Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues Author: Lindsey Biel | Language: English | ISBN:
B004IE9QM2 | Format: EPUB
Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues Description
For children with sensory difficulties-those who struggle to process everyday sensations and exhibit unusual behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch, movement, sounds, and sights-this groundbreaking book is an invaluable resource. Sensory integration dysfunction, also known as sensory processing disorder, affects all kinds of children-from those with developmental delays, attention problems, or autism spectrum disorders, to those without any other issues. Coauthored by a pediatric occupational therapist and a parent of a child with sensory issues, this updated and expanded edition of
Raising a Sensory Smart Child is comprehensive and more helpful than ever.
Learn:
* How the senses actually work and integrate with each other
* How and where to get the very best professional help
* "Sensory diet" activities that meet your child's needs--including new tips and ideas for kids, teens, adults, and families
* Practical solutions for daily challenges-from brushing teeth to getting dressed to picky eating to family gatherings
* Using "sensory smarts" to help children with developmental delays, learning, and attention problems
* The special challenges of helping children with autism and sensory issues
* Ways to advocate for your child at school and make schools "sensory smart"
* How to empower your child and teen in the world
* Complementary therapies, resources, and helpful web sites
In all,
the most comprehensive guide to sensory processing challenges is now more detailed and useful than ever. Loved and celebrated by parents, teachers, therapists, doctors and others, the new edition of
Raising a Sensory Smart Child is a must-have volume for anyone who cares about a child with sensory issues.
***WINNER of the
NAPPA GOLD AWARD and
iPARENTING MEDIA AWARD***
- File Size: 1381 KB
- Print Length: 464 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books; Revised edition (August 25, 2009)
- Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004IE9QM2
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,080 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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My son hasn't had an official diagnosis. We have to wait a YEAR to get an appointment. So, I needed help NOW! This book is easy to read. It gets technical enough so you understand what is going on, but it didn't lose me. Through reading some excerpts to my husband, he now understands more of what our child is going through. I've been able to accept better what is going on. The practical help stuff is great. Our child just experienced a tear-free hair"trim" for the FIRST TIME EVER! He is 5 1/2. That same night, he was able to take a bath without tears for the first time in a VERY long time. The next night, he asked if he could have another bath! That has NEVER happened! Thank you both for hope!!!!!!
By Bulldog in a vest
Having read all the books in this genre, I'm particualarly impressed with this one written by Lindsey Biel and nancy Peske. The book is PACKED with information and I find myself using it often as a reference.
The authors start with understaning your child (and I find this helps understand yourself and family too!). They explain the seven senses in detail and how and why their functioning is important and how their senses alter their behavior.
The next section is about working with Occupational Therapists and how YOU can help your child at home, in school and in the community. They go through EVERYTHING; from eating (at home and in restaurants - including special feeding issues!), potty training, the dreaded birthday parties and family get togethers, and much more...
How to decorate and make your house more sensory friendly is explored as well as how to advocate for your child in their school. It's seriously a one stop shop book. There is too much info for me to list - it's all in there.
The writers are clear and discriptive, making a sometimes difficult subject matter easy to understand and apply to your every day life.
A MUST READ section is "Quick Tips for Calming an Overwhelmed Child." Thank you, thank you, thank you for this priceless advise. This book is fabulous!
By Becky Rose
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