Product Description

Kids with sensory processing disorder SPD may seem unduly sensitive to physical sensations, light, and sound, and they may react strongly to sensory events that adult and other children take in stride or totally ignore. SPD can make it hard for kids to do well in school, participate in social events, and live peaceably with other family members. Until now there have been only limited resources for parents of kids with this condition, but in this book a child advocate and child psychologist offer this comprehensive guide to parenting a child with SPD and integrating his or her care with the needs of the whole family.

The book introduces SPD and offers an overview of what it means to advocate for a child with the condition. It describes a range of activities that help strengthen family relationships, improve communication about the disorder, and deal with problem situations and conditions a child with SPD may encounter. Throughout, the book stresses the importance of whole-family involvement in the care of a child with SPD, especially the roles fathers play in care-giving. Many of the book's ideas are illustrated with case stories that demonstrate how the book's ideas can play out in daily life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21167 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Carol Kranowitz, MA - Author, The Out-of-Sync Child
Read with a highlighter...you will want to refer many times to the...wonderful ideas in this splendid book.

Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Ph.D. Vilas Research Professor and Sir Frederic Bartlett Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison
(the authors)have provided a guidebook -- and a preamble of advocacy for children and their families.

Richard D. Lavoie, MA, M.Ed. Author -
I strongly recommend this book to any adult...parenting a child with sensory (needs) and...professionals assisting mom and dad

Customer Reviews

Very Helpful Book!
This book has been a great help to me in understanding my son's issues, as well as helping me to explain it to others. I highly reccomend this book, especially to parnets with children just diagnosed.

Disappointing, too little about parenting
I expected this book to focus more on parenting. Instead, it primarily talks about sensory processing disorder. There are a lot of books that do that. It does have good info about SPD, but not nearly enough about parenting for me. Sensational Kids (by Miller) actually has more helpful tips.

Family Relationships and SPD - A Unique Resource
Due to their sometimes unusual reactions and needs, parents of children with sensory processing disorder may need additional levels of patience, compassion and understanding. With this book, parents are given valuable tools to strengthen their relationships and to help their special children reach their potential. Through their own personal stories and the examples of other parent-advocates, the authors illustrate the tensions of living with children who have different aspects of Sensory Processing Disorders. They authors impart a concrete message of hope and encouragement with their advice on problem solving, coping strategies and relationship building. A useful book for professionals serving families, as well as parents who wish insight into their family dynamics.