Kranowitz - The out-of-sync child: recognizing and coping with sensory processing disorder

This book is great! It is a real contribution to the parents of the many children who are so hard to understand. It will let parents off the hook of blaming themselvesand will help them get on to the job of addressing the childs underlying difficulties.

T. Berry Brazelton, MD, founder, Brazelton Foundation, Childrens Hospital, Boston

Carol Stock Kranowitz has helped many parents understand more about [sensory processing disorder] and how it manifests itself in children.

Sunday News (Lancaster, PA)

Kranowitz writes intelligently about a bewildering topic.In concise, well-organized chapters, Kranowitz reveals how the tactile, vestibular (pertaining to gravity and movement), and proprioceptive (pertaining to joints, muscles, and ligaments) senses operate.[She] helps clear the way for families to understand a disorder that they may suspect but have not been able to pinpoint.

Publishers Weekly

A book that demystifies [sensory processing disorder]. As a music, movement, and drama teacher, [Kranowitz] has developed a purposeful curriculum that integrates sensorimotor activities into the preschool day.

The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY)

Warm and wise, this book will bring both hope and practical help to parents who wonder why their kid doesnt fit in.

Jane M. Healy, PhD, learning specialist and author of Your Childs Growing Mind

The Out-of-Sync Child does a masterful job of describing the different ways children react to sensations and integrate their responses to their world. The book provides detailed, practical information that will help parents understand how the nervous system works.

Stanley I. Greenspan, MD, child psychiatrist and author (with Serena Wieder) of The Child with Special Needs

Comprehensive yet easy to understandhelpful tools for parents to promote healthy integration.

The Out-of-Sync Child is written for and can be easily understood by parents and non-professionals. Carol Stock Kranowitzs description and discussion of [sensory processing disorder] give a clear and concise picture of a disability. This book is a model for taking a little-known, and often-missed disability and making it accessible to the people most in need of this information.

Kranowitz gives excellent examples of typical indicators that can signal a parent (or caregiver) that a [sensory processing disorder] may be present.[She also] gives the reader concrete information and a testing checklist to help evaluate whether a child might have a [sensory processing disorder].

This is a great book and a must-read for any parent who thinks their child might have unusual behavior difficulties. Kranowitz avoids hypertechnical language and explanations. Instead, her treatment of sensory integration issues relies on common sense and clear examples. The book is so well written that readers will be tempted to use Kranowitzs analytical approach when they read about other behavior or learning disabilities. Its calming tone and no-nonsense approach give parents the power to positively address their childs [sensory processing disorder].

The Exceptional Parent

T HE
O UT-OF- S YNC
C HILD

Recognizing and Coping
with Sensory Processing Disorder

Revised and Updated Edition

C AROL S TOCK K RANOWITZ , M.A.

A S KYLIGHT P RESS B OOK
A Perigee Book

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Interior illustrations by T. J. Wylie

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PUBLISHING HISTORY

Original Perigee trade paperback edition / March 1998

Revised Perigee trade paperback edition / August 2005

The Library of Congress has cataloged the original Perigee trade paperback edition as follows:

Kranowitz, Carol Stock.

The out-of-sync child : recognizing and coping with sensory integration dysfunction/by Carol Stock Kranowitz; foreword by Larry B. Silver.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 978-1-101-04261-8

1. Minimal brain dysfunction in children. 2. Sensorimotor integration.
3. Perceptual-motor learning. I. Title.

RJ496.B7K72 1998

618.928dc21 97-14601

Research about sensory processing disorder is ongoing and subject to interpretation. Although all reasonable efforts have been made to include the most up-to-date and accurate information in this book, there can be no guarantee that what we know about this complex subject wont change with time. Readers with concerns about the neurological development of their children should consult a qualified professional. Neither the publisher, the author, nor the producer take any responsibility for any possible consequences from any treatment or action by any person reading or following the information in this book.

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In 1955, Dr. A. Jean Ayres wrote her first article related to the theory of sensory integration; in 1972, her first book was published and an entire field was launched. Based on her work, Carol Kranowitz, a preschool educator for twenty-five years, helped dozens of children who manifested sensory integration dysfunction with the consultation of an occupational therapist (OT) who had been trained by Dr. Ayres. Dr. Ayres passed away in 1988 and with her went the knowledge base and energy that only a founder of a new vision can have. Although OTs still practiced and taught courses on sensory integration, the field had lost its leader.