Carolyn Dalgliesh - The Sensory Child Gets Organized: Proven Systems for Rigid, Anxious, or Distracted Kids

Praise for The Sensory Child Gets Organized

A brilliant book. From the opening paragraph and throughout, you know you are in the hands of a master tactician, an expert who knows her stuff cold, and a loving parent whos been there and back. Hugely practical, chock-full of pearls, and written with sweet tenderness, Dalglieshs book immediately becomes the go-to book on the subject.

Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness and coauthor of Driven to Distraction

Open this book and read a description of a well-regulated, efficient, effective child going through the day. Imaginethis organized child can be yours! Employing Carolyn Dalglieshs sensible systems for sensory kids, you will easily learn to help your child get in sync, at home and in the world.

Carol Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child

Carolyn Dalgliesh has skillfully identified techniques, strategies, and practical organizing solutions that will provide these childrenand their familiesthe much needed structure, peace, and calm they need. The Sensory Child Gets Organized will enable parents to better deal with their childs challenging sensory behavior and connect more deeply with those we love the mostour children.

Peter Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of Its All Too Much and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?

Kids with SPD live in a chaotic world paved with bumps at every turn that sabotages their efforts to do ordinary tasks needed to succeed in the world and creates on-going frustration, failure, distress, and anxiety. Carolyn Dalglieshs well organized and easy to follow book offers strategies to greatly help smooth out their path so these kids can navigate their day to day world more smoothly and successfully.

Sharon Heller, Ph.D., author of Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight

Carolyn Dalgliesh provides an insightful, creative, and most positive look at a child with sensory processing disorder. This work will soon be a go-to book to learn how to support this very sensitive, delicate, and often gifted child.

Elaine Hall, author of Seven Keys to Unlock Autism and founder of The Miracle Project

Sure, Dalgliesh covers organization with checklists and labeled bins. But this book goes much further! Organizing in this book means giving parents the techniques to meet the challenges that are unraveling their special needs child. Abounds in excellent, practical, and empathic strategies to help a child organize his/her mindset and thrive.

Martin L. Kutscher, M.D., pediatric neurologist and author of Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Aspergers, Tourettes, Bipolar and More!

Carolyn Dalgliesh created a rich resource for both parents and professionals supporting individuals with sensory challenges. She braids her organizing expertise with evidenced-based practices to give the reader a road map on how to help their child be more successful at home, at school, and in the community. Her proven systems are easy to understand and to set up. I think parents and professionals alike will find many important strategies in this book for their children, students, or themselves!

Joanne G. Quinn, executive director of The Autism Project

An amazing resource for families with children with a variety of diagnoses who have sensory challenges.... As she aptly suggests, one of the great secrets to success with sensory kids is purposeful organization.... [T]his book provides solutions that will be of use to all parents of children with sensory challenges.

Lucy Jane Miller Ph.D., director of STAR (Sensory Therapies And Research) Center and author of Sensational Kids and No Longer a Secret

[B]ridges the gap between therapeutic support and practical organizational strategies by guiding the parent... with compassionate, solution-oriented techniques. Carolyns book is a must for any parent who is tired of nagging and wishes to help their child become self-reliant.

Sandy Maynard, AD/HD expert and founder of Catalytic Coaching

Carolyn Dalgliesh offers us a clear picture of the many behaviors exhibited by children with sensory issues, more importantly she offers practical suggestions and systems parents can use while helping their child succeed in school and life. Keep this book close at hand; you will refer to it often.

Donna Goldberg, author of The Organized Student

The Sensory Child Gets Organized includes a breadth of strategies covering the routine (e.g., morning schedule) to the not-so-routine (e.g., the family vacation)... readers will find relatable examples and realistic advice for implementation for these events and everything in between. Carolyns passion for sensory organizing is clear throughout the book. It is apparent that she lives by these principles, personally and professionally, and that they have revolutionized her life and the lives of her clients.

Amy Laurent, educational consultant, coauthor of the SCERTS Model

Packed with superb strategies for creating calming sensory spaces, reassuring routines and checklists, organizing overwhelming environments, and more, this is a sensational book for helping kids with sensory challenges to feel and function better every day.

Lindsey Biel, OTR/L, coauthor of Raising a Sensory Smart Child

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Sensory Kids Need Special Solutions

Different Profiles but Common Challenges

The Power of Sensory Parenting, Objective Observation, and Learning Styles

The Sensory Organizing Worksheet and How to Use It

How to Design a Room Based on Your Child

Thinking Beyond the Bureau

How to Zone your Childs Spaces

Tapping into the Power of Structure, Routines, and Visual Aids

Supports for Dreaded Tasks and Unstructured Time

Preparing Your Sensory Child for Challenging Situations

Traveling with Your Sensory Child

Empowering Those Who Teach and Care for Your Sensory Child

Getting the Support for Success

To Ian for his courage, to Ella for her strength, and to Ron for his unwavering support.

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Sensory Kids Need Special Solutions

Imagine your mornings at home with your child running more peacefully. You knock on the door, ask him to get dressed, and head down to the kitchen. He selects a shirt from one bin, jeans from another, and has time to run downstairs and enjoy a quick breakfast. When its time to head out the door, he grabs his backpack (packed the night before) from his backpack hook, grabs his shoes that are waiting in his shoe bin, and leaves for school.

In the afternoon, he comes home, has a snack, and pulls out a homework plan sheet that helps him map out a homework time/break time schedule. After getting through some of the hardest homework, he takes a planned fifteen-minute break in his room playing with his action figures. At dinnertime, he is able to engage in conversation and stay seated by playing dinner conversation games. After dinner, he runs seamlessly through the evening routine of a chore, finishing homework, packing his backpack, and enjoying some free time, finally making the transition to bedtime relaxing and calm.

If you are supporting a rigid, anxious, or distracted child, this scenario might seem like a fairy tale. Im here to tell you, as a professional organizer and as the parent of a sensory child, that this can be your reality. Its all about learning how to tap into simple systems, routines, and visual guides to support and organize your sensory child: tools that can empower both your child and your entire family.