Carol Kranowitz - The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up: Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years

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 themselves... and will help them get on to the job of addressing the childs underlying difficulties.

T. Berry Brazelton, MD, founder, Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Boston Childrens Hospital

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, 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 understand... helpful tools for parents to promote healthy integration.

Exceptional Parent

A Top Ten Book for Parenting Children with Disabilities.

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I Am from SPD

I am from tight hugs and No touching!

I am from tastes I love and textures I hate,

I am from no tears over sprained ankles,

I am from nervously pulling out my teeth,

I am from sounds too loud, and lights too bright.

I am from diagnosis and acronyms,

I am from confusion and understanding,

I am from doctors and professionals,

I am from burrito swings and speech therapy,

I am from We dont know what to do,

I am from We can do this, and No, I cant!

I am from homework too difficult and nights spent crying,

I am from a C feeling like an A,

I am from a C feeling like an F,

I am from love, acceptance, and knowledge,

I am from hating education, to loving knowledge.

I am from self-exploration and creativity,

I am from dandelions in homemade vases and birdhouses painted pink and gold.

I am from kicking and screaming,

I am from smiles and laughter.

I am from 19 years of life,

I am from long brown hair, cut, dyed and chopped,

I am from piercing and tattoos,

I am from long nails and brilliant white teeth.

I am from a woman always in flight, a busy working bee,

I am from driving by myself,

I am from holding my first job.

I am from dreaming of normalcy,

I am from anything but normal,

I am from battling the stereotype,

I am from personal victory,

I am from a luck of the draw, a one in a million,

I am from what made the stars.

I am from SPD.

Hayley Fannin

Hayley is a technical college graduate living in Washington State. She is on the path to find a permanent career, currently working and enjoying life with family and friends by her side.

For the parents who wonder how their children with SPD will fare in adolescence and young adulthood,

For the preteens and teenagers who wonder what growing older with SPD will feel like, and

For the brave, honest, sensational individuals who tell us all about it.