Publications
Articles
May-July 2025 issue of Autism Digest.
Rebecca Spring grew up feeling uncomfortably hot in Washington, DC. Now she is doing something about her interoceptive problem with temperature — she has become a climate activist!
February-April 2025 issue of Autism Digest.
Read about Todd Root, whose autism and Sensory Processing Differences lead him to improve the lives of other neurodivergent people by helping them plug in to their environment and sensory needs. For example, as an administrator at the Independence Academy of Indiana, he arranged with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) for 40 trees to be planted as an acoustic barrier to block the auditory and visual distraction of a nearby highway and airport.
Click here: AD.February2025.Carol
October-November 2024 issue of Autism Digest.
Sadie Friedman, 23, communicates easily with animals, from tarantulas, to chipmunks, to poodles, to cocker-spaniel-sized rabbits. To read about her work and life goals, click here.
Learn about how Sensory Processing Differences / Disorder affects children and adolescents.
Out-of-Sync Child – Primer on Sensory Processing Differences:Disorder – 2024.
August-September 2024 issue of Autism Digest.
Entice your grandchildren outside with these three activities: “Plogging,” “Worm Rescue,” and “Fun with a Stick.” The activities are from the upcoming book, Grammy, Pops, and Their Out-of-Sync Grandkids Have Fun, to be published by Sensory World in 2025.
Click here: AD.August2024.Carol
May-July 2024 issue of Autism Digest.
Suggestions for growing an “In-Sync” child include: “Get large and small muscles in tune,” “Champion chores,” and “Honor your child’s interests.” To read all ten ideas, click here.
February-April 2024 issue of Autism Digest.
In the revised chapter book, “The Out-of-Sync Family: A Story about Sensory Differences,” Darwin (age 11) introduces SPD to children and other newbies.