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If your LO did/does PT or OT...a question

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Does your LO cry a lot during the actual therapy sessions? My guys do and it is frustrating to watch. 
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Re: If your LO did/does PT or OT...a question

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    kck329kck329 member
    Cora screamed through most of her OT sessions until about a week ago. I hated it too but her OT was very kind and tried not to get her too upset. Now she fusses and complains but its not as bad. I think the change happened because she is learning to use her sounds to communicate a little more so every emotion doesn't come out as an awful scream.
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    jenmikwjenmikw member
    It depends on his mood.  If he is awake for awhile before she comes he is pretty good, but if I have to wake him 15 minutes before he will be a grumpy monkey.

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    neko621neko621 member

    imagejenmikw:
    It depends on his mood.  If he is awake for awhile before she comes he is pretty good, but if I have to wake him 15 minutes before he will be a grumpy monkey.

    This.  Usually they are happy campers.

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    njdcgirlnjdcgirl member
    Not usually. He started OT at about 9 mos (5 adjusted). Sometimes he didn't like what she was doing, but she usually switched activities when he started fussing. He didn't have any one thing we were addressing - but he was pretty tight so we did lots of stretching and reaching activities. She would just mix it up. Like others, I try my best to arrange it for a time when he isn't too tired or hungry. now, OT is simply play time for him and he loves it.
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    lemen99lemen99 member
    A little and/or fussy at the end, yes
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    Jen98jibJen98jib member
    I'm a pediatric PT and crying completely depends on the child.  Often, they cry the first few sessions (sometimes a couple months) but then realize it's not so bad and look forward to sessions.  Every once in a while I get a kid who never learns to tolerate therapy but it's pretty rare.  The therapists should be adapting activities and changing them around to try to decrease crying because motor learning doesn't occur when extremely agitated but you can still learn activities to carry over on your own during those sessions.  Sometimes it's just a bad fit with the therapist and then try requesting a new one. 
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