Out-of-Sync Child : Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction

by Kranowitz, Carol; Miller, Lucy Jane

• ISBN13: 9780399531651
• ISBN10: 0399531653
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-04
• Publisher: Perigee

Summary

NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED The Out-of-Sync Childbroke new ground by identifying Sensory Processing Disorder, a common but frequently misdiagnosed problem in which the central nervous system misinterprets messages from the senses. This newly revised edition features additional information from recent research on vision and hearing deficits, motor skill problems, nutrition and picky eaters, ADHA, autism, and other related disorders.

Author Biography

Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., has been a preschool teacher for more than 25 years. She has developed an innovative program to screen young children for Sensory Processing Disorder, and writes and speaks regularly about the subject. She has an M.A. in Education and Human Development.

Table of Contents

Preface by Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR	ix
Foreword by Larry B. Silver, MD	xiii
Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
How to Use This Book	xxvii
PART I: RECOGNIZING SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER	1	(190)
1: Does Your Child Have Sensory Processing Disorder?	3	(48)
Four Out-of-Sync Children at Home and School	4	(5)
Sensory Processing Disorder: A Brief Definition	9	(4)
Common Symptoms of SPD	13	(8)
What SPD Is Not: "Look-Alike" Symptoms	21	(1)
Associated Problems	21	(16)
Possible Causes of SPD	37	(1)
Who Has Sensory Processing Disorder?	38	(2)
Don't We All Experience Sensory Processing Problems?	40	(1)
Sample Sensory-Motor History Questionnaire	40	(7)
Hope Is at Hand	47	(4)
2: Understanding Sensory Processing-and What Can Go Amiss	51	(29)
The Senses	51	(4)
What Is Sensory Processing?	55	(11)
The Typical Development of Sensory Processing in Infants and Children	66	(2)
So, What Is Sensory Processing Disorder?	68	(9)
Six Important Caveats	77	(2)
Comparison of Typical Sensory Processing and Sensory Processing Disorder	79	(1)
3: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Tactile Sense	80	(30)
Three Kindergartners at Circle Time	80	(2)
The Smoothly Functioning Tactile Sense	82	(2)
The Out-of-Sync Tactile Sense	84	(7)
How the Tactile Sense Affects Everyday Skills	91	(10)
Characteristics of Tactile Dysfunction	101	(9)
4: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Vestibular Sense	110	(24)
Two First-Graders at the Amusement Park	110	(3)
The Smoothly Functioning Vestibular Sense	113	(3)
The Out-of-Sync Vestibular Sense	116	(6)
How the Vestibular Sense Affects Everyday Skills	122	(7)
Characteristics of Vestibular Dysfunction	129	(5)
5: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Proprioceptive Sense	134	(18)
One Nine-Year-Old at the Swimming Pool	134	(2)
The Smoothly Functioning Proprioceptive Sense	136	(3)
The Out-of-Sync Proprioceptive Sense	139	(5)
How the Proprioceptive Sense Affects Everyday Skills	144	(4)
Characteristics of Proprioceptive Dysfunction	148	(4)
6: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Visual Sense	152	(22)
Two Seventh-Graders at School	152	(3)
The Smoothly Functioning Visual Sense	155	(7)
The Out-of-Sync Visual Sense	162	(7)
Characteristics of Visual Dysfunction	169	(5)
7: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Auditory Sense	174	(17)
A Third-Grader in Music Class	174	(2)
The Smoothly Functioning Auditory Sense	176	(4)
The Out-of-Sync Auditory Sense	180	(6)
Characteristics of Auditory Dysfunction	186	(5)
PART II: COPING WITH SENSORY I'IZOCESSING DISORDER	191	(92)
8: Diagnosis and Treatment	193	(34)
A Parent's Search for Answers	193	(2)
Recognizing When Your Child Needs Professional Help	195	(3)
Documenting Your Child's Behavior	198	(14)
Diagnosing the Problem	212	(7)
Different Therapies, Different Approaches	219	(6)
Bringing Therapist and Child Together	225	(1)
Keeping a Record	226	(1)
9: Your Child at Home	227	(17)
A Parent's Revelation	227	(1)
A Balanced Sensory Diet	228	(3)
Promoting Healthy Sensory Processing at Home	231	(13)
10: Your Child at School	244	(17)
What a Difference Communication Makes!	244	(1)
If Only School Were More Like Home	245	(2)
Deciding Whom to Tell	247	(2)
A Good School-and-Child Match	249	(2)
Promoting Your Child's Success at School	251	(10)
11: Coping with Your Child's Emotions	261	(12)
A Typically Dreadful Morning	261	(2)
Other Experts' Advice	263	(4)
Dos and Don'ts for Coping	267	(6)
12: Looking at Your Child in a New Light	273	(10)
A Parent's Epiphany	273	(1)
Becoming Enlightened	274	(5)
A Parent's Encouraging Words	279	(4)
Appendix A: The Sensory Processing Machine	283	(16)
Appendix B: Dr. Ayres's Four Levels of Sensory Integration	299	(6)
Glossary	305	(18)
Resources	323	(8)
About the Author	331	(2)
Selected Bibliography	333	(14)
Index	347