Does your child use stimming to regulate their body?

Hi, I’m Dana and I have been a pediatric physical therapist for 25 years. You can read more about my practice at the top of my channel. I see kids for a lot of different disabilities including developmental delay, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, genetic disorders, dystrophies, and more. I cannot give individualized medical advice on social media and you need your doctors permission to try any exercises with your child. A therapist needs to be trained in order to perform these highly skilled exercises. I see kids for intensives in Cary, North Carolina for 1,2, or 3 weeks for 2 visits per day. We are able to show a lot of progress with our little patients and I share that to bring hope to other parents around the world. You can find booking information at the link at the top of my channel. One of my sweet besties is here for three weeks and we can’t wait to see what we can do for her 2nd intensive. ~ Recently she has started stimming and has hurt herself so we are trying to figure out ways she can better tolerate therapy and playtime without frustration. ~ Stimming refers to repetitive behaviors or motions that you may use to help regulate their nervous system. This can be because they are craving vestibular and proprioceptive input. ~ We are working on a sensory diet that may help her calm her nervous system better. ~ Do you have a child that stims? Have they injured themselves doing it? What have you done to help them? ~ Stay tuned for more about what we’re doing in the next two weeks.