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A review by 10_4tina
The Out-Of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Kranowitz
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Helpful. Relatable. Reasonable.
I read this book and saw me. The reflection was helpful because it came with keys that helped me feel understood and resourced even now. I also saw a dozen other friends or kids I've babysat in these chapters and having the language and tools/counterweights to the challenges felt freeing and not at all like boxing me in. I appreciated Kranowitz' distinction between differences and disorders. All differences can be helped with the tools and language to address them, but not all differences amass disorders. This is a helpful way to think and a counter to the current trends of neurodivergence movements. At some point she described the brain as having different dials and I can vividly picture the sound mixer of my brain with some dials turned up too high and others turned down too low in ways that make me uncomfortable and/or unaware in different areas. This book was super helpful.
Underlined Insights:
Ch 2:
Sensory Avoider (over-responsivity)
Sensory Straggler (under-responsivity)
Sensory Craver (sensory craving)
Sensory Jumbler (discrimination differences)
Sensory Slumper (postural differences)
Sensory Fumbler (poor coordination)
Differences are not always disorders - differences can be part of a cluster of symptoms that can mount up to meeting the list of criteria for a more involved disorder. Compare to the flu - if you have a sore throat alone, that is not the flu. If you have a sore throat with chills, fever, achy muscles, or other symptoms they add up to the diagnostic criteria for the flu.
Ch 3:
A distinctive nose rub (allergic salute) from IS THIS YOUR CHILD (book)
Ch 5:
Anecdote about playing head-shoulders-knees-and-toes, difficulty putting on a coat, and dislike of the feeling of gloves on hands
Ch 10:
Angel at school pulled together and demon at home where he falls apart at the end of every day (when behavior differs dramatically in different situations - child is sending out signals of distress)
www.out-of-sync-child.com - survey/assessment
Child's motivation to spin on a swing, touch certain textures, or be gently pressed between two gym mats tells a therapist what the child's nervous system seeks
Ch 12:
When the out-of-sync child begins to feel more in-control, his schoolwork and social skills begin to improve - when he is less distracted, he distracts other students less
howdahug - slatted, wooden, sensory chairs - I definitely want one of these
I read this book and saw me. The reflection was helpful because it came with keys that helped me feel understood and resourced even now. I also saw a dozen other friends or kids I've babysat in these chapters and having the language and tools/counterweights to the challenges felt freeing and not at all like boxing me in. I appreciated Kranowitz' distinction between differences and disorders. All differences can be helped with the tools and language to address them, but not all differences amass disorders. This is a helpful way to think and a counter to the current trends of neurodivergence movements. At some point she described the brain as having different dials and I can vividly picture the sound mixer of my brain with some dials turned up too high and others turned down too low in ways that make me uncomfortable and/or unaware in different areas. This book was super helpful.
Underlined Insights:
Ch 2:
Sensory Avoider (over-responsivity)
Sensory Straggler (under-responsivity)
Sensory Craver (sensory craving)
Sensory Jumbler (discrimination differences)
Sensory Slumper (postural differences)
Sensory Fumbler (poor coordination)
Differences are not always disorders - differences can be part of a cluster of symptoms that can mount up to meeting the list of criteria for a more involved disorder. Compare to the flu - if you have a sore throat alone, that is not the flu. If you have a sore throat with chills, fever, achy muscles, or other symptoms they add up to the diagnostic criteria for the flu.
Ch 3:
A distinctive nose rub (allergic salute) from IS THIS YOUR CHILD (book)
Ch 5:
Anecdote about playing head-shoulders-knees-and-toes, difficulty putting on a coat, and dislike of the feeling of gloves on hands
Ch 10:
Angel at school pulled together and demon at home where he falls apart at the end of every day (when behavior differs dramatically in different situations - child is sending out signals of distress)
www.out-of-sync-child.com - survey/assessment
Child's motivation to spin on a swing, touch certain textures, or be gently pressed between two gym mats tells a therapist what the child's nervous system seeks
Ch 12:
When the out-of-sync child begins to feel more in-control, his schoolwork and social skills begin to improve - when he is less distracted, he distracts other students less
howdahug - slatted, wooden, sensory chairs - I definitely want one of these