. He's very aggressive with kids and gets in everyone's space. He gets in trouble at school a lot because he's impulsive and can't stop touching everyone and everything. He already likes girls since he's 10, and he can't help but touch their hair. He touched mine since he was a baby as it soothed him. It's very tough to be a pre teen with SDP and not appear to be "weird" by his classmates. He's struggling with it and I am thinking about putting him in private therapy so he can express his feelings to someone who can understand him better. I too have SPD, so I try my very best to listen, understand, etc....but I am "Mom" and just not very cool in his eyes. Anyway, it was easier as a baby and more "accepted". OT helped with his fine motor skills and his tip toe walking. Speech (still going) helps with his words and expressions. His behavior is worse now than ever, but I am sure that's typical with his age, so hard to say what is causing it, really.
We live day by day and I pray and hope for the best for him. I had SPD all my life and JUST figured it out after 39 years....and I am functioning ok out there. I have a great job, successful career and schooling. I am positive by nature and a perfectionist. I also learned to have melt downs in private. My son is trying to learn that same skill. Since I am an avoider, I don't understand everything he goes through, but I can understand the embarrassment and melt downs. I can understand feeling out of place and weird and NOT like everyone else.