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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
(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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(2016) What Happens When Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder Grow Up? — by Jamie Pacton
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished June 8 on Parents.com
Kids who are “out-of-sync” with the world due to Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) struggle with a variety of sensory and motor challenges, but we can help them through simple routines and consistent activities.
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(2016) The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished June 5, on Pittsburgh Parent
Erik, a loose-and-floppy 14-year-old, is not a self-starter, a joiner, a player, or a conversationalist. He’s smart but doesn’t seem tuned in to other people or his surroundings. He seems interested only in his cell phone. His parents are concerned about Erik’s “can’t-do spirit.”
Marlene, 19, is a brilliant, very thin college student, perpetually hunched over, gripping her elbows, and frequently tripping on air. Family, friends, and faculty consider her shy, nervous, awkward, and quirky.
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(2014) Why Your Kid Can’t Just Sit Still, by Dayna Abraham
/in Articles, Articles About Carol /by Carol KranowitzPublished in September on the Lemon Lime Adventures website. If you’re wondering why your child […]
(2014) Focus on Survival Skills: When the Lights Go Out
/in Articles, Articles About Carol, Articles by Carol /by MickPublished in Sensory Focus, Summer issue
An advertisement from an electric power company dropped through my mail slot today, shouting, BLACKOUT: Could It Happen Again? It got me thinking about survival skills. When an outage occurs and we can’t switch on the electric power, we must switch to our own power to get from place to place, prepare meals, communicate with others, and entertain ourselves.
Will we be prepared? Especially those among us with SPD and other physical challenges?
Alas, so much is done for us these days that we all are becoming “do-ees” instead of “do-ers.” Learned helplessness is everybody’s problem.
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