Sensory Processing Disorder

Links verified 6/21/2021

1. A Parent's Guide to Understanding Sensory Integration - A booklet to help parents understand some of the problems occurring in their children.
2. Calming Activities - Variety of activities to use for children with sensory processing disorders.
3. FAQs - Answers to common questions about sensory processing disorder.
4. Impact of Sensory Integration in the Classroom - An example of 5 tools one teacher has used in the classroom to assist students with sensory processing disorder.
5. Issues with Sensory Processing - Information for parents and caretakers on "what you need to know..."
6. Kids Who Feel Too Much - "Children with sensory processing disorder sometimes overreact or underreact to touch, sounds, and food textures. Doctors debate the condition, but parents say it's real, and therapists say it's treatable." - From Parents Magazine
7. Parent Fact Sheet - Signs and symptoms of sensory processing disorder.
8. Problem Behavior in the Classroom - Dealing with children and sensory processing disorders at school.
9. Sensory Integration Activities - Simple activities and exercises parents can do with a child with sensory processing disorder. More activities to try.
10. Sensory Integration in the Classroom - Strategies to use as preparatory activities for desk time or as transition times throughout the day.
11. Sensory Integration Tips for Teachers - Tips that can help children who are oversensitive to light touch and who need movement to stay organized in the classroom.
12. Sensory Processing Disorder - Areas of dysfunction and the problems associated with each.
13. Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist - Checklist to help assess signs and symptoms of dysfunction. Another checklist can be found here.
14. The Sensory Smart Classroom - Suggestions for some easy ways to address sensory needs in the classroom. 
15. What Is Sensory Processing Disorder? - Information to help gain a better understanding of the disorder.