Revised edition of the authors' Raising a sensory smart child, 2009

Foreword / by Temple Grandin -- Preface to the new edition -- Part one: Recognizing and understanding your child's sensory issues. Why is my child so... unusual? -- The eight senses -- Tuning in to your child -- Where did the wires cross? -- Part two: Addressing your child's sensory needs. Finding and working with an occupational therapist -- Creating a sensory diet of daily activities -- Practical solutions for everyday sensory problems: Self-care challenges: grooming, dressing, and toileting ; Special times, at home and away ; Home environment ; Miscellaneous challenges ; Practical tips for teens and adults. -- Part three: Fostering your child's development. Dealing with developmental delays -- Sensory issues and the child with autism -- Speech challenges and selective eating -- Helping your child learn and get organized -- Nutrition, sleep, and stress -- Complementary therapies and approaches -- Part four: Parenting with sensory smarts. Handling discipline, transitions, and behavioral issues -- Advocating for your child at school -- Technology and kids with sensory issues -- The special challenges for teenagers -- Empowering your child in the world -- Part five: Recommended products and resoruces. Sensory smart resources -- Photos of toys, equipment, and products -- Lindsey and Nancy's fifty favorite toys

For children with sensory difficulties -- those who struggle to process everyday sensations and exhibit unusual behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch, movement, sounds, and sights -- this groundbreaking book is an invaluable resource. Sensory integration dysfunction, also known as sensory processing disorder, affects all kinds of children-from those with developmental delays, attention problems, or autism spectrum disorders, to those without any other issues. Coauthored by a pediatric occupational therapist and a parent of a child with sensory issues, this updated and expanded edition of "Raising a Sensory Smart Child" is comprehensive and more helpful than ever. -- From publisher's description