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Summary: Out-of-sync Review
Review: How to help the parents carers & teachers understand a misinterpretation of communication is a great way to describe the information in this book. While most times the so called informed are unaware of such a thing as out-of-sync to stumble over this informed text has put the puzzling pieces of our childs approach to life into an understandable picture. It does not force "one specific" title on the childs action/reactions but offers so much relative information for all to be better able to approach situations. As a mother you know your child better than any one else & I have always said that my son just does it different, with full understanding, but not knowing why. Now after finding out the long hard way I would recommend anyone of authority that has to deal with early childhood development read this book so as to be able to better guide parents of such special children. All parents would benefit from reading a book such as this.
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Summary: You've tried it all to no avail- now read this !
Review: I have a child whom no label seems to fit. He's not quite this, seems a lot like that, but none of the extensive testing had given us any answers. "He can do it if he wants to, he just won't." That was the diagnosis of school, therapists, etc- the educational and medical community was certain my child was just not motivated. Trouble was, I KNEW how much he wanted to succeed- how badly he wanted to fit in and get along. Then I read 'The Out of Sync Child". It was him ! This book carries real life examples and real life solutions. You may not be at your wit's end - but don't wait until you are. It's not just for professionals, it's written for parents as well- and I wish I'd read it years ago.
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Summary: Helping you understand your child.
Review: I am the parent of an SI Dysfunction child. My child has been in OT and I knew the diagnosis. This book helped me put the pieces together. It explains things that I knew my child had a problem with but did not know were related to the SI Dysfunction. The roller coaster days of emotions I am better able to deal with and help prevent when possible. This is a great resource for understanding and patience for the parent of any child, but especially an SI Dysfunction child. I am better able to be an advocate for my child when it is time to start school and help with therapy in the mean time. I have strongly recommended this book to preschool teachers I know dealing with children everyday. It should be required reading for all teachers of any kind at any level, and pediatricians.
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Summary: easy to read reference on a little-known-about condition
Review: A helpful guide for parents who are looking for information on this condition. Includes simple checklist tests for the parent to apply to preschool aged children to help determine if the child has SID. If the condition is suspected, then the parent may read further. Chapters devoted specifically to the different ways that SID may manifest (tactile, vestibular, and proprioceptive). Symptoms are compared and contrasted with a normal sensory integration vs. a sensory integration disorder in a table format, which I found helpful. One example is a detailed account of how children react if another student bumps into them-she explains how a SID child may react (very strongly and gets upset) while the non-SID child doesn't get upset and may make a joke of it and laugh it off. This book is loaded with detailed information to help parents. For example, lists of behaviors associated with certain type disorders such as symptoms of low muscle tone, symptoms of visual-spatial processing, etc. An explanation of the differences between SID and ADD/ADHD/, allergy, and Learning Disabilities and an explanation of how a child may have two or more of these conditions whose symptom lists may overlap. How to seek help, how to document symptoms and behaviors, and why it is important to seek help are explained. Almost 30 pages on what a parent can do at home to help treat this condition are included. How to cope with school issues is addressed in another chapter. A chapter on the basics of the neurological system is included for reference and is helpful if parents are rusty on their knowledge of how the neurological system works. Glossary of terms is included and is helpful, as sometimes the author has no choice but to use neurological terms. Ten pages of resources for parents is invaluable. There are several pages of recommended reading if one wants to learn more. This is such a detailed and easy to understand volume.
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Summary: Proceed with caution
Review: This book as well as the diagnosis must be examined very carefully. My one year old child was "diagnosed" with SID by an OT. She proceeded to put him through therapy which bordered on abuse (as confirmed by my pediatrician and child psychologist). Try finding any studies written on this subject by someone other than an OT. I have not found any legitimate medical studies documenting this "diagnosis."
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Summary: Right on the Money
Review: Reading this book was an eye opening experience. With each turning page, we realized and discovered a great deal about our six year old son and why he acts/reacts the way he does in certain situations. As we look back, we now realize why he's had difficulty adjusting to certain environments and activities. This is a must read and will definitely help you realize you are not alone.
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Summary: a word of caution
Review: Granted it's well written, and frankly, one of the only books available on the subject of sensory integration. This creates a problem however. The book discusses children who are developementally *delayed* but can leave those who have SID because they are *advanced* in the dark. If your child is advanced in devlopement SID is rarely recognized by physicians, educators and psychologists. Those of us who parent gifted children with unusual symptoms must research for ourselves what is troubling our child. We need books that don't mislead, because we are simply not likely to get the information from caregivers. People expect gifted kids to 'have it all' and overlook problems. I wish this book had warned us that creative children manifest symptoms of discomfort in creative ways. I spent many years actually encouraging what I should have been protecting my child from.This book actually delayed our diagnosis for about a year because the symptoms listed were so different from what we experienced (with vestibular problems) that it threw us off the trail rather than helping. If you have a highly creative advanced child they may have SID and creatively hide it in an attempt to make the sensations go away. Don't assume that SID is not the problem if your child doesn't fit the description. Once you learn to understand your child's unique way of manifesting symptoms then this book can be helpful, (hence the 3 stars given) but please have a good occupational therapist who has dealt with advanced children help you identify what is going on, and skip the pediatrician, the school, the psychologist and this book for *identification* of SID unless you like wild goose chases. We found thorough IQ testing helped highlight problems we could not easily identify due to our child's ability to compensate for a weak area with a strong one. While the psychologist who tested missed the SID she did send us to an OT for a related problem.
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Summary: Help Your Child Feel In-Sinc
Review: Finally! I have some substantial information for my son's teachers. He will be going into sixth grade this year, and it has been nothing but an uphill battle. Now, I have it in writing! I feel I will be able to establish some firm ground rules with his teachers. I'm sure other parents and children have felt the pressures of teachers and schools that make it difficult for their children to be able to cope. I hope I will not have to listen to teachers who feel we "baby" my son. There are some wonderful strategies I am looking forward to using this year.
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Summary: The light at the end of a very dark tunnel...
Review: This book is easy to read & understand and provides examples to further explain topics. Our Pediatrician recommended this book as we turned to her to help understand what was wrong with our 3 1/2 year old son who was sensitive to tags in shirts, lumpy socks, getting hands wet/muddy, being touched or held. He was physical and was considered "violent" and unruly by DayCare/Preschool staff; he would not tolerate touch but would push or bang into others. The Grandparents would just say "he's all boy..". After reading this book we had our son evaluated by an Occupational Therapist who specializes in SID and had our suspicions confirmed. This book helped explain that my son craved and needed specific movement through space, swinging & deep pressure, and why he craved these sensations. He was not being violent or unruly, he was trying to make sense of the sensory overload that he struggled with every waking moment of his short life. This book helped explain why certain noises caused such calamity, why being lightly touched by the shirt sleeve of another child would send him into a defensive mode. After a couple of weeks of OT, my son for the very first time voluntarily climbed into my lap for some snuggling. I don't know how long it would have taken to discover what was wrong with our son if it hadn't been for the Out of Sync Child. This book contained so many examples that perfectly fit our child that it helped us, his parents, to seek out the help necessary to help our child make sense of this very sensory world we live in.
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Summary: helped explane
Review: This book helped explain the child I could see struggling befor my eyes. I did not want to beleave at first that it was true but the book hit so many nails on the head I had to think "this is it". Helped teachers and others understand my son's anger and frustration at school. Helped us to help him and give him some of the things he needs to function. Not enough help in dealing with situations in public.
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