Most of these children want to succeed, but for reasons little understood by them or by the adults around them, they frequently fail. A significant number of them are in trouble because they are having difficulty processing sensory information. They avoid and resist seemingly simple everyday tasks because they cannot manage the smells, tastes, sounds, textures, and motion of their everyday lives.

In The Sensory-Sensitive Child, you will learn how to apply sensory solutions to behavior that might best be described as out-of-bounds or poorly regulated. This sensory-based approach to out-of-bounds behavior is helpful to children who have been given a variety of diagnoses, including oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, and some anxiety disorders. It also offers promise for many children without a specific psychiatric diagnosis.

This is a non-blaming approach based on the belief that children – especially young children – want to please the adults in their lives. Recognizing how their behavioral and emotional problems relate to poorly regulated sensory processing allows you to respond differently to the problems they are experiencing. Your new understanding opens possibilities for them to succeed, rather than fail, at home, at school and in an often overstimulating, frequently unforgiving world. Please click on the icons above to navigate through the site.