Multimedia
MUSIC:
The Wiggly Scarecrow products - Coles Whalen (words and music) - www.KIDFoundation.org (2005) - Fabulous, fun CD of fifteen songs created expressly for children with SPD. CD includes printable guide "How to Use These Songs to Move, Think, Relate and Rest." You will love this CD.
28 Instant Songames - CD with booklet (2005) - MaBoAubLo and Barbara Sher - Includes games of body awareness, movement play, feeling identification, and self-expression, as well as imagination games that encourage expressive language play.
The Children's Group Inc. - www.childrensgroup.com - Classical music for children, parents, grandparents, and teachers.
Danceland - CD with booklet (2002) - Kristen Fitz Taylor and Cheryl McDonald in collaboration with Lois Hickman, Aubrey Lande, and Bob Wiz - Fun songs and activities to improve memory skills.
Marvelous Mouth Music - CD with booklet (2002) - Suzanne Evans Morris, Ph.D., with Aubrey Lande and Bob Wiz - Bring speech development to life through music play.
Songames for Sensory Integration- 2-CD set with booklet (2001) - Aubrey Lande, Bob Wiz, and friends - Offers a world of development play activities for young children.
Soothing the senses (2005) - Fred Hersch - Luxuriously gentle and lyrical selections to relax and soothe the senses.
VIDEO:
Getting Kids in Sync (2002) - Carol Stock Kranowitz - Demonstrates appropriate, fun, and easy sensorimotor activities to help children integrate their senses and develop their bodies.
The Out-of-Sync Child (2001) - Will help anyone understand the many ways Sensory Processing Disorder affects children and what others can do to help.
This page lists books, CDs, and DVDs that relate to SPD and the conditions that impact it. (coming soon - >The items are linked to Amazon.ca and through the link at left you can order the book and benefit our fledgling group. )
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BOOKS - Activity Guides:
Arnwine, Bonnie (2005) Starting Sensory Integration Therapy - Fun activities that won't destroy your home!
Kranowitz, Carol Stock (1995) 101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces - Activities for the doctor's office, on car, train and plane trips, home sick in bed.
Kranowitz, Carol Stock (2003; revised 2006) The Out-of-Synch Child Has Fun" Activities for Kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction - A companion to The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
BOOKS - General Interest:
Ayres, A.J. (1972) Sensory Integration and Learning Disorders - Classic text written by the occupational therapist/psychologist who developed sensory integration theory and intervention.
Ayres, A.J., Philip R. Erwin, and Zoe Mailloux (2004) Love, Jean: Inspiration for Families Living with Dysfunction of Sensory Integration - The story of Philip Erwin, a young man who had sensory-processing difficulties, and his aunt, A. Jean Ayres, Ph.D., OTR, the scientist who pioneered the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder. The story, presented in letters from "Aunt Jeanie," details Philip's struggle, as well as the criticism and scholarly exile that Ayres suffered in professional circles.
Ayres, A.J. (1979; revised 2005) Sensory Integration and the Child: Understanding Hidden Sensory Challenges - Written for families and teachers by the theoretician and therapist who formulated sensory integration theory and therapy; provides a great understanding of SPD.
Biel, Lindsey, and Nancy Peske (2005) Raising Your Sensory Smart Child: A Parent's Guide to Sensory Integration Dysfunction - An informative book written by a parent of a child with Sensory Processing Disorder and a pediatric occupational therapist; provides a practical, hands-on guide with many ideas for activities; operates and informative website for parents, addressing questions such as how to find an occupational therapist.
Heller, Sharon (2002) Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World - An overview of sensory defensiveness and an examination of treatment options, including diet, medication, and relaxation techniques. Appendices list alternative treatments and resources.
Kranowitz, Carol Stock (1998; revised 2005) The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction - Written by a former preschool teacher with a special background in movement education, this highly acclaimed book describes how problems processing touch-pressure and movement stimuli affect a child's performance in school and at home; includes detailed checklists and resources.
Kranowitz, Carol Stock (1998; revised 2005) The Goodenoughs Get in Sync - A delightfully illustrated "chapter book" for eight- to twelve-year-olds that tells a charming story about five family members who each have a different sensory-processing challenge, their naughty dof, and how they get in sync after a tough day.
Miller, Lucy Jane (2006) Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) - The definitive new guide for parents of children with Sensory Processing Disorder, a groundbreaking book based on more that thirty years of research, written by the foremost expert in the field. Dr. Miller brings together a lifetime of study and vivid illustrations to teach parents and others the signs and symptoms of SPD, and its four major subtypes; ways the disorder is diagnosed and treated; sensory strategies for living with it; and advocacy methods to bring families help and hope.