Sensory Integration and the Child

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Summary: Important
Review: Every social worker should read this book.

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Summary: I recommend this book to new parents
Review: I work as an elementry school teacher. In my profession I see many children who unfortunatly have not received enough sensory motor training. Parents need to understand the importants of sensory integration. This book does a good job of explaning it.

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Summary: Must Read
Review: If you have a young child with learning difficulties and want to understand the nature of your child's problem, definitely read this book. I found it invaluable in understanding my child's problems.

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Summary: What is Sensory Integration?
Review: This book explains very clearly the problem of sensory integration dysfunction. It examines the cause, and the scope of the problem, and also treatment. It clearly states that this problem can occur despite a parent's proper nurturing of a child's development. Most encouraging, this book explains the therapy that can help the child (or adult). However, it is written by a PhD, and so is rather difficult to understand at times. It also covers a huge scope of learning disability, from slight dysfunction to autism.

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Summary: Outstanding Reference
Review: This book is an excellent intermediate reference to follow reading Sensory Secrets...How to jump-start learning in children.
It takes the reader into more depth with information on sensory systems and will satisfy the need to learn more about the technical aspects of sensory integration. I have used this book (written by Ayres, the pioneer of research in this area) as a reference with thousands of educators and readily refer to it as the "next step" to understanding the neurology involved with this facinating topic. It is well worth the investment of time and money to have it readily available for personal reference.