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The Out-of-Sync Child, Third Edition: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Differences (The Out-of-Sync Child Series) Kindle Edition
The groundbreaking book that explains Sensory Processing Difference (SPD)--and presents a drug-free approach that offers hope for parents--now revised and updated.
Does your child exhibit...
Over-responsivity--or under-responsivity--to touch or movement? A child with SPD may be a "sensory avoider," withdrawing from touch, refusing to wear certain clothing, avoiding active games--or he may be a "sensory disregarder," needing a jump start to get moving.
Over-responsivity--or under-responsivity--to sounds, sights taste, or smell? She may cover her ears or eyes, be a picky eater, or seem oblivious to sensory cues.
Cravings for sensation? The "sensory craver" never gets enough of certain sensations, e.g., messy play, spicy food, noisy action, and perpetual movement.
Poor sensory discrimination? She may not sense the difference between objects or experiences--unaware of what she's holding unless she looks, and unable to sense when she's falling or how to catch herself.
Unusually high or low activity level? The child may be constantly on the go--wearing out everyone around him--or move slowly and tire easily, showing little interest in the world.
Problems with posture or motor coordination? He may slouch, move awkwardly, seem careless or accident-prone.
These are often the first clues to Sensory Processing Difference--a common but frequently misdiagnosed problem in which the central nervous system misinterprets messages from the senses. The Out-of-Sync Child offers comprehensive, clear information for parents and professionals--and a drug-free treatment approach for children.
This revised edition includes expanded information about SPD “look-alikes,” including Learning Disabilities, ADHD, and autism; about diagnosis and treatments; and about other topics.
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- PublisherTarcherPerigee
- Publication dateApril 19, 2022
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--Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR/L, Co-author, Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues
"The Out-of-Sync Child has become the parents' bible to [Sensory Processing Disorder]."
--The New York Times
“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 child’s underlying difficulties.”
--T. Berry Brazelton, MD, founder, Brazelton Foundation, Children’s Hospital, Boston
“Warm and wise, this book will bring both hope and practical help to parents who wonder why their kid doesn’t ‘fit in.’”
--Jane M. Healy, learning specialist and author of Your Child’s 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.”
--The Exceptional Parent
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Four Out-of-Sync Children at Home and School
NOTE: Mild sensory processing challenges are "differences." More pronounced challenges are "difficulties." Severe challenges are a "disorder." In this book, the "D" in the acronym SPD can stand for all three. (See "A Word about Words," page xxii.)
Surely you know a child who is oversensitive, clumsy, picky, fidgety, and out of sync. That child may be your son or daughter, your student or Scout, your nephew or neighbor . . . or the child you were, once upon a time.
That child may have sensory processing differences, difficulties, or disorder (SPD), a common, but misunderstood, problem that affects children's behavior, influencing the way they move, learn, communicate, relate to others, and feel about themselves. SPD can stand alone, or it can accompany other physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional challenges.
To illustrate how SPD plays out, here are the stories of four out-of-sync children and the parents struggling to raise them. Perhaps you will recognize familiar signs in the child you know.
Whether sensory processing differences are major or minor, the child who is out of sync needs understanding and support, for no child can overcome the obstacles alone.
Tommy
Tommy is the only son of two adoring parents. They waited a long time before having a child and rejoiced in his arrival. And when they finally got him in their hands, they got a handful.
The day after he was born, his wailing in the hospital nursery kept the other infants awake. Once he arrived home, he rarely slept through the night. Although he nursed well and grew rapidly, he adamantly rejected the introduction of solid food and vigorously resisted being weaned. He did not welcome cuddling; in fact, he seemed to hate it. He was a very fussy baby.
Today, Tommy is a fussy three-year-old. He is crying because his shoes are too tight, his socks too lumpy. He yanks them off and hurls them away.
To prevent a tantrum, his mother lets him wear bedroom slippers to school. She has learned that if it is not shoes and socks that bother him, it is inevitably something else that will trip him up during the day.
His parents bend over backward, but pleasing their healthy, attractive child is hard. Everything scares him or makes him miserable. His response to the world is "Oh, no!" He hates the playground, the beach, and the bathtub. He refuses to wear hats or mittens, even on the coldest days. Getting him to eat is a trial.
Arranging playdates with other children is a nightmare. Going to the barbershop is a disaster. Wherever they go, people turn away-or stare.
His teacher reports that he avoids painting and other messy activities. He fidgets at story time and does not pay attention. He lashes out at his classmates for no apparent reason. He is, however, the world's best block-builder, as long as he is not crowded.
Tommy's pediatrician tells his parents nothing is wrong with him, so they should stop worrying and just let him grow. His grandparents say he's spoiled and needs stricter discipline. Friends suggest going on a vacation without him.
Tommy's parents wonder if yielding to his whims is wise, but it is the only method that works. They are exhausted, frustrated, and stressed. They cannot understand why he is so different from other children.
Vicki
Sweet Vicki, a pudgy first-grader, is often in a daze. Her response to the world buzzing around her seems to be "Wait, what?" She does not seem to see where she is going, so she bumps into furniture and stumbles on grass. When she tumbles, she is slow to extend her foot or hand to break the fall. She does not appear to hear ordinary sounds, either. Other six-year-olds may have developed the sense to stop, look, and listen, but Vicki is different. She needs a lot more sensory input than they do to catch on and catch up.
In addition, Vicki fatigues easily. A family outing or a trip to the playground quickly wears her out. She says with a sigh, "You go. I don't want to. I'm too pooped."
Because of her lethargy, her parents find that getting her out of bed, asking her to put on her coat, or maneuvering her into the car is an ordeal. She takes a long time to carry out simple, familiar movements. In every situation, it is as if she is saying, "What does that sensation mean? How am I supposed to use it?"
Nonetheless, she wants to be a ballerina when she grows up. Every day she sprawls in front of the TV to watch her favorite video, The Nutcracker. When her beloved Sugar Plum Fairies begin to dance, she hauls herself up to sway along with them. Her movements, however, do not match the musical rhythm or tempo. Ear-body coordination is not her forte.
Vicki begged for ballet lessons, but they have not been going well. She loves her purple tutu but cannot differentiate top from bottom and needs help to get into it. Once attired in tulle, tiara, and slippers, she plops down. She has no idea how to bend her knees in a pliŽ or stretch her leg in an arabesque. At dancing school, Vicki usually gets cold feet and clings like taffy to her mother's leg.
Vicki's parents disagree on the best way to handle her. Her father picks her up and puts her places-in bed, in the car, on a chair. He also dresses her, as she has trouble orienting her limbs to get into her clothes. He refers to her as his "little noodle."
Vicki's mother, on the other hand, believes Vicki will never learn to move with confidence, much less become a ballerina, if she does not learn independence. Her mother says, "I think she would stick to one spot all day if I let her."
Although Vicki lacks "oomph" and is definitely not a self-starter, certain kinds of movement will get her on her toes. She becomes livelier after getting into unusual positions-rocking forward and backward while on all fours, hanging over the edge of her bed upside-down, and swinging on her tummy. While she cannot yet pump, she loves to be pushed on the playground swing for a long time-and when she stops, she is never dizzy, as other children might be.
Being pushed passively arouses Vicki, as does actively pushing something heavy. Occasionally, she crams books into her doll carriage and shoves it around the house. She volunteers to push the grocery cart and carry bags into the house. She also enjoys pulling her big sister in a wagon. After pushing and pulling weighty loads, she has some energy for half an hour or so and then sinks back into her customary lethargy.
At school, Vicki mostly sits. Her teacher says, "Vicki has difficulty socializing and getting involved in classroom activities. It's like her batteries are low. She needs a jump start just to get going. Then she loses interest and gives up easily."
Vicki's behavior mystifies her parents. Their experiences with their two other active children have not prepared them to deal with her differences.
Paul
Paul is an extremely shy ten-year-old. He moves awkwardly, has poor posture and balance, and falls frequently. He lacks the know-how to play, and when he's in a group with other children, he usually watches dolefully or shuffles away. At their grandparents' house one Sunday afternoon, Paul's twelve-year-old cousin, Prescott, invites Paul to play marbles and shoot baskets with him. Paul gives the activities a halfhearted try, shrugs, and turns away. "I can't do that," he says. "Anyway, what's the point?"
Paul dislikes school. Sometimes he asks to stay home and his parents let him. He says he does not want to go to school because he's different from all the other kids. He says he is no good at anything, and everyone laughs at him.
Paul's teacher notes that he has a long attention span and an above-average reading ability. She wonders why a child with so much information to share becomes paralyzed when he has to write a paper. True, his handwriting is laborious, and his papers are crumpled and full of erasure holes. True, he has a "death grip" on pencils, fixes his elbow to his ribs, and sticks his tongue out when he writes. True, he often slips off the chair when he is concentrating hard on written work. His handwriting skills, she hopes, will improve with more practice. She says he just needs to get organized so that he can pay more attention to his assignments and do neater work.
His parents wonder why he is a misfit at school, because he has always fit right into their sedate lifestyle. Paul is a modest child, rarely seeking attention. He can spend hours slumped over his baseball cards, completely self-absorbed.
Paul's parents think he is the perfect child. They observe that he is different from other kids, who are loud and mischievous. He never makes trouble, although he is somewhat clumsy, often dropping dishes and breaking toys that require simple manipulation. But then his parents are somewhat clumsy, too, and have come to believe that physical prowess is unimportant. They are glad that their son is quiet, well-mannered, and bookish, just like them.
Something, however, is getting in his way. His parents have no idea what.
Sebastian
Sebastian, eight, fidgets constantly. At school, he riffles book pages, twiddles with markers, taps rulers, and snaps pencils. He clicks his teeth and chews his collar.
Sebastian's eyes dart, knees bounce, feet tap, and fingers flap his earlobes. He tips his desk chair way back and then brings it forward with a jolt. He squirms in his seat, sitting on his feet or squeezing his knees to his chest. He jumps out of his seat every chance he gets to sharpen his pencil or pitch a wadded paper toward the wastebasket.
His nonstop activity distracts his classmates and teacher. He used to twirl the lanyard with his latchkey around his finger. Once he let go accidentally and it whirled across the room and hit the window. Now he hands the lanyard over to his teacher every morning so it won't annoy or hurt anyone.
Every child seeks sensory stimulation, but Sebastian's craving for sensations is different. "More, more, more!" He is the child who has "gotta touch" and "gotta move," even when it should be clear that touching and moving at that moment is inappropriate.
One day the teacher is preparing a science lesson. She lays out white glue, laundry borax, and water-the ingredients to make a pliable substance called "stretchy gook." Sebastian is interested and hovers nearby, twitching his fingers and hopping from foot to foot. The teacher says, "Please don't touch a thing until the other kids join us," but he reaches forward and knocks over the bottle of glue, spilling it across the table.
"Sebastian! You did it again!" the teacher says.
"I didn't mean to!" Sebastian cries. He shakes his head vigorously and jumps up and down. "Oh," he moans, "why do I always get in trouble?"
"Oh," moans the teacher, mopping up the mess, "what shall I do with you?"
Why are Tommy, Vicki, Paul, and Sebastian out of sync? Their parents, teachers, and pediatricians do not know what to think.
The children have no identified disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, or impaired eyesight. They seem to have everything going for them: they are healthy, intelligent, and dearly loved. Yet they struggle with the basic skills of managing their responses to ordinary sensations, of planning and organizing their actions, and of regulating their attention and activity levels.
Their common problem is SPD.
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- Publisher : TarcherPerigee (April 19, 2022)
- Publication date : April 19, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 10640 KB
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- Print length : 411 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 0593419413
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About the author
When she was a preschool teacher, Carol Stock Kranowitz was curious about why certain young children responded in unusual ways to sensations that did not bother most kids. She learned about sensory integration and processing and wrote the first edition of "The Out-of-Sync Child" in 1998 to help parents and teachers understand and support kids who may be over-sensitive, under-sensitive, confused, poorly coordinated, and/or challenged in other mystifying ways.
In April 2022, the third edition of "The Out-of-Sync Child" was published with a revised subtitle: "Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Differences." The word "Differences" replaces "Disorder," to be more inclusive and appreciative of the diverse ways individuals manage and use ordinary sensory messages coming from their bodies and the environment to function smoothly in daily life. This new edition includes a chapter on "look-alike" disorders such as learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism, as well as expanded information on research and treatments, especially occupational therapy.
Other books in the "Out-of-Sync" series are "The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up: Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years" (Tarcher/Perigee 2016) and "The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with SPD," 2nd edition (Perigee 2006). A children's book, "The Goodenoughs Get In Sync: 5 Family Members Overcome their Special Sensory Issues," revised, explains what being out-of-sync feels like (Sensory World, 2019).
Meanwhile, Carol and her colleague Joye Newman are co-authoring publications in their "In-Sync Child" series. These materials focus on fun and functional activities to benefit ALL children, with and without developmental differences. Titles are "Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop, Learn, and Grow" (Perigee 2010); its sequel, "In-Sync Activity Cards/Book" (Sensory World 2015); and a 52-week calendar, "A Year of Mini-Moves for the In-Sync Child" (upbility.net in digital format 2021, and Sensory World in hard-copy format 2022). Carol and Joye also have produced a 10-part webinar series on their In-Sync Child Method. To learn more, visit www.insyncchild.com
Seven of Carol's materials have been translated into 18 languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. To learn more, visit https://out-of-sync-child.com/translations/
Several books and materials have received awards from Mom's Choice, Creative Child magazine, and Learning magazine.
Carol is a graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University and earned an M.A. in Education and Human Development from the George Washington University. She lives in Maryland with her partner Mark and has two sons and daughters-in-law and five grandchildren. She writes a column in the quarterly magazine, "Autism Digest." She plays the cello, walks three miles a day, and answers every email.
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Customers find the book provides useful information about SPD and how to recognize it. They find it easy to understand and well-written for clinicians or anyone interested in learning about this condition. The book explains the symptoms, signs, and effects of SPD clearly, making it accessible and encouraging. Readers appreciate that it provides valuable insight into this relatively unknown disorder and its differentiating features from other disorders. Overall, customers consider the book an excellent value and say it's worth the money.
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017I purchased this book a few years ago, shortly after my son was diagnosed with the second of his 5 diagnoses, Sensory Modulation Disorder (rated severe). Though I worked in healthcare, I was never clinical staff. I spent some time in management purgatory, but my favorite job was in clinical outcomes as a research analyst. So while I had some familiarity with a wide range of topics because of that, the healthcare organization I worked for dealt with mostly geriatric populations, so conditions specific to that group are the areas I was most familiar with. So, I knew enough to recognize generally what was going on with my son when all heck started breaking loose, and if there is any one thing I think I should get a gold star on it was pushing to get him evaluated early on, but I didn't have as many specifics as I felt like I needed to effectively deal with what was happening on the ground level as his mom and primary caregiver. So I started reading as much as I could, and this was one of the first resources I picked up.
Because things were jaw dropping. Walk by somebody smoking a cigarette? Gagging and sometimes vomiting. Foamy things touching him? The gagging and always vomiting if it wasn't removed within seconds. Strong smelling cleaners: vomiting until he couldn't smell them anymore. Certain food textures? Vomiting. Over-stuffing his mouth and choking because he couldn't feel how full it was. Clothes? Medieval torture devices based on how he reacted to them. People touching him or getting too close? Hysterics, and sometimes vomiting. Needed constant motion to sleep. Extremely hyper sensitive to sounds and visual stimuli. Hours of meltdowns a day. No reaction to deep pressure impacts, even of a serious nature. Certain things touching his skin, including water? Serious freak outs. 15 minutes or more of screaming with a small scratch. Trying to dive down the stairs...because hey, he couldn't feel what it was doing to his body when he hit the bottom. Sometimes, he'd just walk up to the floor lean on his knees, and then try to crack his forehead on the tile. Yah, that one caused me to get large plush throw pillows to cover the floor with until we could get this behavior resolved and transitioned to something more appropriate with therapy. Picking up my end tables or boxes of rice milk from Costco and throwing them. I could go on, believe me. And, if you are a parent trying to figure out of this book will help you understand what is going on with your kiddo, I'm sure you could go on too about your own struggles, because some of this may sound like your kid, but he/she may have their own challenges that are uniquely theirs. And if I were there where you are, I'd give you a hug and a shoulder, because I'm sure you need it right about now.
So, I think this book did a really great job of explaining the types of sensory processing disorders and some things to help with them, and you don't need a medical background at all to understand it the way she explains it. And I think this will give you some great ideas for how to explain things to the people around you, who most likely have decided that the problem is either you've messed up as a parent or that your child is just plain naughty, neither of which are true. So it can be great to have a good foundation for educating the people around you, because, as the author says in this book, “the inability to function smoothly is not because the child won't, but because he can't.”
I find that, for my son, as we've been going through the process of sensory integration therapy over the last few years, his sensory issues and needs are ever changing, so I think it is great to have this as a resource to refer back to when needed. Even though my son has gone on to be diagnosed with a few other things, what I can say is that his sensory stuff, though we are still fighting that battle, is so much improved it's a joy to see. He's only vomited once in the past year for a sensory related issue. Other people can now touch him. He's touching things he would never have considered touching before and enjoying it. He's usually sleeping about 7 hours throughout the night without any sort of motion. We can take him out into public without me needing to scrub either one of us down in the bathroom. He can feel some deep pressure impacts now. This book can help you, getting a good occupational therapist can help you, and I also did purchase her book “The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun” to peruse for extra ideas for things to do at home to help encourage sensory integration as well. And I personally recommend educating yourself as much and as extensively as you have time to be able to and to not be afraid to try something new or creative if you think it may help. For me, I feel like if I've just learned one thing from an article or a book that makes a difference in improving the quality of life for my son and his ability to interact with the world, then it was time well spent. And I definitely would rate this book as being time well spent.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018I ordered three copies of this book after stumbling upon the audio version on my local library app, why you may ask, we will get to that later in the review.
If you have or THINK you might have a child that has Sensory Process Disorder issues, then this book is something you NEED to read. My daughter is 4 and goes to occupational therapy twice a week for SPD. I found everything in the book helpful and more so, it was comforting. Comforting to know that this IS a real thing, comforting to know that I'm not some crazy mom that searching for a "label" to smack on their kid, comforting to know that it isn't my parenting or something I'm doing wrong. This book (along with Peaceful Parent, Happy Kid which is awesome, by the way) has been a light in a first time mother's very stressful, very overwhelming, very emotional life. My daughter is hard, she is simply hard...hard to deal with, hard to approach, hard to get to listen, just hard. The smallest simplest things are battles, she was a hard newborn, a hard infant, a hard baby, a hard toddler and now a hard kid. Nothing, absolutely nothing is easy with her. It has been 4 years of battles, struggles, crying, no sleeping, noise issues, no brushing teeth, clothes issues, settling down issues, sitting still issues, eating issues, just trading one set of problems for a new set. And in this book, I saw, I wasn't alone, it isn't my parenting style, it isn't a phantom label, this is a real thing and kids and their parents struggle with it.
This book tells you the science behind SPD, it tells you what to look for with real life examples, it shows you how OT can help, it explains things in ways that a sleep deprived mother can understand and find solace in. It gives you ways to help your child, it gives you hope. It is worth every single penny.
Now you must still be wondering, well why did the obviously tired mother here, need THREE copies?
Well, one for my husband - who is pretty supportive, however, when our child is acting off the rails, he does agree she isn't "a normal kid", wasn't completely sold on SPD. He read this book at a snails pace, but I'll give him mad props, he DID read it...and he sees our child in the same light i saw her in after reading and listening to this book.
The second copy went to the MIL - cue the cricket noises, please...What i got from her after she blew through the book was...."what they describe could be ANY child" and she filled out the traits and didn't really see how her perfect little grandchild "fits" in the SPD category (AND I'm going to be petty enough to mention that this same MIL won't watch the child for more than one night because she is "exhausting"). So there was that, I think I deserve an award or at least a glass of wine for trying.
The third book is for me, it sits on my desk at work. Like I mentioned before it gave me comfort and reminds me ways to best approach my sensory seeker to make both our lives easier.
So there you have it. This book, although is amazing, it isn't a miracle worker and will not serve as an eye opening scientifically proven manual to those who don't believe in SPD as a "thing", but it DOES help anyone who is looking for advice, science, and answers to weather their child has Sensory Processing Disorder.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2022This is a super informative book that can add insight into children and adults that have challenges with sensory processing. Everything is laid out very organized with examples comparing typical behavior and behavior influenced by sensory processing challenges. This boom has not only helped me understand how my son is experiencing the world which manifest in behavior that my husband and I have had many questions about. I feel more equiped to speak and understand the professionals working with my family, speech and occupational therapy for my son. So if I could give this book more stars I would say 10 out of 10!
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- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on October 28, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars I understand my child so much better
We knew something was different about our son but didn't know what. After showing a video of him to someone in the medical field they recommended this book to us. It felt like I was reading something written about him. I felt more confident that I spoke to my doctor and he's now getting therapy to help develop life skills. Easy to understand, great examples.
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VERONICA MOLINAReviewed in Mexico on December 29, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro , explican muy bien el desorden sensorial en los niños
Excelente libro, explican muy bien los desórdenes sensoriales. Dan ejemplos prácticos que se pueden presentar en los niños en su vida diaria. Lo recomiendo.
- VishReviewed in India on December 4, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend reading this book.
A very easy read for parents of children who are struggling with sensory issues. No scientific terms or lingos to confuse and overwhelm the parents. I'd recommend the paperback version than the Kindle version because it contains a questionnaire that can be ticked off based on the child's profile.
Worth a read.
- CherylReviewed in Australia on October 1, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars The bible of SPD
I've been told so many times to get this book and I finally did. And I am very glad I did. It has lots of practical lists and charts as well as a good depth of knowledge for a solid understanding of Sensory Processing Disorder. It definitely is the bible of Sensory Processing Disorder.
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Sandra KReviewed in France on March 27, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable
Vivement que les professionnels de l'éducation s'intéressent à ce trouble. Encore une fois, la France a beaucoup de retard à rattraper...