Lindsey Biel - Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues

Praise for

Raising a Sensory Smart Child

iParenting Media Award Winner

Raising a Sensory Smart Child is a comprehensive, informative, and practical book for parents. The authors explain sensory integration and sensory integration dysfunction in a way that parents can understand. They then provide very practical, hands-on examples for helping the child at home, in school, and in other settings. This is a must read for all parents who have children with sensory integration issues.

L ARRY B . S ILVERS, MD , AUTHOR OF The Misunderstood Child

Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske combine a professional and personal approach in creating a knowledgeable and supportive guide for parents. In a very readable manner they explain complex information and at the same time provide practical strategies that families can really use. Ill be recommending this book.

M ARY S HEEDY K URCINKA, AUTHOR OF Raising Your Spirited Child AND Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles

This revision of the classic Raising a Sensory Smart Child gets a 10. No, it gets an 11! It covers everything you need and want to know about SPD. The information is deep and wide, the case stories are alive, the practical tips are novel and fun, and the resources are up to the minute. Lindsey and Nancys compassion and wisdom, coming from their experiences as an OT and the mother of a son with SPD, will help you become a sensory smart parent, too.

C AROL S TOCK K RANOWITZ, AUTHOR OF The Out-of-Sync Child AND The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up

Hands down the best resource for anyone who loves children, especially our kids with sensory processing difficulties. By understanding how their sensory experiences differ from ours, we can support them with compassion and strategies to help them thrive, and in turn, learn from them too.

M ELANIE P OTOCK, MA , CCC - SLP , PEDIATRIC FEEDIN G SPECIALIST AND COA UTHOR OF Raising a Healthy Happy Eater

In this second updated edition of Raising a Sensory Smart Child, Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske further advance our understanding of sensory processing and provide a treasure trove of practical specific strategies through engaging stories to help parents help their children with sensory processing challenges. This important work is written for parents, but will also be an essential resource for educators and clinical professionals in helping to improve the quality of life for so many children and families.

B ARRY M . P RIZANT, P H D , CCC - SLP , AUTHOR OF Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

As a child psychologist, I am regularly asked by parents for book recommendations to provide guidance and support around myriad topics related to child development. I take this very seriously, as in the vast sea of information that is out there, it is important for parents to have the most accurate and current information regarding their children. When there are concerns around sensory processing, this book is my unequivocal, go-to recommendation. Clear, practical, and comprehensive, Biel and Peskes book hits the mark, and has gotten rave reviews from every parent Ive recommended it to.

M ARC G URTMAN, P SY D

Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske have done it again! They demystify the vast array of sensory processing challenges that are too often overlooked, yet critical to functioning in the world. With down to earth explanations and practical strategies, the authors offer a thoughtful, comprehensive resource to parents and educators on how to manage sensory issues.

J ED B AKER, P H D , D IRECTOR OF T HE S OCIAL S KILLS T R AINING P ROJECT

When faced with a diagnosis of sensory processing disorder, the common experience for families and caregivers is What now? Raising a Sensory Smart Child has long been the go-to resource to help answer that question. Written in a way that combines the wisdom of both a therapy provider and a parents point of view, the reader is instantly embraced with a thoughtful, commonsense approach that says We understand. My own (now dog-eared) copy of this book has long been highlighted throughout as page after page I thought thats my child! It gave me information that helped to demystify this often misunderstood disorder. Lindsey and Nancy have written a timeless guide for families that lets them know that they are not alone; and that helpand hopeis here.

C ARRIE F ANNIN, F OUNDER, S ENSORY P LANE T, AND E XECUTIVE D IRE CTOR, C HILDRENS I NST ITUTE FOR L EARNING D IFFERENCES

With new material on sensory issues and technology, current research, and the newly recognized interoception, the authors bring their award-winning resource to new heights. With the latest easy to implement, effective self-regulatory strategies, this is a must-have for anyone wishing to know more about recognizing and supporting individuals susceptible to sensory issues. While this book would have been helpful when I was a child on the autism spectrum needing to regulate my sensory system, I am grateful to have it as an adult.

S TEPHEN M . S HORE, E D D , AUTHOR OF Beyond the Wall AND COAUTHOR OF Understanding Autism For Dummies

Bravo to Biel and Peske for another great edition! Raising a Sensory Smart Child has always been a favorite of mine that I highly recommend to parents and teachers. Understanding sensory challenges and how to help a child in the classroom or at home is so important to our childrens well-being and ability to learn. This updated version provides even more insight than the last editions, discussing such needed topics as interoception, sensory issues and technology, and the inclusion of SPD in the DSM-5.

C HANTAL S ICILE- K IRA, AUTHOR OF Autism Spectrum Disorder AND A Full Life with Autism

As our world gets faster, louder, more crowded and stress-laden, its not just kids with disabilities who experience sensory issues. Its all kids, to some extent or another. Yet many adults know little about sensory issues and how much they can compromise learning and functioning on a daily basis. Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske have done a bang-up job explaining the vast and far-reaching effects of sensory challenges. Ive read many books about sensory processing. What makes this one stand out is the clear, conversational tone coupled with page after page of practical, helpful information. This is destined to become your bible of sensory processing!

V ERONICA Z YSK, COAUTHOR OF 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching & Raising Children with Autism or Aspergers

Because most of us never experience anything quite like it, sensory integration disorder can be difficult to conceive, understand, or recognize. Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske illuminate the mysteries of sensory integration disorder in clear, practical terms. Both parents and teachers will find a wealth of insight and advice on helping our wonderfulthough sometimes challengingkids.

P ATTY R OM ANOWSKI B ASHE, MS , E D, E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR, T HE D A VID C ENTER, AND COAUT HOR OF The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome

This book helps us understand that children with SI dysfunction do not experience the world as we do. They need help to learn how to self-regulate, adapt, and overcome. The authors are optimistic and encouraging about the potential of children to become happy, productive adults.

L . K NIGHT , Advance Magazine for Physical Therapists

A wonderful resource for parents, teachers, counselors, and pediatricians whod like to know more about sensory integration dysfunction.

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