Building Bridges through Sensory Integration, Second Edition [Spiral-bound]

Ellen Yack (Author), Paula Aquilla (Author), Shirley Sutton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 8, 2003

Perfect for those working with young children, but broad enough to be adapted for older children and adults. Provides creative techniques and useful tips while offering innovative strategies and practical advice for dealing with everyday challenges, including managing behaviors, improving muscle tone, developing social skills, selecting diets - and more!

Written by three occupational therapists whose areas of expertise include sensory integration, autism, learning disabilities, and enhancing motor skills, Building Bridges through Sensory Integration offers a combination of theory and strategies for parents, therapists, and teachers. The ideas in this book evolved as they searched for resources to provide simple activity suggestions and accomodations for the children in their own practices.

Part one includes the theory of sensory integration, occupational therapy’s role in treatment of sensory issues, and information on the sensory systems.

Part two supplies numerous checklists to use in screening for sensory difficulties, strategies for managing challenging behaviors, ideas for self-care skills, adaptations for different settings, suggested activities for sensory diets, and make-it-yourself equipment ideas.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Provides a practical resource for parents, educators, occupational therapists, and other professionals. Hundreds of strategies and ready-to-use activities. -- Parentbooks

The "how-to" book on sensory integration that we have been wishing and waiting for. -- Autism National Committee

This is an excellent resource book that clearly explains sensory systems and sensory integration and how to identify problems. -- Geneva Centre for Autism

About the Author

Ellen Yack, B.Sc., M.Ed., OT has practiced as an occupational therapist since 1979. She is the director of a private agency providing occupational therapy services to children, adolescents, and their families. Her areas of expertise include sensory integration, autism, and learning disabilities.

Paula Aquilla, B.Sc., OT has worked with adults and children in clinical, educational, home, and community-based settings. She is an active treating therapist who currently runs a private practice serving families with children who have special needs.

Shirley Sutton, B.Sc., OT has worked as an occupational therapist for children with special needs for more than 20 years. She has worked in a variety of settings including hospitals, schools, and childcare centers.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sensory Resources; 2nd edition (August 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931615128
• ISBN-13: 978-1931615129
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful, clear, and stuffed with helpful and fun ideas!, February 27, 2005

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KathyO (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Building Bridges through Sensory Integration, Second Edition (Spiral-bound)

There are other books that give more comprehensive details on the inner workings of sensory integration problems, and more complete lists of the hundreds of ways they can manifest in a child's daily behaviours. But this book beats all when it comes to ideas you can try and therapeutic activities you can do with minimal equipment and expense. The emphasis is on fun, and tailoring the program to your child's preferences and needs. Absolutely the perfect book for someone whose child has been diagnosed with SI issues, and is saying, "Okay, now what do I *DO*???" And highly useful for others who haven't even come quite that far on the diagnostic journey. I love that it addresses every aspect of the child's day, from bathing and dressing to school and other out-of-the-house events.

The explanations of SI problems and SI needs are compact, readable and simple enough that you can lift them and use them when giving your "What is SI?" speech to teachers, friends, sitters, whoever.

Accompany this book with Carol Stock Kranowitz's The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, and you will never ever lack for fun, therapeutic, low-cost activities to do with your SI-dysfunction child!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!, July 9, 2006

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This review is from: Building Bridges through Sensory Integration, Second Edition (Spiral-bound)

I am a parent of a child with regulatory disorder. This book was very helpful to not only describe the theory of his behavior, but helpful strategies for our family and him. This is a must read for all teachers and physicans, also any family with a child sensitive to sensory stimuli.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Information!, June 20, 2006

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Jen (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Building Bridges through Sensory Integration, Second Edition (Spiral-bound)

As a physical education instructor, I've always got my eyes open to ideas for working with my kids that have PDD. This book gives ideas and activity suggestions that I can use modify our activities so that they can participate as well. It gave me a much better understanding of their needs.