Winner of the Summer 2015 Academics' Choice Smart Book Award!
Written by three experienced occupational therapists, this book offers a combination of theory and strategies. It is a perfect tool for those working with young children, but also broad enough to be adapted for older children and adults. Building Bridges provides creative techniques and useful tips while offering innovative strategies and practical advice for dealing with everyday challenges, including managing behaviors, improving muscle tone, developing social skills, selecting diets, and more. Part one explains the role of the occupational therapists in treatment and examines sensory integration theories. Part two offers methods of identifying sensory problems in children along with numerous strategies and activities.
Helpful topics include:
What is Occupational Therapy?
What is Sensory Integration?
What are the Sensory Systems?
Identifying Problems with Sensory Integration Strategies for Challenging Behaviors
Ideas for Self Care Skills
Adapting Home, School, and Child Care Settings
Price: $29.95
Pages: 312
Publisher: Sensory Focus
Imprint: Sensory World
Publication Date:
09 June 2015
Trim Size: 11.00 X 8.50 in
ISBN: 9781935567455
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders
"The how-to book on sensory integration that we have been wishing and waiting for.” --Autism National Committee
Foreword
Letter to the Reader
What Is in This Book?
PART 1
Chapter 1: What is ASD and Occupational Therapy?
Chapter 2: What Is Sensory Integration?
Chapter 3: What Are The Sensory Systems?
PART 2
Chapter 4: Identifying Problems with Sensory Integration
Chapter 5: Strategies for Challenging Behaviors
Chapter 6: Ideas for Self-care skills
Chapter 7: Adapting Home, School and Childcare Settings
Chapter 8: Activity Suggestions
Chapter 9: Equipment and Resources
References
About the Authors
Index
