Insights into Sensory Issues for Professionals: Outstandin Articles From the Pages of S. I. Focus Magazine

by Morris, Kathleen

• ISBN13: 9781935567196
• ISBN10: 1935567195
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Future Horizons Inc

Summary

This book is a compilation of the BEST of life changing articles aimed at professional readers from the award winning S.I. Focus magazine. A book focusing on parent issues is planned to follow in the Fall of 2010. S.I. Focus magazine is the first of its kind serving as an international resource to parents and professionals who want to stay informed regarding how to improve sensory integration and how to address sensory processing deficits. This magazine provides quality information written by leading people in the field as well as parents with insight into the topic. Founded and published by kathleen Morris and edited by Carol Kranowitz, this magazine's carefully selected articles will help the reader become knowledgeable in the latest research, products, and recommendations by experts from around the globe.

Author Biography

Kathleen E. Morris, MS, CCC/SLP is a pediatric speech pathologist who has been in private practice for over twenty years. In 1990 she founded Lakewood Pediatric Therapy in Dallas,Texas, which has additionally become The Sensory Integration Center of Dallas with a satellite clinic, the S.I. Center of Coppell. As Executive Director of both clinics she speaks to parents and professionals regularly, in addition to volunteering in orphanages in Russia and Romania. She also founded the Pediatric Network Foundation, a non-profit organization to provide education on sensory integration as well as support its research. Her passion for providing much-needed information to families, teachers and other professionals led to the goal of educating individuals on a much broader scale beyond her individual speaking opportunities. S.I. Focus magazine is the realization of that goal.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Research and Clinical Insights
Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy: What's the Connection? Oral-Motor, Sensory, and Feeding Skills	p. 1
DSI in a Learning Disorders Clinic	p. 5
A Review of Research on Sensory Modulation Disorder in Adults	p. 9
Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, and DSI	p. 13
Using Sensory Integration Theory to Help Kate See	p. 19
Sensory Stories: A New Tool to Improve Participation for Children with Overresponsive Sensory Modulation	p. 23
Learning from Jean Ayres	p. 29
A Biomechanical Approach for the Improvement of Sensory, Motor, and Neurological Function in Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD), and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)	p. 35
Research Review: Including Fathers of Children with Special Needs in Research Studies and Parent Support Programs	p. 41
How Captive Chimpanzees Help Us Understand Children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction	p. 47
Learning from Jean Ayres-Part 2	p. 53
Learning from Jean Ayres-Part 3: A Passion for Investigation	p. 59
Learning from Jean Ayres-Part 4: The Developmental Sequence	p. 65
Making the Connection between Primitive Reflexes, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Chiropractic Solutions	p. 71
A Model PLAY Project	p. 75
Insightful Designs for Home and Clinic Spaces: Bringing Together Occupational Therapy and Creative Design	p. 79
Therapeutic Listening: Listening with the Whole Body	p. 83
A Look at Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention by Its Creator	p. 91
The S.N.O.T. Protocol: Teaching the Social Rules of Removal and Disposal of Boogers	p. 97
The Listening Program: Auditory Stimulation for Improved Social Engagement	p. 103
Visual Support Using SticKids: An Occupational Therapy Model for Using Visuals to Support Those with Sensory Needs	p. 109
General Insights
Position Statement on Terminology Related to Sensory Integration Dysfunction	p. 117
Vision: A Piece of the Puzzle in Sensory Processing Disorders-Part 1	p. 123
Vision: A Piece of the Puzzle in Sensory Processing Disorders-Part 2	p. 127
Where Have All the Psychologists Gone? The Absence of Mental Health Professionals in Sensory Processing Disorders Treatment and Research	p. 131
Why Tommy Can't Comply: Overcoming the Obstacles of Medical and Environmental Considerations in Occupational Therapy	p. 135
Printing: The Foundation of Literacy	p. 141
Food Sensitivities and Their Relationship to Behavior and Learning: A Case Study	p. 145
The Meaning of the Ayres Sensory Integration Trademark	p. 149
From Arousal to Action: The Neurobiology of Challenging Behavior	p. 153
Focus on Research: Advocating for Recognition of DSI Progress in DSI Research	p. 159
Index	p. 165
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