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Books for Parents and Caretakers
Love, Jean: Inspiration for Families Living with Dysfunction of Sensory Integration
A, Jean Ayres, Zoe Mailloux
Making Sense of Sensory Integration (CD and Booklet)
Conversation with Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
and Stacey Szklut, MS ,OTR/L, moderated by Sharon Cermak, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
SenseAbilities – Understanding Sensory Integration
Maryann Colby Trott, Marci K. Laurel, and Susan L. Windeck
Sensory Defensiveness in children aged 2-12: An intervention guide for parents and other caretakers
Patricia Wilbarger
Sensory Integration and the Child: 25th Anniversary Edition
A. Jean Ayres
Sensory Integration: Answers for Parents
Gina Geppert Coleman, Zoe Mailloux and Susanne Smith Roley
Sensational Kids: Hope and help for children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Lucy Jane Miller and Doris Fuller
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Carol Stock Kranowitz
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
Carol Stock Kranowitz
Art of Roughhousing – Good Old Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It
Lawrence Cohen, PhD, and Anthony DeBenedet, MD
Raising a Sensory Smart Child
Lindsey Biel, MA, OTR/L and Nancy Peske
Resources for Professionals
Answers To Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Carol Stock Kranowitz
How Does Your Engine Run? A Leader’s Guide to the Alert Program® for Self-Regulation
Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger
Alert Program by Therapy Works, Inc.
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Sheila Frick, Ron Frick; Patricia Oetter, and Eileen Richter
Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Carol Stock Kranowitzand Stacey Szklut
Tool chest for Teachers, Parents, and Students: A Handbook to Facilitate Self-Regulation
Diana A. Henry
Sensory Integration Treatment Equipment Manual
Marsha Raredon, OTR/L; Mandy Hurwitz, OTR/L; Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; and Andrew Dwyer
Available through The Spiral Foundation.
Books for Children
Arnie and his School Tools: Simple Sensory Solutions that Build Success
Jennifer Veenendall
The Goodenoughs Get in Sync: 5 Family Members overcome their Sensory Issues
Carol Stock Kranowitz,
I’m Not Weird, I Have SPD
Chynna Laird
Meghan’s World: The Story of One Girl’s Triumph over Sensory Processing Disorder
Diane M. Renna
Sensitive Sam: Sam’s Sensory Adventure Has a Happy Ending!
Marla Rott-Fisch
Squirmy Wormy: How I Learned to Help Myself
Lynda Farrington Wilson
Apps for the iPad
This is Gabriel Making Sense of School – 2nd Edition: A Book about Sensory Processing Disorder
Hartley Steiner
Why Does Izzy Cover her Ears? Dealing with Sensory Overload
Jennifer Veenendall
What To Do When You Worry Too Much – A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety
Dawn Huebner, MD
What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck – A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD
Dawn Huebner, MD
I Will Never Ever Not Eat a Tomato
Lauren Child
I Just Don’t Like the Sound of No! (How About Maybe?)
Julia Cook
Moose’s Loose Tooth
Jacqueline Clarke
When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry
Molly Bang
Personal Space Camp
Molly Bang
Stuck
Oliver Jeffers
The Way I Feel
Janan Cain
When My Worries Get Too Big
Karl Dunn Buron
Fill A Bucket – A Guide to Daily Happiness for Young Children
Carol McCloud and Katherine Marin, M.A.
My Mouth is a Volcano!
Julia Cook
Tuesday
David Wiesner
Beautiful Oops!
Barney Saltzberg
Tacky the Penguin
Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger
Calm-Down Time
Elizabeth Verdick
Angry Octopus
Lori Lite
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain
JoAnn Deak, PhD
Thanks for the Feedback, I Think
Julia Cook
I Just Want to Do It My Way!
Julia Cook
