Sensory

 

STatewide Autism Resources and Training

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We'd like to thank Jeff DiVirgil, a young man with autism, for his time and efforts in compiling the following list of resources.

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

SENSORY

 

Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration

            By Ellen Yack, Shirley Sutton, Paul Aquilla

            The first part of this publication explains the role of the occupational therapist with children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and provides a detailed examination of the theory of sensory integration.  The second part offers you methods of identifying sensory integration problems in children, and provides a range of strategies and activity suggestions.

 

The Out-of-Sync Child (Video & Book)

            By Carol Stock Kranowitz 

            The author speaks in easy-to-understand language about sensory integration dysfunction.  Linked to her best-selling book, the information in this video will help anyone understand the various ways children with sensory integration dysfunction are affected and what you can do to help.

 

Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration

            By Carol Stock Kranowitz

            In this elegant approach to the often elusive subject of sensory integration, the author has assembled an extensive and easy-to-use set of checklists and other tools that are invaluable to every teacher and parent who has children with sensory integration challenges.

 

The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun

            By Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.

            The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun features more than one hundred playful activities that are SAFE—Sensory-motor, Appropriate, Fun and Easy—to help develop and organize a child’s brain and body.  These activities are a great way to counteract Sensory Integration Dysfunction.  They work at home, at school, and out in the world and add a few more smiles to your child’s day.

 

Jumpstart For Learning

            By Marcia Hickey, Marcia Imlay, Angie Liestenfeltz

            This manual is intended for Classroom Teachers, Speech/Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and Physical Therapists who would like to implement a multi-disciplinary sensory program within the classroom setting that:

·        Provides sensory stimulation and motivation to help students better register,

organize, and interpret sensory information

·        Improves gross, fine, social, communication, and academic skills

·        Uses movement, touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound within classroom

themes that “fire up the children”

·        Targets specific IEPC goals on a daily basis

 

Your First Source for Sensory Integration Solutions

By Future Horizons

Resource for assisting with sensory motor, developmental, and social-emotional challenges.