3. The next symptom that really caught our attention...

I can clearly recall this day... Hunter was 13 months old and I had just changed him. I was walking around holding him and talking to his speech therapist. Hunter suddenly zoned out into a blank stare. It didn't last long but it caught her attention. She would later share that she had seen it a bit earlier that day but didn't say anything yet until she observed him more. When he did it again it became concerning to me as well. She asked me if I had seen it before. I had but to be honest I hadn't put much thought to it. She suggested I call his pediatrician to let them know and ask their advice. I did and they suggested I keep track of it and write it down when it happens and how long it lasts. This was the first time that I really began to feel sick to my stomach, getting scared that there was more to this then just an eating issue. Several days later I asked my sister about it. She shared that she too had seen it and wasn't sure what it was. I spoke to his PT about it as well and the team (the AMAZING therapy team) all felt it was a significant behavior and can for some kids be a seizure. It was important to find out if he was having seizures or not. If it wasn't a seizure what else was it? That is when we began discussing more about sensory concerns seen with Sensory Integration Disorders. Some kids who zone out do it for sensory reasons. We all pondered the idea that this may be what Hunter was doing.