Sensory Integration: Now That Makes Sense!

By Paula L. Simpson

This book was written with the intent to provide general information for parents/caregivers of children with sensory issues. This book is not intended to diagnose, prevent or cure children with sensory issues, but to give parents a starting point in recognizing signs and symptoms. This book is also intended to be a source of information that may be beneficial in making a difference in the lives of children with sensory issues and challenges. This book provides tips, tools and tidbits for various topics with helpful hints in overcoming sensory challenges. If you should suspect your child may be suffering from Sensory Processing Disorder, contact your child's physician for appropriate intervention.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 17, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491835128

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Paula L. Simpson, OTR/L, MHA

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© 2013 Paula L. Simpson, OTR/L, MHA. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 12/14/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4918-3511-1 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013921572

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Contents

Introduction

What is Sensory Integration?

How to get help for your child?

TIPS, TOOLS & TIDBITS

Let’s BLOG about it!!!!

Resources

About the Author

About the Illustrator

Acknowledgements

This book is intended to provide general information for those caring for children with sensory related challenges. Caring for children with sensory issues can be extremely overwhelming. This book shares knowledge, my experiences and observations along with parent collaboration. This book is intended to provide helpful hints for parents of children with sensory issues. As we all are aware, each child is different and unique in their own way.

Introduction

In today’s society, many children are diagnosed with sensory processing disorder (SPD). Many times these children often are not being treated. Many are unaware of what SPD is. How do they know if their child has it and what do they do about it? In my professional experiences, many parents have associated sensory issues with behaviors or being disobedient. Due to the unawareness of SPD, many parents have denied that this really exists.

If untreated, children with SPD may experience problems in multiple areas of development. This can include but not limited to adaptive skills (eating, dressing, bathing,) gross motor (walking, running, jumping), attention span,