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Summary: A great guide to understanding SI Dysfunction
Review: Even as an OT, I have often found SI Dysfunction difficult to understand. After reading this book, I have a much clearer picture of what it is and how it affects children. I have seen first-hand in my own treatment sessions how sensory integration dysfunction can impair a child, but I have also seen how sensory integration techniques, when used in treatment sessions, can help children. This is a great guide for parents, educators, as well as therapists for increasing their understanding of SI Dysfunction!
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Summary: An excellent introduction to sensory integration
Review: This is the ideal starter book for anybody who suspects their child might have sensory-integration disorder. It's also perfect for passing on to teachers, relatives, day-care providers, anybody who needs to understand why a child acts that way. There are other good books on the subject, but "The Out-of-Sync Child" is uniquely reader-friendly, non-technical, and accessible. It's an easy introduction to a disorder that can be hard to get a handle on.
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Summary: Underwhelming
Review: An OT friend felt my son might have SID, and recommended that I read this book. Wanting to do what's best for my son, I read through this book with an open mind, but ended up quite skeptical about the whole concept of SID. In fact, I believe the author herself invalidates the entire concept of SID with the following quote from pp. 17-18:"If a child is inattentive and often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities, the child may have SI Dysfunction. Similarly, if the child is hyperactive and impulsive, often fidgeting or squirming, the child may have SI Dysfunction. But -- might something else be going on? Yes indeed. Alternative diagnoses are that the child: has ADD or ADHD; has learning-related visual problems; has allergies; has nutritional or vitamin deficiencies; OR IS JUST BEHAVING LIKE A NORMAL CHILD! (CAPS ADDED)" So... reading between the lines, I ask: could this disorder just be any more all-encompassing? Furthermore, I find it hard to believe that out of the entire medical community, ONLY OT's are aware of SID: "SI Dysfunction is not well understood. Pediatricians don't study it in medical school, teachers don't learn about it in schools of education, and the mass media rarely covers it. Parents are hard-pressed to learn about SID when many early childhood experts are, themselves, unfamiliar with it." (p. 148) Makes me wonder if this is just a bunch of OTs trying to overinflate their importance. After all, if this disorder has been known to OT's for 30-some years and affects up to 10 percent of the population, you'd think SOMEONE in the medical community would have heard of it by now! Quite frankly, after reading this book cover to cover, I'm very underwhelmed and underimpressed. If you want to read it, borrow it from the library, but DON'T buy it, I wish I hadn't!
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Summary: Not for parents of pre-school children-Good for older
Review: While the book was informative, it did not relate to pre-school children. Parents who are fortunate to have their children diagnosed early will have to get information elsewhere. Most of the children in the book where over five years old. Not much use for younger children. If your child is having problems in school, this book may be of help to you.
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Summary: Excellent resource for parents
Review: This book was recommended to me by an occupational therapistwhen I told her about how "different" our 12 year old wasfrom his brother and sister. The Out-of-Sync Child has answered our question of "Why does he do that?" We were ready to consult "psych" professionals to help our family deal with these "odd" behaviors. This book has truly changed and improved our relationship with our son.
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Summary: A must-have for anyone who wants to understand an SID child
Review: When my son was diagnosed with Sensory Integration Disorder, my wife, a Speech Therapist, and I did a tremendous amount of research on the web. We found several resources and a large volume of information. The book presented all of the information we found, plus much more, in a concise form. We also found the book to be very "readable", regardless of the reader's background. The book was useful to both my wife, an expert in a related field, and to me--college educated, but not a health professional. We encourage anyone with an SID child to read the book, and to share it with other caregivers--grandparents, teachers, and others.
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Summary: Essential, easy-to-understand information
Review: This book explains what Sensory Integration Dysfunction is in a way that everyone, especially parents, can understand. The detailed questionnaires were most helpful in determining the specific ways that SI affects my child. Kranowitz's straightforward language put all that information at my fingertips; now I have some knowledge, tools and a lot more empathy with which to help my child.
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Summary: This is a book to be put into every parents hand.
Review: This book has made a huge impact on our lives.Often it is hard to explain what is wrong with your child to other people but this book nails it.
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Summary: A must read for anyone working with children!
Review: As an adult with SI Dysfunction, it was amazing to read this book and say "That's me!" on virtually every other page. I was labelled a "difficult" child, "tempermental", and "not strong in athletics". Now I understand that there is more to it than just those labels. While I am too old to fully benefit from the suggestions made for dealing with myself in the book, I find that quite a few of the suggestions can be modified to make my life easier. Start with a child, and you may help them overcome their problems even more.This book should be read by anyone who deals with children on a regular basis: teachers, pediatricians, parents (even if your children don't fit - chances are you know some who do).
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Summary: This book is a God-send!
Review: All teachers of young children and all professionals need to read this book, especially pychiatrists who in my experience have treated the symptoms and medicating for depression, anxiety, inattentiveness and aggression but not the cause. Occupational Therapy is helping so much in a short time. Thank you.
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