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Understanding Sensory Processing Disorders in Children: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Is this your experience? Your young child has been labeled as having "sensory issues", but no one, including the Occupational Therapist, can explain what that means in terms you understand.
The author's explanations of Sensory Processing Disorders are based on a 20-year career of administering literally thousands of sensory assessments of young children. He uses simple, non-clinical language, convincing examples, and compelling metaphors. It's like a lightbulb going on for the first time. Sample evaluations of young children are included to illustrate each of the primary sensory disorders.
This book allows you to explain things to others that are close to you, as though this professional is sitting next to you in your living room.
From the From the outset, I wanted this book to present an explanation of SPD in language that was as clear to a parent as it was to a professional, without being condescending. What a different experience this describes than that of a distraught parent who often faults themself for not fully understanding the professional reports written about their child, or their own efforts to understand books recommended to them.
I have a different story to tell. I have evaluated over two thousand children to help determine their eligibility for Occupational Therapy services. Upon discussing my findings, the parent often has a sheen of recognition on their face. Countless times I have been told that my explanations made sense for the first time. It's also not uncommon to get a follow-up call from a parent. As clear as the explanation was at first, they found it frustrating when they tried to communicate what I had said to them to their husband, other family members, or close friends. It reminds me of when I have a particularly lucid dream and the exhilaration it offers. But try as I might, I can't remember the details of that dream the morning after.
This is my morning after book.
The author's explanations of Sensory Processing Disorders are based on a 20-year career of administering literally thousands of sensory assessments of young children. He uses simple, non-clinical language, convincing examples, and compelling metaphors. It's like a lightbulb going on for the first time. Sample evaluations of young children are included to illustrate each of the primary sensory disorders.
This book allows you to explain things to others that are close to you, as though this professional is sitting next to you in your living room.
From the From the outset, I wanted this book to present an explanation of SPD in language that was as clear to a parent as it was to a professional, without being condescending. What a different experience this describes than that of a distraught parent who often faults themself for not fully understanding the professional reports written about their child, or their own efforts to understand books recommended to them.
I have a different story to tell. I have evaluated over two thousand children to help determine their eligibility for Occupational Therapy services. Upon discussing my findings, the parent often has a sheen of recognition on their face. Countless times I have been told that my explanations made sense for the first time. It's also not uncommon to get a follow-up call from a parent. As clear as the explanation was at first, they found it frustrating when they tried to communicate what I had said to them to their husband, other family members, or close friends. It reminds me of when I have a particularly lucid dream and the exhilaration it offers. But try as I might, I can't remember the details of that dream the morning after.
This is my morning after book.
160 pages, Paperback
Published May 18, 2017
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July 10, 2025
4/5 a solid introduction to sensory processing disorder that I would recommend to parents of children diagnosed with SPD. Gives a very brief but thorough overview of SPD across the spectrum from Sensory seeking to sensory avoidant and everywhere in between. The negative star is because there seemed to be an excess focus on case studies when more information would have been pertinent, especially in the second half of the book.
November 26, 2019
Although very informative I would caution parents not to jump to conclusions and assume their child is reflected in the various case studies. I found myself looking up the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales.
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