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Links & Resources
More information on sensory integration and sensory processing disorders:
Links to the therapeutic tools Sensory Kids uses:
Links to find therapy supplies and helpful books:
- www.takeaswing.com – inexpensive site for a home SI gym
- www.pfot.com – therapuetic games, toys, equipment
- www.rehabtoys.com – therapy toys and games
- www.sensorycomfort.com – place to find socks with no seams and other comforts
- www.sensoryresources.com – books, videos, links
- www.southpawenterprises.com – a catalog of sensory integration oriented products, games, toys and books
- www.theraproducts.com – therapy equipment
- www.therapyshoppe.com – therapy games, toys, equipment
- www.wpspublish.com – books and videos
- www.sensoryedge.com – a catalog with a bit of everything including furniture
- www.abilitations.com – therapy equipment, games and toys
- www.flaghouse.com – great games, toys, balls, etc.
Reading Recommendations
- Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Biel and Peske, a great handbook for helping your child with SI issues
- Including SI for Parents by Ganz, provides home and school strategies as well as resource information
- Parenting a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder by Auer and Blumberg, provides support for the whole family as well as great implementation ideas
- Sensational Kids by Miller, informative book that gives overviews of school laws that are applicable to SPD and helps you clearly understand the disorder through concrete examples
- The Out-Of-Sync Child by Kranowitz, gives a great introduction to SI dysfunction, one of the first of its kind
- The Out-Of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition by Kranowitz, suggests fun activities to incorporate into every day life.
- Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration by Kranowitz, Sava, Haber, Balz-Martin, Szklut; this book is an easy read and provides checklists and tools for teachers and parents regarding children with sensory integration difficulties
- Starting Sensory Integration Therapy: Fun Activities That Won’t Destroy Your Home by Bonnie Arnwine; this is a great resource for parents whose children are starting therapy.
The Science Behind Sensory Integration
- What’s Going on in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life by Eliot; this book is for those who love the science behind it all
- Reflexes, Learning and Behavior by Goddard, a book for those who want to delve into the science of postural reactions, control and how it affects learning and behavior
- Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice by Anita C. Bundy
Specific Diagnoses
- Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues by Myles, Cook, Miller et. al; this book informs and then helps you problem solve
- Maybe You Know My Kid by Fowler; this book provides a plethora of case scenarios to help you understand ADHD
Non-Scientific Books
- What’s Wrong With My Child? Struggling with Sensory Integration Dysfunction by Shelly R. Wilson; A true story of a little boy struggling with life and how his family helped him.
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin.
- Temple Grandin is a woman with autism who describes how she thinks, feels, and experiences the world.
- Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: what to do if you are sensory defensive in an over-stimulating world.
Auditory Books
- The Ear and the Voice by Tomatis; this book is for those who want a greater understanding of the benefits of listening
- When Listening Comes Alive by Madaule, easy read that gives narrative examples for those who want to know more about auditory programs
- This Is Your Brain on Music- The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin; t he relationship between music and the mind—and the role of melodies in shaping our lives
- The Power of Sound- Book/CD by Joshua Leeds
- Listening for Wellness by Pierre Sollier
- The Conscious Ear by Alfred A. Tomatis, M.D.
- The Mozart Effect by Don Campbell
- The Mozart Effect for Children by Don Campbell
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