When people find out that my son, Damian, has tactile defensiveness the first question most people ask is, “What is tactile defensiveness?” When our son Damian was first diagnosed, I’ll admit my husband and I had never heard of it … Read more →

I have been married to my husband Drew since 2002, and over that time have become the mother of two wonderful children, a six year old named Damian and a two year named Zoey. We are just your typical family. … Read more →

A major source of difficulty for our tactile defensive son Damian is water. It has always terrified him, and it has terrified him from a very early age. He has always been terrified of having water splashed on him, or … Read more →

Once we found out that our son Damian was diagnosed with tactile defensiveness our first goal, made with his physical therapist, was to get him to touch different surfaces with his feet and hands. The two surfaces that he really … Read more →

Hi, welcome to Tactile Mom. My name is Brynn and I’m the Tactile Mom. I’m an avid lover of reading and cooking, and take every opportunity to engage in those; however, there is one thing that most people don’t know … Read more →