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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 Differences
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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 who wonder why their kid doesn’t ‘fit in.’ ”
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 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
(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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(2016) The ‘Sensational’ Tot: Recognizing and Dealing with Sensory Processing Disorder
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Jennifer CassellPublished May 24, on Mother.ly
Envision two unique babies. Benjy has been on the go since Day 1. Constantly active, frequently fretful, easily startled, and a fitful sleeper, he sure keeps his parents on their toes. Speaking of toes, he skipped crawling and walked on tiptoes at nine months! Mom and Dad are exhausted—but that’s just how it is with an infant, they guess.
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(2016) ‘Out-of-Sync’ Kids May Have Sensory Processing Disorder — by Chelsea Keenan
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished March 31 in The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
During Carol Kranowitz’s 25 years as a preschool teacher, she realized there were certain children in her classes that seemed “out-of-sync.”
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(2016) How Sensory Processing Disorder Looks a Lot Like ADHD
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzA slideshow, published June 7 on ADDitudemag.com
Sensory Processing Disorder is not just about itchy tags. It is a complex and multi-faceted condition that is often mistaken for ADHD, anxiety, and other conditions.
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