Mixed Signals: Understanding and Treating Your Child's Sensory Processing Issues
Does your child have unusual reactions to sensory input such as light, sound, taste, or touch? This new guide helps you make sense of your child's perplexing behaviors and learn why some sensory systems under- or over-react and what therapies and interventions are available. The book also helps parents distinguish between behaviors that are characteristic of other conditions, such as autism, from those that are caused by poor sensory processing.\ Topics covered include:\ Terminology of...
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Mary Lashno, an occupational therapist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, shares her extensive experience working with children who don't process sensory information properly. Her new book educates parents about why some children's sensory systems experience are over- or under-stimulated and what can be done to treat the condition so children can learn and be a part of daily activities. MIXED SIGNALS also helps parents recognize when behavior is a characteristic of another condition, such as autism or Down syndrome, and when it's due to poor sensory processing. With the help of case studies, the author provides many examples of how children with poor sensory processing react differently to sensory input-staring into lights, avoiding face-washing or brushing teeth, seeming overly clumsy-than children with normal sensory systems. Parents learn how to interpret behaviors and detect when a child may be over-stimulated or under-stimulated. A discussion of strategies and interventions explains how therapists and families can work with children to help develop an individualized sensory diet to calm or awaken sensory receptors so kids can function better and begin to tolerate a wider range of sensory information. Topics covered include:Terminology of sensory processingNormal vs. abnormal sensory processingEvaluating your child's sensory systemAssessment toolsSensory Integration Therapy--what it is and how it worksTreatment approachesEstablishing and managing your child's sensory diet This guide is useful to families of children with a variety of diagnoses, deficits, and skills. You'll be better able tounderstand your child's sometimes perplexing behavior as well as be a part of the therapeutic process in conjunction with trained professionals. Buy a copy to share with a teacher, coach, or therapist so everyone can get involved!
Chapter 1 What Is Sensory Processing? 1Chapter 2 History and Terminology of Sensory Processing 13Chapter 3 The Sensory Systems: Comparing Normal and Abnormal Processing 27Chapter 4 Does My Child Have a Sensory Processing Disorder? The Evaluation Process 53Chapter 5 How Does Sensory Dysfunction Affect My Child? 73Chapter 6 Is Sensory Integration Therapy Right for My Child? 87Chapter 7 What Happens During Therapy? 97Chapter 8 Treatment Approaches 105Chapter 9 Your Child's Sensory Diet 123Chapter 10 Sensory Strategies in the School Environment 151Sensory Assessment Toots 170Bibliography and Recommended Reading 173Resources 183Index 193
\ advanceweb.com“Mixed Signals is easy-to-read and chock full of information. It fits the bill as an information and resource guide for parents, teachers, and occupational therapists.”\ \
