The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised Edition
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  • The out of Sync child
  • A Good Guide
  • Great infomation but not an easy read.
  • Must Have book for those with Sensory Impaired Children
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 The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised Edition
Carol Stock Kranowitz
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ASIN: 0399531653

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NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED

The Out-of-Sync Child broke new ground by identifying Sensory Processing Disorder, a common but frequently misdiagnosed problem in which the central nervous system misinterprets messages from the senses. This newly revised edition features additional information from recent research on vision and hearing deficits, motor skill problems, nutrition and picky eaters, ADHA, autism, and other related disorders.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The out of Sync child .......2007-09-24

lots of info in this book to help parents and teachers that have out of sync stundents and chidlren .

5 out of 5 stars A Good Guide.......2007-09-13

I found this book to be very easy to understand and it gave me some real insights into certain behavior problems that I have observed. It certainly had me seeing this child in a new and more positive light. I glad that it was recommended to me.

3 out of 5 stars Great infomation but not an easy read........2007-09-10

This book was full of great ideas and info but it my car manual reads smoother.

4 out of 5 stars Must Have book for those with Sensory Impaired Children.......2007-08-10

My son's OT therapist recommended both this book and the handbook. This book is a must read for parents who have sensory impaired children. I also think this book should be required reading for educators, especially resource teachers.

5 out of 5 stars Very helpful.......2007-08-06

I did not understand what was going on with my little one until I read this book. I realized other issues that I had not noticed with my little one until I read this. I was able to help my child more and understand that he needed more services after I read this book.
Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Rich Content
  • Advice from the "trenches"
  • They are well educated on Sensory Integration Dysfunction
  • Power for Parents
  • Best book for SDI
 Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues
Lindsey Biel , and Nancy Peske
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Release Date: 2005-03-01

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For children with sensory integration issues-those who have difficulty processing everyday sensations and exhibit unusual behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch, movement, sounds, and sights-this groundbreaking book is an invaluable resource. Long thought to affect only autistic children, or mistaken for ADHD, SI dysfunction is finally being recognized as a separate condition. Coauthored by a pediatric occupational therapist and a parent of a child with SI dysfunction, Raising a Sensory Smart Child is as warm and accessible as it is authoritative and detailed and is an indispensable guide for parents, therapists, and teachers who will turn to it again and again.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Rich Content.......2007-09-27

I like the detailed listing of all the different kinds of conditions, which puts things in perspective. It has also helped me weed through so much of the hype found on various quack web sites. I shared the book with my mother-in-law and she has found it useful too. This book is informative.

5 out of 5 stars Advice from the "trenches".......2007-09-21

I've been researching this subject for some time and fighting for almost 3 years to get my child tested for and receive SI Therapy....this is a great book from people who REALLY get it!

5 out of 5 stars They are well educated on Sensory Integration Dysfunction.......2007-08-21

Don't listen to the reviewer who only gave this book one star. It is full of knowledgable insight and tons of helpful information. This book is a good one for parents who are just learning about SPD. Sensory Processing Disorders are real and he needs to educate himself about them. I am the parent of a child who overcame her sensory integration dysfunction. Early intervention is key. There are many therapies available to help. Finding therapists who are knowledable of it is very important. This book leads you in the right direction. If I would have listened to naysayers like this, my daughter would not be the happy, healthy, and outgoing young lady she is today! Meghan's World: The Story of One Girl's Triumph over Sensory Processing Disorder

5 out of 5 stars Power for Parents.......2007-08-15

This book empowers parents to support their children in positive ways on an on-going basis. Every therapist who treats children with sensory processing disorders owes it to the parents to recommend this book as a "must" for daily survival. glenda fuge, MS, OTR/L

5 out of 5 stars Best book for SDI.......2007-06-19

Most books tell you what's wrong with your child. Well, most parents can write their own book in regards to that. This gives you tons of ideas of how to introduce tons of therapy to your child that's practical and fun. It's the best book for SI problems and solutions.
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Scarey Cover
  • The Out of Sinc Child
  • Good book, but more research is needed
  • Very Good!
 The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Carol Stock Kranowitz
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ASIN: 0399523863

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Do you know a child who plays too rough, is uncoordinated, hates being touched, is ultra-sensitive (or unusually insensitive) to noise or sensations of heat and cold? Many pediatricians and other experts are beginning to recognize a link between some of these apparently unrelated behavior patterns. Children with perfectly normal "far senses" (such as sight and hearing) may have, because of a poorly integrated nervous system, serious problems with their "near senses," including touch, balance, and internal muscle sensation. It's called Sensory Integration Dysfunction, or SI. The announcement of yet another new syndrome is bound to raise skeptical eyebrows--and with good reason. (How do we know which child really has SI, and which one just happens to share some of the same symptoms?) Author Carol Stock Kranowitz argues convincingly, however, that for some children SI is a real disorder, and that it is devastating partly because it so often looks like nothing so much as "being difficult." And, whatever the scientific status of SI, Kranowitz carefully details many routines and remedies that will help children--and the parents of children--who exhibit the behaviors described. This book is a must-read for all doctors, pediatricians, and (perhaps especially) childcare workers. --Richard Farr

Book Description

"Difficult." "Picky." "Oversensitive." "Clumsy." "Unpredictable." "Inattentive." Children who have been labeled with words like these may actually be suffering from Sensory Integration Disorder-a very common, but frequently misdiagnosed, condition that can manifest itself in excessively high or low activity levels, problems with motor coordination, oversensitivity or undersensitivity to sensations and movements, and other symptoms. This guide, written by an expert in the field, explains how SI Dysfunction can be confused with ADD, learning disabilities, and other problems, tells how parents can recognize the problem-and offers a drug-free treatment approach for children who need help.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars review.......2007-05-13

This book should be one of the first anyone with a child diagnosed with autism. It is the holy grail of information on sensory issues. It helps you understand your own sensory needs and it can help you relate to your child better whether they have autism or not. A must read

2 out of 5 stars Scarey Cover.......2006-04-27

I just had my two and a half year old son evaluated as having SI. The therapist recommended this book. I found other reviews interesting and was immediately put off by the cover I am looking for whatever positive help I can get. I wish more was known about this condition. Or that I knew of a support group as I don't have any family who live anywhere close around me. My son has an amazing memory and is very lively and outgoing. He also has extreme tantrums and throws things and seemed to get really fustrated so some of the SI checklist definetly applyed and made sense. He also is very keyed into me and I can't even get in the shower or go to the bathroom without him getting upset. Some of what they state didn't seem to fit him though like he crawled and walked early and seemed to have good co-ordination eating with a spoon or fork?
My husband and I definetly need to understand how to try and change or help things in the home situation.
I think it was a bad marketing move to create the cover they did as it creates such a negative reaction.

5 out of 5 stars The Out of Sinc Child.......2006-04-03

This is the best book. I was writing a book about my son who has SI Dysfunction. He is 23 years old now. I was in Barnes and Noble looking for another book when I found this. I was blown away. I never knew there was a book like this. I could have really used this book when Marcus was little. It is so wonderful. I opened it and started reading about my son. My book is called What's Wrong With My Child? Struggling With Sensory Integration Dysfunction. It is only a mother's story of how my child coped with this thing. It is not meant to be a book like Carol Stock Kranowitz's. Her book is wonderful. Anyone who has any questions about their child who has SI Dysfunction. This book is it. Shelly R. Wilson

4 out of 5 stars Good book, but more research is needed.......2005-09-19

I have mixed feelings on this book. The book itself is well written and accessible, explaining new concepts in a clear, reader-friendly way. It's the actual content that I'm on the fence about.

I have seen the argument made in some reviews that SID is poorly defined because children who don't like an activity or who like it too much (hyper vs. hypo sensitivie) can both be thought of as having the same disorder. In all fairness this is the case with many conditions - hypo- vs. hyper- thryoidism are both "thyroid problems", hypoglycemia and diabetes both involve blood sugar but in one case it is too low, in the other too high. So the idea of a disorder that encompasses both ends of the spectrum is not unreasonable.

On the other hand, a quick Google search on "sensory integration" and "research" reveals that there is little to no research to back up the ideas that are expounded upon here. Which of course does not necessarily disprove an idea, but I feel the book should come with a disclaimer that the majority of it's contents involve theory, not known science. Some phenomena involved in SID would appear to be readily observable. For example, it is easy enough to note when a child shows a hyper-sensitive reaction to noise. What is not known for sure, however, is what causes these difficulties and how they can be corrected. Sensory integration therapy offers one theory but, again, has not been proven effective thus far.

I found the book more useful in terms of practical sensory accomodations. For example, appropriate seating and activities for children with various sensory issues. In this case no research is needed - you can see for yourself how a child responds and whether there is an improvement. Overall, while the general theory may require additional research, and it is unclear as to how these disorders can be treated (as opposed to accommodated), the book provides a lot of practical solutions for the here and now.

4 out of 5 stars Very Good!.......2005-08-09

Great book for people not familiar with Sensory Intergration! EASy read! Just wished that I knew a revised copy was being released just a few days after I received this book!
The Out-of-Sync Child has fun
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • helpful, but...
  • The Out of Sync Child has fun
  • Very useful book
  • Best Book for Sensory Integration out there!!
  • Best resource for activities I've found!
 The Out-of-Sync Child has fun
Carol Stock Kranowitz , and T.J. Wylie
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ASIN: 0399528431
Release Date: 2003-01-07

Book Description

This companion volume to The Out-of-Sync Child presents activities that parents of kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction can do at home with their child to strengthen their child's abilities-and have some fun together along the way.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars helpful, but..........2007-04-25

I highly recommend the book "The Highly Sensitive Child" by Elaine Aron to get a different perspective (more positive) on the out of sync child.

5 out of 5 stars The Out of Sync Child has fun.......2006-11-03

This is an excellent book for teachers and parents! It provides useful and very important information to work and deal with kids with sensory integration disorder

4 out of 5 stars Very useful book.......2006-08-08

As a teacher I found that this book had many fun and functional activities. I do wish this book had more activities for older (teenage) students with moderate to severe disabilities; but, a great book overall.

5 out of 5 stars Best Book for Sensory Integration out there!!.......2006-03-10

I *LOVED* this book. It was such a quick read that I got through it in two days, *with* two kids underfoot, but there certainly was no lack in valuable content to read. This has transformed the way that I understand and work with my daughter, and she has had a diagnosis for sensory integration disorder for years! I reccommend this to *any* parent, even those without sensory kids....

5 out of 5 stars Best resource for activities I've found!.......2006-03-03

I found this book very helpful for use in my field as a social worker who works with children and adolescents, not just with sensory issues, but across a wide spectrum of issues. This book offers MANY activities targeting children of all ages and with diverse interests, and I have also found it helpful to recommend to parents as options for activities to entertain their kids with!
Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes
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    		Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes
    Jenny Clark Brack
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    Each of the creative theme-based group lessons in this practical resource follows a sensory-integrated developmental sequence consisting of seven activities, all related to the theme. For maximum flexibility, suggestions for adaptation and modification for individual students are included, along with instructions for how to develop additional lessons. Finally, a chapter on school readiness skills shows how the lessons prepare children for later success in school.
    Somatics: Reawakening the Mind's Control of Movement, Flexibility, and Health
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Easy and surprisingly effective
    • Excellent introduction, probably better to use if one has taken classes or had sessions first
    • It Really Works!
    • Life changing information!!
    • Great book
    		 Somatics: Reawakening the Mind's Control of Movement, Flexibility, and Health
    Thomas Hanna
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    The groundbreaking program for healthy aging through movement and flexibility.

    In the revolutionary Somatics, Thomas Hanna demonstrates that so many problems we accept as inevitable over time--chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and even high blood pressure--need never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, a state which Hanna calls sensory-motor awareness. This gentle, lifelong program can help almost anyone maintain the pleasures of a supple, healthy body indefinitely, with only a five-minute routine once a day.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Easy and surprisingly effective.......2007-08-11

    I'd tried everything common for my back, without much success, and ended up on the Somatics website by pure coincidence. Amazingly, after a couple days of self-administered Somatics, I was able to quit the painkillers I was on and resumed something like my previous level of activity. Notably, this book is merely the core text, and I've since purchased a couple other books of their website, but nevertheless the exercises in here are quite effective for decreasing pain from stuck muscles and increasing range of motion. A good way to check whether it will be efficacious for you is to actually feel the muscles that hurt. If they're stiff and flexed, PT, stretching, etc. will probably not help, but Somatics probably will.

    4 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction, probably better to use if one has taken classes or had sessions first.......2007-07-08

    I love Somatics. Just a few private sessions have improved my posture, greatly increased my flexibility without regular stretching and greatly lessened pain in my right hip. I'm not so sure, though, that the average person who hasn't been introduced to Somatics through a few classes or private sessions will so easily be able to get it which is why I only gave the book 4 stars. Some of the Somatics movements in the book take quite a bit of body awareness to figure out and do.

    Having expressed my concern about how easy it would be for ordinary folks to "get it" I want to also say that Thomas Hanna was a brilliant man, there are profound concepts in this book, and for anyone who's ever done Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement work this book is a priceless extension to Feldenkrais' work. My Somatics teacher who has also taught the Feldenkrais method says results come much much quicker in Somatics.

    For someone wanting to explore Somatics I'd recommend this book and also whichever of the audio tapes/CDs from Hanna's organization in Sonoma, California interest you. The tapes are helpful because they walk you through movements, much like a guided meditation.

    5 out of 5 stars It Really Works!.......2007-05-07

    I have been practicing the exercises in outlined in the book for about two months now. My back is much better and I have gained flexibility in bending by three or more inches. Both legs are the same length again!

    The book is clear and concise, and the exercises are clearly demonstrated and easy to follow. Best of all, once you have practiced the long exercises, you consolidate them into a seven minute daily routine you can do either in the morning or before bed. You can see results in a few days, so it's pretty easy to keep on working.

    5 out of 5 stars Life changing information!!.......2007-04-02

    I have been a medical massage therapist since 1995. When I read this book, I knew I had to learn more. This information provides clients with a way to help maintain the results they get from their treatments. I was so impressed by it that I got certified to teach it. Now, I teach a class once a month to enhance my work. I bought the book for twenty of my clients and they are all on the program. I have been personally able to eliminate most of the pain in my upper back by doing these simple movement patterns five minutes a day. This is time and money well spent.

    5 out of 5 stars Great book.......2007-03-31

    Somatics is giving me a way to control my muscle spasms in my shoulders and back.
    Sensory Secrets: How to Jump-Start Learning in Children
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Introduction to Sensory Integration!
    • sensory secrets how to jump start learning in children
    • Great "Intro" Book
    • If you don't have this one, you're library is not complete!!
    • easy to understand
    		 Sensory Secrets: How to Jump-Start Learning in Children
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    Sensory Secrets drives home the importance of using information from all the senses to develop foundational skills necessary for growing, learning, decision making, and communication. It is a guide to promote successful learning and positive behavior in people of all ages. Sensory Secrets is a must for parents; pre-school, kindergarten, and elementary education teachers; homeschoolers; and anyone who wishes to expand their understanding of neurology, thereby increasing positive outcomes. Sensory Secrets is written in an easy to read style with examples, ideas, and strategies. The Foundational Skills Inventory is included as a tool to assist educators and empower parents while locating possible areas of need to facilitate learning. Parents need this book the day they bring their newborn home from the hospital.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Sensory Integration!.......2004-08-03

    This book is a great introduction to sensory integration and how our senses effect our learning. As A professional who works with individuals who have sensory difficulties, I feel that this book would be helpful for new teacher trainings, as an introduction to sensory integration, or as a guide to help individuals (such as parents) who do not work in an education or medically based industry that need to gain a better understanding of sensory integration. All teachers should use these basic techniques in their classrooms; for individuals who are interested in a deeper understanding of sensory integration dysfunction and other related difficulties, perhaps a book with a deeper explanation of the CNS and sensory systems would better suit their needs. Overall, it's a good quick read!

    5 out of 5 stars sensory secrets how to jump start learning in children.......2004-07-13

    Of everything that I've read this is the best book. Its a fairly quick read. It's broken down into very specific catigories. It gives you warning signs. It tells you how to work on a problem with professionals. It shows you hundreds of ways to work on each specific sensory motor problem. It also helps you to evaluate your own child and explains how certain holes in the learning foundation could quickly lead to learning diviculties later on in life (early grade school). If you feel that there is a problem with your child and you can't put your finger on it - this is the book that will give you invaluable stepping stones.

    4 out of 5 stars Great "Intro" Book.......2004-07-08

    I found this to be a wonderful book for parents just entering the world of Sensory Integration Dysfunction. I explains so many of the terms and theories used by Occupational Therapists. However, this truly is an introduction, and not very helpful to anyone who has been working with an OT for any length of time.

    5 out of 5 stars If you don't have this one, you're library is not complete!!.......2003-04-21

    Great book, very very good!!! You must have this one for your resource shelves. Therapists need the inventory for use in practice. What a great communication tool for parents, teachers and others to communicate with therapists. It helps parents to 'talk therapy talk,' just by filling in the inventory. The sensory secret checklist is great too. If you put this one on top of your list, you will recommend it too. Easy reading, with life changing information!!!

    5 out of 5 stars easy to understand.......2003-04-09

    Sometimes books on the sensory systems are a hard read for non Occupational Therapists. This book was easy to follow with great examples of what to do to help with certain problem areas. I bought one and bought a second one for my son's teacher! I think the book is very helpful, hit vital points and actually made sense. I highly recommend it for a good read on sensory issues.
    Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Understanding physiologic function
    • Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice
    • Sensory Integration:Theory and Practice
    		 Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice
    Anita C. Bundy
    Manufacturer: F.A. Davis Company
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    Binding: Hardcover

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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Understanding physiologic function.......2001-09-04

    I am a music therapist specializing in work with Autistic and other diagnosed children. I have just completed a book titled:
    Music Therapy, Sensory Integration and The Autistic Child, currently in publication at Jessica Kingsley Publishers. It is filled with physiologic information as that relates to the work of music therapy. I have used the Fisher book as a reference and found it accurate, concise, and well presented, and it is one of the physiologic references in my own bibliography. Any therapist working with sensory integration issues must investigate the physiologic implications in coordinated hearing, seeing, sensing. For that information, I found this book clear and direct in helping lay readers and professionals alike to understand physiology. My own book follows similar progressions from presenting physiologic information to demonstrating, through case examples, how sensory integration implicates the work of music therapy. I recommend this book for clinicians, educators, caregivers. My own book will be available in late 2001.

    4 out of 5 stars Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice.......2000-08-01

    This was one of the few books available at the time my son was diagonosed with SI. The book was invaluable to me at the time. Understand the book is a theory and practice text, and is not written with the layman in mind. However, I did gain more insight into SI with the book. It helped me understand a lot of the reasons behind my son's behaviors. It also helped me better understand the need for the therapy he was receiving, and why things affected him the way they did. I would recommend this book to other parents who are as perplexed as I was. It helps with a few more pieces of the puzzle.

    5 out of 5 stars Sensory Integration:Theory and Practice.......2000-06-25

    Even with forty years of experience in the field, I found this book insightful. It is written to enlarge existing understanding of sensory integration without intimidating the reader. The wealth of knowledge can help not only the new graduate, but also the more experienced practitioner.
    Pathways to Play! Combining Sensory Integration and Integrated Play Groups
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      		Pathways to Play! Combining Sensory Integration and Integrated Play Groups
      Glenda Fuge , and Rebecca Berry
      Manufacturer: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
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      ASIN: 1931282552

      Book Description

      This book presents a series of ready-to-go theme-based activities to address children's sensory issues. With fun and motivating titles such as Flying Trapeze!, Let's Go Fishing! and Dinosaur Island, the 40 carefully designed activities make it easy for professionals and parents alike to provide structured peer play activities with a sensory-motor foundation. Pathways to Play! has the potential to enhance the development and lifelong happiness of children with sensory-integration challenges.
      Sensory Integration Training Manual for Therapists and Teachers
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