I couldn't afford to pay for my darling daughter's occupational therapy for sensory integration disorder (SID). It wasn't covered by insurance, so I had to pay 100% out of my pocket.


Before I made an appointment for my daughter to be screened for SID, I asked to speak to the occupational therapist (OT). I explain my financial situation. I couldn’t pay the 100+ per hour for months. So we came up with a plan together. If my daughter had SID, the OT would come up with a program that I could implement at home.


I paid for the screening. I think it was more then $100 but less then $300. After that we had three 45-minute sessions. Basically these sessions were about training me to provide the environment and activities that Natasha needed.


Our routine is below. It easily fit into our normal schedule. We did this for about 6 months. I saw great improvements in balance and coordination. She wasn't as accident prone.


We had 10 minutes of daily "walk the balance beam". We did this on the curb outside.


We had 10 minutes of daily "roll my baby on a ball". I got an exercise ball and my daughter sat on it. I rolled the ball in specific ways to improve my daughter’s balance.


Twice a week my daughter would go swinging. We went to park and my daughter would swing for 20 minutes.


Every night I would wrap my daughter in a towel after her bath and rock her. I was doing this already, but continued with the occupational therapist blessing.


For half of first grade Natasha wore a weight vest in school. It was pricey but I found a reasonable priced one on Ebay .




When I needed Natasha attention, I would gently press down on her shoulder. The pressure needed to be in a straight vertical. I shared this tip with her teachers.


I paid the therapist between $300 to $500.