Description
Sensory-Smart Childhood
Book Summary
A comprehensive and practical guide to understanding childhood sensory processing. This award-winning US book offers parents, educators, and therapists the tools needed to identify and address sensory challenges in children, from those with specific diagnoses to those experiencing everyday difficulties. You will learn to observe behaviors from a new perspective, distinguish between hyper-responsivity and hypo-responsivity, and apply concrete strategies to improve the child's regulation, behavior, and quality of life. A reference manual that turns theory into applicable, everyday solutions.
What is it about?
The book addresses how the human sensory system functions, explaining how the eight senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell, proprioception, vestibular, and interoception) must work in harmony. When this system does not integrate correctly, sensory processing issues arise, which can manifest as difficult behaviors, developmental delays, learning difficulties, or attention problems. The authors provide a clear framework for identifying these mismatches, offering checklists and observation guidelines. From there, they focus on practical strategies to help the child better tolerate sensations, regulate their nervous system, and cope with everyday situations at home, at school, and in social environments. Specific areas such as feeding issues, speech delays, and emotional support for children and adolescents with autism are also addressed.
Main Topics
- Sensory processing and its eight systems.
- Identification of atypical behaviors and signs of sensory dysfunction.
- Differentiation between neurological hyper-responsivity and hypo-responsivity.
- Strategies for sensory regulation at home and school.
- Addressing oral-motor, feeding, and speech delay issues.
- Emotional support and empowerment for children and adolescents with autism.
- Selection of toys and materials adapted to sensory needs.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at parents who seek to understand and help their children with sensory difficulties, as well as teachers, occupational therapists, and child health professionals. It is especially useful for those working with children with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, or developmental delays, but also for any family that wants to improve the daily life of a child with sensitivities or challenging behaviors.
What this book offers
- A practical method to observe and evaluate behaviors from a sensory perspective.
- Concrete and applicable strategies to reduce difficult behaviors and improve self-regulation.
- Tools for adapting home and school environments to a child's sensory needs.
- Specific guidelines for addressing feeding, speech, and oral-motor development issues.
- Keys to providing emotional support and fostering autonomy in children and adolescents with sensory challenges.
Technical Data Sheet
- Author: BIEL, LINDSEY; PESKE, NANCY
- Publisher: EDITORIAL ELEFTHERIA SL
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
- Collection: ELEFTHERIA
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: September 2022
- Number of pages: 636
- Weight: 1000 g
Editorial Review
An essential reference work in the fields of occupational therapy and neuroeducation. Its practical approach, backed by years of clinical experience, makes it a valuable resource for both professionals and families. The breadth of topics covered and the clarity of the presentation facilitate the immediate application of the strategies, distinguishing it from other more theoretical manuals. Recommended for those seeking real solutions and a deep understanding of the child's sensory world.