Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing DisorderThe authoritative bestseller that presents the latest research on Sensory Processing Disorder--Revised and updated Sensory Processing Disorder is an increasingly common diagnosis, with a wide range of symptoms that can be difficult for parents and pediatricians to identify. In Sensational Kids, internationally renowned expert Dr. Miller shares her more than forty years of experience and research findings on SPD. Now in its fourteenth printing, with more than 50,000 copies sold in all formats, it is an authoritative and practical guide to understanding and treating this little-understood condition. Newly updated, this revised edition will include the latest research on SPD's relationship to autism, as well as new treatment options and coping strategies for parents, teachers, and others who care for kids with SPD. Other topics include: The signs and symptoms of SPD Its four major subtypes How the disorder is diagnosed and treated sensory strategies to help SPD kids develop, learn and succeed, in school and in life. |
Contents
Symptoms and Warning Signs | 19 |
SensoryBased Motor Disorder SBMD | 30 |
Sensory Discrimination Disorder SDD | 36 |
Assessment and Diagnosis | 42 |
Treatment and Strategies | 58 |
Living with Sensational Kids | 75 |
LaTanya an OverResponsive Kindergartner | 96 |
Tam an UnderResponsive SecondGrader | 133 |
14 | 259 |
Beyond the Types | 266 |
Causes and Prevalence | 283 |
19 | 288 |
Intervention Methods | 291 |
20 | 298 |
CONCLUSION A Personal Message to Parents | 301 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 307 |
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Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing ... Lucy Jane Miller Limited preview - 2014 |
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