My Sensory Book: Working Together to Explore Sensory Issues and the Big Feelings They Can Cause: A Workbook for Parents, Professionals, and Children
My Sensory Book is an easy-to-read and accessible book filled with practical suggestions for working with children who have sensory difficulties. Ms. Kerstein emphasizes the connection between sensory stimuli and emotions and, in doing so, promotes self-awareness of feelings and behavior. Creative coping techniques are provided to prevent problematic behaviors that can result from sensory triggers. --Judy Reaven, Ph.D., Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic, JFK Partners University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine<br /><br />My Sensory Book is an invaluable, practical resource for families, practitioners and children who have experienced and/or witnessed the intense emotions and reactions that children can have to sensory stimuli. This book is written in a family-friendly manner using real-life examples. But unlike other books of a similar nature, it addresses the emotional component of sensory difficulties. The interventions suggested are practical and applicable and written in such a way that even the busiest of families can implement them. --Sheri Katzman, Psy.D., licensed clinical psychologist<br /><br />This is an outstanding resource for caregivers and children. It clearly and concisely points out how a child s unique perceptions of sensory information can affect his behaviors and emotions through a well-organized series of vivid vignettes, charts, and worksheets. With this book, Lauren Kerstein provides us with a way to not only understand the child s sensory world, but also how to make effective intervention judgments. --Robin L. Gabriels, Psy.D., The Children s Hospital, University of Colorado at Denver, & Health Sciences CenterMy Sensory Book is an invaluable, practical resource for families, practitioners and children who have experienced and/or witnessed the intense emotions and reactions that children can have to sensory stimuli. This book is written in a family-friendly manner using real-life examples. But unlike other books of a similar nature, it addresses the emotional component of sensory difficulties. The interventions suggested are practical and applicable and written in such a way that even the busiest of families can implement them. --Sheri Katzman, Psy.D., licensed clinical psychologistMy Sensory Book is an easy-to-read and accessible book filled with practical suggestions for working with children who have sensory difficulties. Ms. Kerstein emphasizes the connection between sensory stimuli and emotions and, in doing so, promotes self-awareness of feelings and behavior. Creative coping techniques are provided to prevent problematic behaviors that can result from sensory triggers. --Judy Reaven, Ph.D., Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic, JFK Partners University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine