Preface by Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR |
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Foreword by Larry B. Silver, MD |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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How to Use This Book |
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PART I: RECOGNIZING SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER |
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1: Does Your Child Have Sensory Processing Disorder? |
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Four Out-of-Sync Children at Home and School |
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Sensory Processing Disorder: A Brief Definition |
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What SPD Is Not: "Look-Alike" Symptoms |
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Who Has Sensory Processing Disorder? |
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Don't We All Experience Sensory Processing Problems? |
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Sample Sensory-Motor History Questionnaire |
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2: Understanding Sensory Processing-and What Can Go Amiss |
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What Is Sensory Processing? |
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The Typical Development of Sensory Processing in Infants and Children |
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So, What Is Sensory Processing Disorder? |
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Comparison of Typical Sensory Processing and Sensory Processing Disorder |
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3: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Tactile Sense |
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Three Kindergartners at Circle Time |
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The Smoothly Functioning Tactile Sense |
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The Out-of-Sync Tactile Sense |
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How the Tactile Sense Affects Everyday Skills |
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Characteristics of Tactile Dysfunction |
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4: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Vestibular Sense |
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Two First-Graders at the Amusement Park |
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The Smoothly Functioning Vestibular Sense |
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The Out-of-Sync Vestibular Sense |
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How the Vestibular Sense Affects Everyday Skills |
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122 | (7) |
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Characteristics of Vestibular Dysfunction |
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5: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Proprioceptive Sense |
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One Nine-Year-Old at the Swimming Pool |
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The Smoothly Functioning Proprioceptive Sense |
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The Out-of-Sync Proprioceptive Sense |
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139 | (5) |
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How the Proprioceptive Sense Affects Everyday Skills |
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144 | (4) |
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Characteristics of Proprioceptive Dysfunction |
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148 | (4) |
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6: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Visual Sense |
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Two Seventh-Graders at School |
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The Smoothly Functioning Visual Sense |
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The Out-of-Sync Visual Sense |
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Characteristics of Visual Dysfunction |
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7: How to Tell if Your Child Has a Problem with the Auditory Sense |
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A Third-Grader in Music Class |
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The Smoothly Functioning Auditory Sense |
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The Out-of-Sync Auditory Sense |
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Characteristics of Auditory Dysfunction |
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PART II: COPING WITH SENSORY I'IZOCESSING DISORDER |
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8: Diagnosis and Treatment |
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A Parent's Search for Answers |
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Recognizing When Your Child Needs Professional Help |
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195 | (3) |
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Documenting Your Child's Behavior |
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212 | (7) |
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Different Therapies, Different Approaches |
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Bringing Therapist and Child Together |
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Promoting Healthy Sensory Processing at Home |
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What a Difference Communication Makes! |
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If Only School Were More Like Home |
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A Good School-and-Child Match |
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Promoting Your Child's Success at School |
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11: Coping with Your Child's Emotions |
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A Typically Dreadful Morning |
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Dos and Don'ts for Coping |
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12: Looking at Your Child in a New Light |
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A Parent's Encouraging Words |
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Appendix A: The Sensory Processing Machine |
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Appendix B: Dr. Ayres's Four Levels of Sensory Integration |
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Glossary |
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Resources |
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323 | (8) |
About the Author |
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331 | (2) |
Selected Bibliography |
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Index |
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