Grade Level: All 
Product #: GH29125
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Finally, a child-friendly non-drug intervention for your hyperactive child.

Sensory integration is a drug-free therapy that is used to help children with behavior, learning and motor problems. Pioneered by Dr. A. Jean Ayres of the University of Southern California and the Brain Research Center of UCLA, it is based on play but grounded in science.

Hyperactive children may have a sensory integration problem that makes it difficult for them to select and respond appropriately to the everyday stimuli or events in their environment. For example, if they have a filtering problem, they may not know whether it is more important to pay attention to the teacher's voice or to the sounds of an airplane.

This resource book, written for parents and teachers, provides sensory integration techniques that can be used immediately to help hyperactive children develop more integrated behavior. As children begin to function in a more appropriate way with the help of this approach, their self-esteem improves, which helps in all areas of their life.

This resource book includes the following:

• Descriptions of how each of our sensory systems work at different stages of child development
• An overview and explanation of sensory integration therapy
• Sensory integration tips for helping the hyperactive child (though they are good for any child)
• Practical advice for parents and teachers of hyperactive children
• A description of a sensory integration session with a therapist

Clearly written and easy to read, this book can also serve as an introductions to sensory integration for health professionals. It contains helpful illustrations and case studies, and abstracts of research on hyperactivity and attention problems. Parents in particular will welcome this alternative therapy that can be used in conjunction with or instead of drug treatments to help their children.

Pages: 147