Comments on: Spring Sensory Issues: Why Your Child May Be Worse in the Spring https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/ Mom Smarter! Wed, 13 May 2026 17:02:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jennifer Hughes https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82535 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82535 In reply to Leanne | The Transplanted Southerner.

Absolutely regression shows up when changes happen. I notice it more with my younger son than my older one.

]]> By: Leanne | The Transplanted Southerner https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82480 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82480 We are on the opposite end of the sensory spectrum, my son is a sensory seeker, but we also notice regression when seasons change. He does have seasonal allergies and becomes overstimulated by some clothing sensations.

]]> By: Jennifer Hughes https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82411 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82411 In reply to Jeni.

You bet! Sometimes it’s the things that don’t seem obvious or intrusive that really set our kids into a tailspin.

]]> By: Jeni https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82383 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82383 wow this is so apropos to the week we are having: Unexpected meltdowns of the like we have not seen all year. And in retrospect, last year around this time he had a rough patch too. Thanks for this!

]]> By: Jennifer Hughes https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82348 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82348 In reply to Herchel A Scruggs.

Definitely don’t underestimate how much allergies can effect your kiddo, Herchel. Even on a moderate allergy day for me, I can feel knocked out. The best way I can explain it is think about how you feel when you have the flu — your body is fighting hard against an invader, making you feel awful, tired out, etc. With allergies, your body thinks innocuous things are invaders and begins to fight just as hard, creating the same physical feeling.

]]> By: Jennifer Hughes https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82347 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82347 In reply to Robyn R.

Absolutely! — the testing brings extra stress on a number of levels. (1) The mental stress of tests in general. (2) Extra time sitting for longer periods of time (3) change in schedule, which a lot of kids don’t do well with.

]]> By: Herchel A Scruggs https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82331 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82331 My son doesn’t have SPD but I think the Spring affects him too. Last year and this year, almost to the day, he’s gotten in big trouble at school for doing things that are TOTALLY unlike him. The allergies and a busy soccer schedule can’t be helping either. While chatting with his teacher, she told me that most of the kids go kind of wonky at the end of April.

]]> By: Robyn R https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82321 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82321 I agree with what you are saying. The other thing I notice in my school-aged child is that there’s a TON of testing done in the spring which wipes him out mentally and then the exccess stress comes out emotionally.

]]> By: Jennifer Hughes https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82315 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82315 In reply to Full Spectrum Mama.

Absolutely! I think we underestimate how much changes in our environment effect us. Shoot — the cold gray weather in Chicago is enough to set me in a funk. Imagine what it does to our kiddos!

]]> By: Full Spectrum Mama https://mommyevolution.com/spring-sensory-issues/#comment-82313 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=14377#comment-82313 What super helpful advice!!!!
I actually find my child who has an attachment disorder is the one who REALLY loses it in the spring. I think some of these tips might work for her too! Thanks and love,

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