Understanding sensory processing disorders in children : a guide for parents and professionals / Matt Mielnick
- Author
- Mielnick, Matt
- Published
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (158 pages)
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- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction to the Sensory System -- How it's supposed to work -- sensory continuum -- note on differences -- 2. Sensory Thresholds -- high threshold/poor registration child -- under-responsive child -- Carl -- sensory seeker -- Body awareness issues -- Ilya and Alex -- low threshold/highly responsive child -- sensory sensitive child -- Tyrone -- sensory averse child -- Scott, Peyton, and Neal -- Whit -- self-regulation piece and both ends of the continuum -- 3. Cautionary Tale ... -- 4. Finally ... -- Special acknowledgment -- OT's Suggestions for the Pre-school Classroom -- Fine motor -- Writing problems and practice suggestions -- Cutting difficulties -- Sensory kids -- Movement options.
- Summary
- Everything we know about the world we live in starts with information we take in through the senses. This book explains the way our sensory system works and shows how small inefficiencies in this complex system can have a huge impact on a child's behaviour. Through easily relatable examples and metaphors, the book describes the variety of sensory processing differences that can occur in children in a jargon-free way and offers practical advice to help manage these differences.It explains how children's varying sensory thresholds - the point where a behavioural response to a stimuli is generated - affects the way they view the world. Each section includes occupational therapy evaluations of children with a range of sensory thresholds, and shows how this influences their behaviour through professional observation reports, offering a summary and recommendation for each child. Presented with a clear focus, without long lists of syndromes and symptoms, this is the ideal starting point for parents and professionals working with children with sensory processing issues.--Provided by publisher.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 1784505684 (electronic bk.)
9781784505684 (electronic bk.)
1785927523 - Note
- Includes index.
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