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Everyday games for Sensory Processing Disorder : 100 playful activities to empower children with sensory differences / Barbara Sher, OTR.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley, California : Althea Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 268 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781623157005
  • 1623157005
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Contents:
Part 1. Digging in to Sensory Processing Disorder. SPD in brief ; The 10 most common sensory issues in children with SPD ; Why play at home? -- Part 2. Games & activities. Games for touch ; Games for sight ; Games for balance ; Games for taste ; Games for smell ; Games for movement ; Games for sound ; Games for gross motor skills ; Games for fine motor skills ; Games for social skills -- Appendix A. Appropriate toys -- Appendix B. Heavy work list -- Appendix C. Success stories and life lessons.
Summary: " ... Occupational therapist Barbara Sher has over 45 years experience helping children with sensory processing disorder, autism and Asperger's learn and thrive. In this new solutions-based guide, she's collected 100 sensory-rich games that make working with your child a joy. If you're looking for new strategies to manage your child's sensory processing disorder, this book is a perfect companion to classics such as The Out-of-Sync Child and Raising a Sensory Smart Child. [This book] advocates play as the most effective approach for children with sensory processing disorder, and illustrates the many ways that play can lead to significant breakthroughs, including: 100 fun and simple games for parents to play with their kids ; An easy-to-grasp overview of sensory processing disorder ; Inventive ideas for engaging kids, using materials easily found around the house ; Inclusive games geared toward varying degrees of development, with modifications for older children."--Amazon.com.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 612.82 S551 Available 33111009372000
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Award-winning author and occupational therapist Barbara Sher has over 45 years experience helping children with sensory processing disorder, autism and Asperger's learn and thrive. In this new solutions-based guide, she's collected 100 sensory-rich games that make working with your child a joy.

Whimsy and wisdom pour forth from this wonderful book. The fun and functional sensory-motor ideas are easily adaptable to suit all environments, all abilities, all kids and all their grown-ups. --Carol Stock Kranowitz, Author of The Out-of-Sync Child and The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun

If you're looking for new strategies to manage your child's sensory processing disorder, this book is a perfect companion to classics such as The Out-of-Sync Child and Raising a Sensory Smart Child.

Everyday Games for Sensory Processing Disorder advocates play as the most effective approach for children with sensory processing disorder, and illustrates the many ways that play can lead to significant breakthroughs, including:
100 fun and simple games for parents to play with their kids An easy-to-grasp overview of sensory processing disorder Inventive ideas for engaging kids, using materials easily found around the house Inclusive games geared toward varying degrees of development, with modifications for older children

"Great for parents of kids ages 1-12"--Cover.

" ... Occupational therapist Barbara Sher has over 45 years experience helping children with sensory processing disorder, autism and Asperger's learn and thrive. In this new solutions-based guide, she's collected 100 sensory-rich games that make working with your child a joy. If you're looking for new strategies to manage your child's sensory processing disorder, this book is a perfect companion to classics such as The Out-of-Sync Child and Raising a Sensory Smart Child. [This book] advocates play as the most effective approach for children with sensory processing disorder, and illustrates the many ways that play can lead to significant breakthroughs, including: 100 fun and simple games for parents to play with their kids ; An easy-to-grasp overview of sensory processing disorder ; Inventive ideas for engaging kids, using materials easily found around the house ; Inclusive games geared toward varying degrees of development, with modifications for older children."--Amazon.com.

Includes index.

Part 1. Digging in to Sensory Processing Disorder. SPD in brief ; The 10 most common sensory issues in children with SPD ; Why play at home? -- Part 2. Games & activities. Games for touch ; Games for sight ; Games for balance ; Games for taste ; Games for smell ; Games for movement ; Games for sound ; Games for gross motor skills ; Games for fine motor skills ; Games for social skills -- Appendix A. Appropriate toys -- Appendix B. Heavy work list -- Appendix C. Success stories and life lessons.

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