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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Putnam Adult Catalog: Book Release date: 2006-04-20 Media: Hardcover Format: Bargain Price Number of pages: 384  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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Imagine, for a moment, that you are a parent of a child with no visible disability, but whose experiences of everyday life present constant challenges. What may be typical activities for most people-eating, dressing, making friends, taking a spelling test, responding to a hug-are a struggle, often resulting in social, emotional, and academic problems. This is the bewildering and largely uncharted world of Sensory Processing Disorder-a complex brain disorder affecting one in twenty children. These children experience sensations- taste, touch, sound, sight, smell, movement and body awareness-vastly differently from other children their ages. They may feel attacked by the slightest touch, fail to register bumps and bruises, or be unable to figure out where they are in space without constantly touching others. While SPD is more widely recognized than it once was, parents of these sensational children have been searching for ways to help their children navigate in the world. Dr. Lucy Miller, the best-known SPD researcher in the world, is that voice: warm, clear, and upbeat, Dr. Miller identifies the disorder and its four major subtypes, provides insight into assessment and diagnosis, and suggests treatment options and strategies, including the importance of occupational therapy and parental involvement. Portraits of five children illustrate the different ways in which SPD may manifest itself as well as how families cope, while offering hope and advice to parents on how to be the best possible advocates for their children. Comprehensive and compassionate, Sensational Kids is the book no parent, teacher, or caregiver of children with SPD should be without. |
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 Written on November 4, 2006 Summary: FINALLY! Someone who understands... I have just finished this book and it picks up where "The Out of Sync Child" (also an excellent book) left off. This should be required reading for pediatricians and teachers, since there are still many who either don't know or don't believe that SPD exists. Each chapter describes a day in the life of a child. One child is developing normally and the rest each have different types of SPD. The contrast between the "normal" child's day and the experiences of the SPD children is priceless in helping people understand what it feels like to be inside the mind and body of a kid with SPD. Lucy Jane Miller gives multiple strategies for coping with an SPD child's needs at home, at school and in the community and gives parents reassurance that things CAN get better with the proper care. If you know a sensory-challenged child, this book should be in your library. Written on November 4, 2006 Summary: Sensational Kids This book is a very informative, helpful book that finally talked about all the things that my Grandaughter was/is doing and going through since infancy, that we either almost missed or recognised and were unable to reach a diagnosis or resources. Recognition of this disfunction still has a long way to go, so that it is not miss diagnosed, insurance coverage acceptance , more avenues for information and therapy (OT, physical, speech, behavorial, etc)for the patient as well as the parents and siblings. the book was a little hard to read due to content and format, but the wonderful information is there with resources and much needed information. Thank you  Written on October 23, 2006 Summary: Not enough information on infants For all her emphasis on early intervention/ early diagnosis, Ms. Miller offers very little perspective on infants. We have an 8 month old with sensory processsing difficulties, but I only found one helpful sentence in the entire book (regarding dislike of car seats and car rides). I also found her presentation of the efficacy of OT somewhat evasive. I am a HUGE supporter of OT, but her own data presents inconclusive findings and she fails to be specific about it. 16 months later baby is doing very well in every way. I want to plug a book I found technical but OH SO HELPFUL . Please look up "Sensory Integration and Self Regulation in Infants and Toddlers: Helping Very Young Children Interact With Their Environment." Hope if you read it you find it as full of insights as I did. Good Luck!!! Written on October 4, 2006 Summary: I highly recommend Sensational Kids Have you ever wanted to be a 'little mouse in the corner' to see what life is really like for children with a Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)? You can do that through Lucy Miller's new book, Sensational Kids. This book is truly sensational. I've been recommending it to a lot of the parents and teachers of students I service. Part I includes the basics about Sensory Processing Disorder (background, symptoms and warning signs, assessment and diagnosis, treatment and strategies). Part II - Living with Sensational Kids is our opportunity to read about "a day in the life of" children with a Sensory Processing Disorder. In this section, Lucy introduces 5 case studies (typically developing child and four young children who each have a different Sensory Processing Disorder -- over-responsive, under-responsive, sensory-seeking, and dyspraxia). The section continues with these same children at an older age. Part III goes beyond the basics and includes the science of SPD, combination disorders, causes and prevalence, intervention methods and treatment effectiveness, and a personal message to parents. This book could have been called "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sensory Processing Disorder but were Afraid to Ask." Not only is it informative, but it's very easy to read. I highly recommend the book. Written on September 27, 2006 Summary: I'm not finished reading yet, and our lives have already changed! My 3.5 year-old daughter was diagnosed with SPD (at that time it was called SID) when she was 8 months old, and has been in and out of OT ever since. Lately she has had some significant behavior problems, and we have tried multiple strategies that haven't worked. I'm a counselor and parent coach, and I was beginning to feel very inept because all the strategies that I teach my clients weren't working with my own child. When I started reading this book, I realized (duh!) that the behavior issues were caused by SPD, and, therefore, typical "behavior management" techniques don't work the same way. We have changed our framework in responding to her behavior, and my daughter has become the most cooperative and happy child overnight. Her teachers have even noticed a huge change from just giving her a big tight hug when she begins to "melt down." It's incredible! Our lives have been completely changed in just a few days. Thank you, Lucy, and we hope to see you soon at the STAR Center in Colorado! |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2006-04-20 | 2006-04-04 | 2005-03-01 | 2006-08-01 | 2006-03-01 | 2006-12 |
| Media | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Format | Bargain Price | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of pages | 384 | 384 | 416 | 352 | 132 | 192 |
| Ean | - | 9780399531651 | 9780143034889 | 9780399532719 | 9781932565478 | 9781572244634 |
| Book Isbn | - | 0399531653 | 014303488X | 0399532714 | 1932565477 | 1572244631 |
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