The Sensory Team Handbook: A hands-on tool to help young people make sense of their senses and take charge of their sensory processing [Paperback]

Nancy Mucklow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009

The Sensory Team Handbook is the first book on sensory processing written for pre-teens and young teens. Upbeat, humorous, and hands-on, each chapter is stuffed with comics, cartoons, diagrams, quizzes, trivia, and question-answer sections. The Handbook compares the senses to a sports team that needs a coach and then shows the reader how to coach that team. This sensory team approach turns therapy into something kids can do by and for themselves. Entirely jargon-free, and written in simple, everyday language, The Sensory Team Handbook inspires kids and teens to take charge of their own sensory issues.

Editorial Reviews

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"A wonderfully refreshing book...the only book of its kind dealing with youngers in the second half of elementary school and early junior high. This would be a wonderful tool for a therapist to work through each chapter with the child, or for the parent and child to work together. I highly recommend this book for parents, therapists, and children alike." --Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, author of Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder

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"An invaluable resource for pre-teens. In easy-to-follow language, with lots of fun graphics kids can relate to, this book explains sensory processing problems and helps to empower young adults to take a key role in managing their daily life experiences."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Michael Grass House; 2nd edition (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 098114392X
• ISBN-13: 978-0981143927
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ingenious, June 27, 2009

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Tara of Tara's View of the World (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sensory Team Handbook: A hands-on tool to help young people make sense of their senses and take charge of their sensory processing (Paperback)

I think this is a brilliant book. I LOVE that it is geared specifically to the kids themselves. It is incredibly user friendly and easy to read. Mucklow uses great illustrations that keep the reader engaged in what she is saying. I learned a lot reading this book because it made it easier to see the world through my kid's eyes. I will definitely be keeping this book for Aiden to read once he is old enough.

So much of the time these kids are surrounded by adults talking ABOUT them but this book brings them into the conversation and helps to give them some control in a time when they feel so out-of-control. The teen years are hard for all kids but Sensory issues make them even harder- this book can help!

I would definitely recommend The Sensory Team Handbook to any family that has been touched by Sensory Processing Disorder. I also think this book would be an amazing resource for schools and Occupational Therapists to keep on hand for the kids they work with.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helping Kids Make Sense, June 15, 2009

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C. Fannin (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sensory Team Handbook: A hands-on tool to help young people make sense of their senses and take charge of their sensory processing (Paperback)

Finally, a book for our middle schoolers that explains Sensory Processing Disorder ("SPD").

Written for the adolescent, it is at times humorous; others times it takes a no-nonsense approach to explaining the often-times confusing world of SPD and helps to make sense of your teenagers world.

This is on our "must-read" list for 2009!

Carrie Fannin
Sensory Planet

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars User friendly!, June 8, 2009

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L. Walker (Saskatchewan, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sensory Team Handbook: A hands-on tool to help young people make sense of their senses and take charge of their sensory processing (Paperback)

This handbook is very user friendly. I have found that it is a great start for children and their parents to begin learning about how sensory processing affects their life. This book makes so much sense and does a great job explaining these concepts in normal, every day life circumstances. It helps kids feel that these tendencies do not have to mean they have a "disorder", and it is reassuring for them to have some concrete strategies as well!