One of many challenges Jen came across was dealing with the public school staff in order to help Ben be understood by his teachers and peers. This was an extremely hard time as Ben attended an ESE pre-K program and then was mainstreamed into kindergarten with speech therapy.

Jen describes how no one took the time to really understand his difficulties. This resulted in major anxiety, increased frustration and a strong desire to not want to go back to school. His teachers perceived his behavior as manipulative and thought he was acting out being hypersensitive to sounds so that he didn’t have to eat in the lunchroom. This was clearly due to having any of the following: low tone, difficulty with sensory processing and filtering, and certainly from an absent acoustic reflex.

Jen shares her daily difficulties as well as her victories that have helped Ben make some great overall gains. Tune in for details on this week’s episode, and then next week we will have Jen back to talk about tips and recommendations for teachers and struggling parents. Thanks Jen!

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