Best SPD Books for Adults:
1. The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, by Carol Stock Kranowitz
2. Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder, by Dr Lucy Jane Miller
3. The Ultimate Guide to Sensory Processing in Children: Easy, Everyday Solutions to Sensory Challenges by Roya Ostovar PhD. (New book. One of my favorites!!!) (http://www.royaostovar.com/)
4. The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior by Karen A. Smith
5. Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues by Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske
Personal Stories:
1. Sensational Journeys: 48 Personal Stories of Sensory Processing Disorder. by Hartley Steiner. (My husband, Chris Jurecko, is one of the 48 stories...see pages 75-78).
2. Not Just Spirited: A Mom's Sensational Journey With Sensory Processing Disorder(SPD) by Chynna T. Laird and Shane Steadman: (Chynna's blog: http://www.the-gift-blog.com/)
3. The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About the Extraordinary Highs and Heartbreaking Lows of Raising Kids with Special Needs, by Denise Brodey.
Books That Include Fun Activities for SPD Kids
1.. The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Stock Kranowitz
2. Starting Sensory Integration Therapy: Fun Activities For the Home and Classroom by Bonnie Arnwine
3. Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration: Therapy for Children with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders by Paula Aquilla, Shirley Sutton, and Ellen Yack
Books For the Teachers and Classroom:
1. Behavior Solutions for the Inclusive Classroom: See a Behavior? Look it Up! by Beth Aune, OTR/L Beth But, Perer Gennaro. (I learned a lot from this book about things I could use at home too!!)
2. Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration, by Carol Stock Kranowitz (Great book to give your child's teacher so they understand your child more if they don't know about SPD already)
Book about Autism:
1. Louder than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism by Jenny McCarthy. (This is the book that started it all for me!!! So inspiring. Also another quick read. I also read this in one night.)
2. The Way I See It, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's by Temple Grandin.
3. Engaging Autism: Helping Children Relate, Communicate and Think with the DIR Floortime Approach by Dr Stanley I Greenspan
Other's
1. Just Take a Bite by Lori Ernsperger, Tania Stegen-Hanson, and Temple Grandin (GREAT book for children that are picky eater. The book explains they aren't picky eaters. They have sensory issues that cause problems with feeding. Check out our "Picky Eater" tab for more info)
2. I was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood. by Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile. (This isn't a book about SPD, but this book was really great for me to read as a mother. It helped me let go of my guilt from all the expectations I had for myself as a mother. I was trying to be supermom! Also an easy read...I read it in one night. The authors were on Oprah promoting this book a year or two ago. Great read for any mother...with a special needs child or not!!! http://www.reallygoodmom.com/)
Check out Sensory World for many more books. www.sensoryworld.com
