This is the first book to explore sensory processing sensitivity divergence (SPSD), a revolutionary term that applies to the population that is both highly sensitive (SPS) and has sensory processing disorder (SPD). This easy to read book breaks down new terminology that explains a wide range of behaviors that can be difficult for parents, educators and professionals to recognize.
Want to understand your ‘sensitive’ or ‘sensory’ kid? Using quizzes, case studies, and metaphors, Melissa Schwartz offers new understanding to identify if a child’s behavior indicates the presence of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), sensory processing disorder (SPD) or both. This is the first book to explore sensory processing sensitivity divergence (SPSD), a revolutionary term that applies to the population that is both highly sensitive (SPS) and has sensory processing disorder (SPD). Learn to identify common misbehaviors found in children with SPSD. This easy to read book breaks down new terminology that explains a wide range of behaviors that can be difficult for parents, educators and professionals to recognize. This book will help you:
- Understand how a child’s temperament and neurology affect their behavior
- Learn about all eight of our sensory systems (yes, there are more senses than touch, sound, taste, sight and smell!)
- Get to know what high sensitivity is from infancy through the teenage years
- Identify behaviors that are common in each of the 6 subtypes of SPD
- Discover SPSD and how to recognize the ‘check engine lights’ that indicate when a child needs more support
- Walk away with fresh insight about why children behave the way they do
- See each child as a whole, unique, neurodivergent being