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- Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop, Learn and Grow
- In-Sync Activity Card Book: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Children Develop, Learn and Grow
- The Goodenoughs Get in Sync: 5 Family Members Overcome Their Special Sensory Issues
- The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up: Coping with SPD in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years
- The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with SPD
- The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
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“The Out-of-Sync Child has become the parents’ bible to [Sensory Processing Disorder].”
The New York Times
“Warm and wise, [The Out-of-Sync Child] will bring both hope and practical help to parents Continue Reading
Jane M. Healy Learning specialist and author of Your Child’s Growing Mind
“[The Out-of-Sync Child] is great! It is a real contribution to the parents of the Continue Reading
T. Berry Brazelton, MD Founder, Brazelton Foundation, Children’s Hospital, Boston
(2019) Tommy’s Extrasensory Grace
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished 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.
(2019) Regarding Spencer: Our Thoughtful Attention Energizes Kids with Special Needs
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished on November 27 at PsychologyToday.com
Kids with special needs are just like all children, only more so: they need to feel certain that they are safe, and heard, and known. They will let us in on their amazing thoughts and ardent feelings when our patient regard invests them with power.
(2019) SPD Primer (Part II): When Senses Are Out of Sync
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Jennifer CassellPublished in February – April 2019 issue of Autism Asperger’s Sensory Digest.
Part II of a two-part primer to help families, educators and professionals understand how Sensory Processing Disorder hinders daily functioning.
(2018) Sensations: Too Much, Too Confusing, or Not Enough?
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished on November 27 at PsychologyToday.com
SPD manifests itself in a variety of ways. Over-responsivity is the most common type, but it is not the only type. A person’s sensory problem could be completely different.
(2018) SPD Primer (Part I): When You’re In Sync
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished in November 2018 – January 2019 issue of Autism Asperger’s Sensory Digest.
Part I of a two-part primer to help families, educators and professionals understand the basics of typical sensory processing.
(2018) What Is Sensory Processing Disorder?
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished in March on Lifespan’s blog prior to the Parenting Matters conference in Barrington.
“Some kids respond to unremarkable experiences in notably unusual ways. They may resist going places and being with people. They may reject hugs or crave them constantly. They may go, go, go, or lack get-up-and-go.”
(2018) In-Sync Summer Activities
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished in May-July 2018 issue of Autism Asperger’s Digest
Fun summertime activities to satisfy children with sensory issues, autism and other disabilities, as well as the kids’ families and friends.
(2018) Success in Class: 5 Tips for Kids with ADHD and SPD
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished in Spring issue of ADDitude: Strategies and Support for ADHD & LD
Workaround strategies for helping your child stay on top of things at school, featuring tips from Cara Koscinski, OTR, and from Justin Wayland and Karly Koop, two teenaged contributors to The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up.
(2017) Is SPD a Real Thing?
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished November 29, 2017, on www.Healthline.com The medical community is split over whether SPD should be an official diagnosis, but parents of children with the condition say it’s all too real.
(2017) 27 Signs You Have Dyspraxia — by Jenny Hollander
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished May 19, on bustle.com. Jenny Hollander explains Dyspraxia, a.k.a. Developmental Coordination Disorder. Many clumsy folks have underlying sensory issues that affect how they respond to sensations of touch and movement. Read more
(2016) Five Sensory Tune-Ups
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished in ADDitude: Strategies and Support for ADHD & LD, Winter 2016.
Put sensory problems to rest with these quick “tuneups” that can help kids with ADHD and SPD regroup after becoming overloaded.
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(2016) On the Emotions of the Out-of-Sync Tween and Teen
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished May 31, on Boston Parents’ Paper
At recess, Emma, 9, refuses to participate in jump-rope or four-square games. Emma is over-responsive to movement sensations, which terrify her. She tells her friends, “I’m no good at that.”
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