Carol Stock Kranowitz - The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder

Praise for The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun

Having fun isnt something that just happens for most children with severe sensory issues. Everyday activities can be a struggle and can cause much frustration and sadness for both the child and his/her family. Like The Out-of-Sync Childmy Sensory BibleThe Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun is a must-have for parents and teachers. They will start changing lives with these simple ideas that work with ALL childrenand many adults, too!

Laurie Renke, mother

Carol opened the eyes and hearts of caregivers with The Out-of-Sync Child, allowing children who were once afraid of movement, who are overly sensitive to noise and touch, to grow and emerge from their cocoons of sensory dysfunction. Now, in The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, she gives parents and teachers a cookbook of activities to orchestrate a new hum, a new rhythm, and a common vibration to those who once were adrift. This book is like having a therapist whispering in your ear, try this now, and this, and now this

Rondalyn V. Whitney, MOT, OTR, author of Bridging the Gap: Raising a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder

Oh, the pleasures your children will gleefully enjoy with any one of the activities in this marvelous book! OTs, parents, and teachers, get ready to have fun, too, as you get in sync with your out-of-sync child through these important and clinically credible methods of attaining and retaining new life skills.

Audrey Lande, M.S., OTR, vice president, Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado

Praise for the The Out-of-Sync Child

This book is a wonderful contribution that raises awareness of SPD among parents and educators. I recommend it to all the families who come to see us at the STAR Center.

Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR, director, Sensory Therapies and Research (STAR) Center; research director, KID Foundation; and associate clinical professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

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

T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., president and chairman of the Brazelton Foundation

This book will bring both hope and practical help to parents who wonder why their kid doesnt fit in.

Jane M. Healy, educational psychologist and author of Your Childs Growing Mind

The Out-of-Sync Child does a masterful job of providing detailed, practical help for children with sensory integration problems.

Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., child psychiatrist and coauthor of The Child with Special Needs

This is a great book and a must-read for any parent who thinks their child might have unusual behavior difficulties. Its calming tone and no-nonsense approach give parents the power to positively address their childs sensory [processing disorder].

Exceptional Parent Magazine

The Out-of-Sync Child opened the door for thousands of parents and teachers to uncover mysterious behaviors and struggles with sensory processing disorder (SPD).

Diana A. Henry, M.S., OTR/L, Tools for Parents handbook and Tools for Teachers videos

The

Out-of-Sync
Child
Has Fun

Revised Edition

Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder

CAROL STOCK KRANOWITZ, M.A.

Illustrations by T. J. Wylie

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Copyright 2003 by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.

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Cover design by Ben Gibson.

Text design by Tiffany Estreicher.

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PRINTING HISTORY

First Perigee trade paperback edition / January 2003

Second Perigee trade paperback edition / August 2006

ISBN: 978-1-101-22113-6

The Library of Congress has cataloged the first Perigee edition as follows:

Kranowitz, Carol Stock.

The out-of-sync child has fun: activities for kids with sensory processing disorder / Carol Stock Kranowitz; illustrations by T. J. Wylie.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Sensory processing disorder. 2. Sensorimotor integration.

3. Perceptual-motor learning. 4. Games I. Title.

RJ496.B7 K7197 2003

618.928dc21 2002025232

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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NOTE: The activities in this book have all been used with considerable success by certified occupational therapists, other SI-trained specialists, as well as many parents and teachers. However, some of these activities can be too challenging for some children. In all cases, consideration should be given to the individual childs capabilities and needs. The reader is urged to discuss these activities with the childs therapist before engaging in them and whenever questions or concerns arise. Supervision by an adult is important at all times.

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