The Out-of-Sync Child

Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder

El Niño Desincronizado

Reconociendo y Enfrentando El Trastorno de
Procesamiento Sensorial

The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up

Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years

Growing an In-Sync Child

Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop,
Learn, and Grow Co-Author: Joye Newman

The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun

Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder

Absolutely No Dogs Allowed

By Asher Carleton Kranowitz
Includes guidelines by Carol Stock Kranowitz

In-Sync Activity Card Book

Simple, Fun Activities to Help Children Develop,
Learn and Grow!

Carol Stock Kranowitz

As a music, movement and drama teacher for 25 years (1976-2001), Carol observed many out-of-sync preschoolers. To help them become more competent in their work and play, she began to study sensory processing and sensory integration (“SI”) theory. She learned to help identify her young students’ needs and to steer them into early intervention. In writings and workshops, she explains to parents, educators, and other early childhood professionals how sensory issues play out – and provides fun and functional techniques for addressing them at home and school. She is best-known for her book, The Out-of-Sync Child, which has sold about 1 million copies.

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Upcoming Events

  1. The Art of Treating the Out-of-Sync Child — GWU Art Therapy Class

    Tuesday, October 15 
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    Alexandria, Virginia

  2. Solving Sensory Challenges with Sensible Strategies — Center for Communication & Learning

    Saturday, October 19 
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    Rockville, Maryland

  3. The Out-of-Sync Child (0-3): Understanding SPD — Dickinson-Iron Mountain Schools

    Monday, October 21 
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    Iron Mountain, Michigan

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Book Reviews

(2016) New ‘Must-Read’ Books for Adults about Their Special Needs, by Nancy Schatz Alton

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Published September 30, on www.ParentMap.com.

Gives readers a new term to love: extrasensory grace, which “arrives when individuals with SPD learn to love their quirky selves and discover what they are meant to do and do well.” Read more

(2016) “The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up,” reviewed by Lorna d’Entremont

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Published October 6, on Special Needs Book Review.

Are YOU the parents of a teen with SPD? Are you constantly worrying and wondering if your child approaching adulthood will struggle with his sensory issues forever?  Read more

(2016) The Long-awaited Follow-up to the Million-copy Bestseller

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Published May 24, on www.goodreads.com.

The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up will be the new bible for the vast audience of parents whose children, already diagnosed with SPD, are entering the tween and teen years, as well as those who do not yet have a diagnosis and are struggling to meet the challenges of daily life.  Read more

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Recent Interviews

(2018) The Out-of-Sync Child — with Jennifer Stuart

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Posted September 6.  Free video series, including Carol’s interview with Jennifer M. Stuart, M.S. The […]

(2018) Getting Kids in Sync with Playful Sensory-Motor Activities — for Fairy Dust Teaching

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Posted in July, www.FairyDustTeaching.com  An interview with Sally Haughey along with Carol’s webinar, part of […]

(2018) The Out-of-Sync Child & Sensory Processing Strategies — with Rhiannon Crispe

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An interview in a series with Rhiannon Crispe, an Australian occupational therapist and founder of Homebase […]

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Articles About SPD

Sensory-motor “Quinks” (short for Quick In-Sync activities) at school may ease your child's transition into this year’s classroom.  Share these and your own family’s favorite Quinks with the teacher to incorporate into the school day.

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(2019) Sensory “Quinks” for the New School Year

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In Aug.-Oct. issue of Autism Asperger’s Sensory Digest

Sensory-motor “Quinks” (short for Quick In-Sync activities) at school may ease your child’s transition into this year’s classroom.  Share these and your own family’s favorite Quinks with the teacher to incorporate into the school day.

(2019) Rehearsals for Life

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Published on August 6th at PsychologyToday.com

Frequently and purposely, we provide our children with opportunities to practice the skills they will need throughout their lives. Especially if our kids have developmental delays such as autism or sensory processing disorder, we know the importance of practice, practice, practice.

(2019) Tommy’s Extrasensory Grace

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Published in May – July 2019 issue of Autism Asperger’s Sensory Digest
SPD is an asset when it enables some people, even young children, to be extraordinarily sensitive to others’ feelings.  Tommy, a preschooler with severe SPD, comforts a scared little girl as no other person could.

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Carol’s Publications


Carol has published and written many books on Sensory Processing Disorder for parents, educators, and children.

What People Are Saying

“The Out-of-Sync Child has become the parents’ bible to [Sensory Processing Disorder].”

The New York Times August 5, 2016

“Warm and wise, [The Out-of-Sync Child] will bring both hope and practical help to parents who wonder why their kid doesn’t ‘fit in.’ ”

Jane M. Healy Learning specialist and author of Your Child’s Growing Mind August 5, 2016

“[The Out-of-Sync Child] is great! It is a real contribution to the parents of the many children who are so hard to understand.  It will let parents off the hook of blaming themselves… and will help them get on to the job of addressing the child’s underlying difficulties.”

T. Berry Brazelton, MD Founder, Brazelton Foundation, Children’s Hospital, Boston August 5, 2016

“The Out-of-Sync Child does a masterful job of describing the different ways children react to sensations and integrate their responses to their world. The book provides detailed, practical information that will help parents understand how the nervous system works.”

Stanley I. Greenspan, MD Child psychiatrist and author (with Serena Wieder) of The Child with Special Needs August 5, 2016

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