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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Sensory Processing Disorder Is | |
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| What It's Like to Have SPD | |
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| What We Know about SPD | |
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| Strategies to Help Parents | |
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| What Is SPD? | |
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| Problem Child or SPD? | |
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| No Recognition for a Real Disorder | |
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| Whom SPD Affects and How | |
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| The Three Types of SPD | |
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| Mixed Subtypes | |
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| What the Research Tells Us about SPD | |
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| Other Research Possibilities | |
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| What It's Like to Have SPD | |
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| What Causes SPD? | |
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| How to Step into Your Child's Shoes | |
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| Real Stories of Kids with SPD | |
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| Case Study: Samantha, Age 8-Difficulty with Speech, Movement, and Touch | |
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| Case Study: Oliver, Age 5-Difficulty with Speech and Movement | |
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| Understanding SPD as a Form of Stress | |
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| One Reaction Does Not Fit All | |
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| How Stress Affects Our Bodies | |
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| Stressed Out and Shut Down | |
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| When Stress Interferes with Thinking | |
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| Soldiering On, Fleeing, and Fighting | |
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| Different Types of Stress | |
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| Reliving a Stressful Event Again and Again | |
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| What Studies Tell Us about Understanding Stress-and SPD | |
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| Three Effects of Stress on the Immune System | |
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| A Predisposition for Stress and SPD | |
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| Helping Your Child Every Day and at Special Events | |
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| Religious and Cultural Holidays | |
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| Find Out the Five W's of the Event | |
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| Tips for Religious and Cultural Holidays | |
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| Weddings and Funerals | |
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| The Wedding Planner | |
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| Funerals | |
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| Vacations | |
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| Grocery and Department Stores | |
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| Comparative Shopping | |
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| Sports Events | |
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| At the Game | |
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| After the Game | |
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| A Child's Birthday Party | |
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| The Invitation Arrives | |
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| Your Child Is at the Party | |
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| Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment-Where to Begin | |
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| Make a List of Your Concerns | |
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| Fill Out a Symptom Checklist | |
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| Get a Referral to an Occupational Therapist | |
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| Educate Yourself about SPD | |
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| Find an Occupational Therapist Trained to Assess and Treat SPD | |
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| Connect with Community, Local Organizations, Other Families | |
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| The Assessment Process: What You Need to Know | |
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| What a Sample Evaluation Looks Like | |
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| Relevant History | |
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| Behavioral Observations | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| Sample Occupational Therapy Sensory Evaluation | |
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| What Is a Sensory Diet? | |
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| Suggested Sensory Diet Activities | |
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| What You Can Expect from Treatment | |
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| Sensory Integration Therapy | |
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| How to Help Create a Sensory-Friendly Classroom | |
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| The Effect of SPD on Learning and Functioning at School | |
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| Creating Sensory-Friendly Classrooms | |
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| Convincing Schools to Help Your Child | |
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| Behavior as a Form of Communication | |
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| Case Study: Ray-Avoiding Embarrassment by Acting Out | |
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| Case Study: Ali's Story-Fear of Failure | |
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| Communicating with Your Child's School | |
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| The Difference between SPD and Look-Alike Disorders | |
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| Pervasive Developmental Disorders | |
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| Autism | |
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| Asperger Syndrome | |
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| Nonverbal Learning Disorder | |
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| The Learning Disorders | |
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| Attention-Dehcit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Disruptive Behavior Disorders | |
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| Individual Treatment for Similar Symptoms | |
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| Children with Bipolar Disorder | |
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| How Behavioral Challenges Play a Role | |
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| Case Study: Emily, Age 6-Mood Instability | |
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| A Helpful Tool-A Developmental History Form | |
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| Typical Developmental Stages in Children | |
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| Understanding Your Child's Development | |
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| Piaget's Developmental Theory | |
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| Sensorimotor Stage | |
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| Preoperational Stage | |
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| The Concrete Operational Stage | |
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| How an Art Project Can Act as a Sensory Feast | |
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| Formal Operations | |
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| CDC Development Milestones for Children | |
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| Important Milestones by the End of 3 Months | |
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| Important Milestones by the End of 7 Months | |
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| Important Milestones by the End of 12 Months | |
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| Important Milestones by the End of 2 Years | |
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| Important Milestones by the End of 3 Years | |
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| Important Milestones by the End of 4 Years | |
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| Important Milestones by the End of 5 Years | |
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| Notes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Books | |
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| Videos | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Organizations | |
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| Index | |