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The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book: Practical Answers to the Top 250 Questions Parents Ask

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I'm an occupational therapist who works in a clinic and school setting.I just finished reading SPD answer book and it provided the specific information I've been looking for! It's a perfect resource for parents and for adults living with SPD. The book's written in a question answer format, so you can easily get your questions answered immediately. The author does an amazing job of breaking down the science of this disorder while explaining it in practical terms. It's like a mini encyclopedia on SPD, describing the physiology, everyday functional strategies to handle sensory overloading situations, therapeutic activities, and a list of concise resources in the back.

I have been teaching almost 12 years and I WISH I had read this book when I was student teaching. What a FANTASTIC resource! Having read this book explains so, so very much. I found it particularly helpful in allowing me to see how some children w/ ADHD may be misdiagnosed when in fact they have SPD. In general, I found it so very easy to read b/c of it's Question and Answer format and the simple layout of the book makes it easy to use as a desk-reference. The author's way of presenting the information is in understandable terms, not medical or psycho-babble! I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who works with children and especially to parents who seek to better understand the SPD world their children live in daily. Very informative, very important and a book I WILL NOT put up on a shelf and periodically dust off. This is one to dog ear, pass on and wear out!

I have always lived with hydrocephalus and have grown up with SPD. Age has helped tremendously, but there are still some sensory "quirks" I have to deal with. They are nothing like those my son, who is autistic, has to deal with, but they're there. This book makes perfect sense of them! It gives a good lay-friendly explanation but also includes the technical terms that help me understand my own issues (and explain them to others) as well as my son's, and it gives some great ideas on how to deal with them.

If I could, I'd give it 4 1/2 stars, only because it goes into some conditions that make SPD a problem, but there is no mention of hydrocephalus (which is much more common than even doctors think), or even more commonly-known conditions, such as cerebral palsy. Many of those mentioned are more mental conditions (i.e. affecting the mind), rather than the brain. Minus that tiny oversight, I'd recommend it to anyone who loves or cares for anyone who has SPD.

This book is an easy read for parents and caregivers who are relatively new to the world of sensory processing disorders. Sensory processing terminology is broken down into reader-friendly descriptions. Helpful practical tips are also shared to help engage your child in daily activities and minimize behaviors due to sensory processing deficits. I am a parent of a child with ADHD and sensory processing difficulties. I was able to use this information to help my son manage his reactions to the world around him better. This book is not a cure-all, but a helping-hand to those in need.

This book is full of questions and answers. Some answers are very well written and give very good information. Others I thought were a bit one sided. I would recommend this book to parents but only as a quick answer book. I would not recommend this to therapists or teachers.

This has been an extremely helpful book. I am both an early childhood special educator and a parent of a child with sensory modulation disorder and this book has explained so much of what my son is experiencing.
I would highly recommend it to both parents and professionals working in any way with a child who has a sensory processing disorder.

This book is an exellent resource for information, and I have referred back to it many times since I have purchased it.

This book has been a wonderful addition to the ones we have on sensory processing disorder. The book arrived very promptly and I would buy from again.