The Out-of-Sync Child

September 1, 2005
Often mistaken for ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), a neurological condition that affects the way the brain absorbs and organizes sensory information, can cause a child to react too much or too little to his or her environment. Depending on which sense is affectedvisual, auditory, tactile, vestibular, or proprioceptivechildren will show a range of different symptoms, though unusual reactions to touching and being touched are the most distinctive. Kranowitz, a preschool teacher with 25 years' experience, helped develop a screening method to identify children with SPD. In this second edition of her book (the first was published in 1998), she describes the many facets and symptoms of SPD and offers new chapters on visual and auditory dysfunctions and updated online resources information. Activities that parents can try at home, strategies that teachers can use in the classroom, and tips on how to cope with an "outofsync" child are also provided. Recent publications on SPD include Lindsay Biel's Raising a Sensory Smart Child. Recommended for all public and academic libraries, especially those that do not own the previous edition.Maryse Breton, Baldwin P.L., Birmingham, MI

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