Before care
Sam was struggling in ways that affected nearly every part of his day — and his family’s.
“He had emotional outbursts that would last an hour, and nothing we did could calm him down,” his mom shared. “He had a lot of sensory processing challenges — with eating, loud noises, clothing. If we were in a public space with a lot of noise, it would completely stress him out.”
Even toileting was delayed.
“I couldn’t potty train him until he was five. He was still in diapers because something was going on, and his body just couldn’t handle it.”
The impact on our family
“It was just so hard. I remember going to the biggest children’s museum in Canada — it should’ve been this amazing day, and it was, until the end. He got so overstimulated, and then came the emotional hour. We all left exhausted and upset. My older daughters still remember it. It was heartbreaking to see how out of control it felt, and how that affected them too.”
As a family, they never knew how a day would end.
“There were so many days that were really hard because we didn’t know how he would react to anything.”
What we tried before
“We did occupational therapy and feeding therapy. I saw a little bit of progress, but not much. Once we started chiropractic care, that’s when things really changed.”
How chiropractic care helped
“As soon as we started, we saw a difference. We had just moved here from Indiana, and a friend told me about chiropractic for kids. After we started, he only had one more long meltdown — and that was it. Never again.”
Life now
“He’s just normal. I used to worry so much about him going to school full-time while still in diapers. But after starting chiropractic, he got out of diapers about nine months later.”
Now, his sensory struggles are no longer front of mind.
“Today, I actually forget about sensory processing disorder — I don’t worry about it anymore. That’s huge.”
Eating used to be a major stressor
“He wouldn’t eat hamburgers. Going out to eat was hard because we never knew what he’d tolerate. Even just seeing new foods on his plate would stress him out — the smell, the look — everything was too much.”
But now?
“He’s more open. He’ll try new things, and even if he doesn’t like it, he’s okay. He doesn’t get upset. That’s a big win for us.”