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Published 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.

Published 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.

Published 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.

Published 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.

Published 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.”

Published 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.

Published 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.

Published 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.

Published 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

Published 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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