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I am now sitting here trying to remember what ceiling we have in the shop. I know there are tiles but they are large ones. Dont think it looks like a grid though. Strange how you see things everyday but cant remember what they look like.

Someone once told me that a certain type of ceiling (sp?) makes babies cry in shops Didn't really believe them until i noticed it for myself! The type that are more like grids than tiles, often found in supermarkets, seem to cause concern!! what does anyone else think? xx

Tania, no he has no problems at school, in fact is among the brightest in his class, very good at Maths, slightly about average in reading and had excellent SATS results. And will even tolerate loud fireworks now. Goes to see films, theatre etc. All things he didn't use to like before the hearing treatment. Ann Glos

www/dyspraxiafoundation/org/uk Replace the / with dots. This is the UK Dyspraxia foundation and is a great place to start. You will see a lot of conditions overlap with dyspraxia. I am at work and have to go off now but if you PM me his symptoms and difficulties he has had I will endeavour to explain how the processes work and point you to some books Regards Tania

Hi Sandie I feel for you,the diagnosis roundabout is a nightmare. I found what was wrong with my son in much the same way,I had all his symptoms and an IQ test that showed results in one side of his brain was gifted and the other side practically retarded. I found NLD on the web by chance and discovered this huge discrepancy was part of the diagnosis. I then took the information to the psychologist who found a neuropsychologist who was familiar with the condition and we were away,it is incredible what making the right accomodations can do. Every now and again someone posts on here regarding a childs behaviour and I think ah,you can see in their psts there is some kind of processing problem There are so many kids that are slipping through the system labeled as naughty. We were told our son was lazy as verbally he was so clever but he couldnt write four words,the school punished him constantly and he used to BEG us not to send him. They ate a lot of humble pie when he had his IQ test and they saw he could no more control his disability than a child in a wheelchair. I was sick to the stomach at how annoyed he used to make me with things I know now he couldnt help,as I bet you well understand. I am happy to help explain some of these things if you like,I have been reading for years now and have met some really knowledgable mums and dads along the way Regards Tania

My litttle grandaughter hates M and S. Since she was about 3 months every time we went into M and S she used to scream the place down. Although she was always fine in other shops. She is nearly two now and if we walk into Marks she starts shouting No.and we have to coax her. But loves the other shops. Very stange. Linda

Hi LLC That will be good if you can Hi Ann,that is one of the treatments the occupational therapist does,has he had any other difficulties at school?

thanks Tania Next time I see her I will try to raise the subject. I am not a closes friend but more of a friend of a friend. The mother of the baby was in my daughters school year. To me it is obvious that it is more than just an uncomfortable feeling that the baby has

Hi LLC That is interesting I was a qualified midwife when I had my son,he developed normally in every other way but just went into sensory overload at every turn,I knew something was wrong but just couldnt put my finger on it. He developed normally physically and talked the hind legs of a donkey at a really early age But he was socially odd,and clumsy. It wasnt until he was 8 that they finally got to the bottom of the problemHe has NLD . One side of his brain works really well,he his verbally gifted and has has a great memory for everything he hears,but the other side of his brain is very poor,he processes visual information really slowly and has great difficulty perceiving what he sees thus extreme difficulties at school.(And Home)He recognises no body language at all thus his social problems When he was 8 doing an IQ test he could tell the psychologist why the media might disrupt a dictatorship but couldnt match simple pictures like brushes combs etc. It has been an incredibly long haul and I often think if only I had known that his super sensitivity as a baby was a symptom. Check out sensory integration disorder,it can involve any of the five senses. It may not be so with this baby,knowing its a potential problem and keeping a close eye is good as it means you can get on top of a problem more quickly Regards Tania

One of my Grandsons was super sensitive to noise when a baby and young child. Screamed at the sight of a hammer and the soind of any loud noise. When DiL took him to the doctor about this when he was about 6/7, they did a hearing test and he had extremely sensitive hearing. (My husband has very, very acute hearing - not easy in this house as I am hard of hearing) - Grandson had to have his ears 're-trained'. Not sure exactly how it worked but he had to wear earphones and play something, may have been music, to train his ears to get used to the level of noise. he is 10 now and fine with loud noise. Ann Glos

lol Gosh I am tooo old to start again. Wears me out looking after the grand kids

Sorry, I didn't read it properly Jackiexx

Rose I dont know how old the baby is but as you say that is outrageous to ask her to take her outside. I can only imagine it was a shop assistant having a bad day. She should have reported her to the manager.

Not my baby Jackie, just a customer who comes in Tania that makes sense. It is the grandmother that actually looks after the child as the mother has no idea how to cope with a baby. Think the mother has had learning difficulties so maybe that would be inherited.

How old is the baby? Probably just a phase the baby is going through. I can't believe the mother was asked to leave the baby outside. That's outrageous. Rose

hi LLC Your description fits what we call sensory integration issues. It is something noticed by all of us parents with children with varying degrees of learning disability when our children were really little but we couldnt quite put our finger on. Often these children are super sensitive to noise(you should be able to drop a bomb under a baby but these children wake and cry at a pindrop)they are often unsettled and require lots of carrying.As they get older they may have an aversion to certain textures in there mouths or on their skin. My son couldnt (and still cant )bear anything being done to his head,he hates crispy food and wont wear certain materials.He cant stand loud noise and becomes distraught around hammers nail guns ,starter pistols or anything else that bangs. He is 11 we have had some improvement with OT but it is a fact of our lives. There may be some other signs early with with development,slow to sit crawl etc but you may not see the full extent until they struggle in school. Generally though sensory integration disorder goes hand in hand with a learning disability I have yet to hear of one without the other Is this mum a friend ? Regards Tania

Not sure on this one sorry, could it be that your baby is too hot in the shops with the coat and extra blankets in this weather? Have a word with your health visitor she may know. Jackiexx

A baby I know screams all the time she is in any shop. The mother was even asked to leave her outside one shop as she just never stops. I just wondered if she could have a form of claustophobia or would she be to young for that. Definately something amiss.