Book List

This is a fantastic starter book when you are just getting to grips with sensory processing. It relates to young children mostly but is an excellent introduction. Written by a teacher who has input from OT it is insightful and brilliant and compares normal with dysfunctional sensory processing.

This is a follow up book from the one above with loads of excellent ideas for home therapy ideas, it gives good descriptions of each of the sensory systems and checklists for parents. A really useful book. A therapy bible.

This was written by the founder of the Theory of Sensory Integration and is invaluable to understand the basis of this amazing understanding of children with sensory processing problems. It is quite scientific so not for laymen but for therapists needing to understand more it is fantastic. wholly recommended.

This book is fascinating when looking at the perspective of adults with sensory processing problems. They are able to describe how hard it is to function in daily life and how inhibiting it is when sensory problems persist and interfere.

Wonderful and moving story related to a true story. Enlightening is one of the words to sum it up.

A small A5 book easy to read with lots of useful checklists and definitions. Brilliant as an introduction to sensory processing.

Written by the brilliant Winnie Dunn who designed the Sensory profile often used by therapists to identify problems. She relates how we all live sensationally and has various types of descriptors for different types of sensory processing such as seekers, avoiders and so on. very good to help understand from layman’s perspective.

One of the best books read yet about the subject with up to date terminology and diagnostic criteria. Extremely useful and lots of references for OTs and parents to use endlessly. A must buy in my opinion.

Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) is a term used to describe children who have difficulty with movement and specific aspects of learning, and includes dyspraxia, Asperger Syndrome and associated conditions. This booklet seeks to answer commonly-asked questions about DCD and presents information to aid parents, carers and professionals in selecting the best options for their child; sometimes correcting the little things can lead to big results.

An excellent very readable book to start you off on your journey to understanding the condition.

An excellent guide for adults and lots of useful information about rights in education and employment.

This is a wonderful introduction to sensory issues with Asperger’s Syndrome. It has many useful ideas and practical solution with examples in the back of the book, brilliant for home and classroom management and understanding the source or trigger of problem.

This book is a must for any parent or teacher of a child, adult with Asperger’s or ADHD as many of the strategies for both are similar. It gives practical solutions and encourages the adults to be aware of their own behaviours and how this can exacerbate emotional blowouts. It talks about rumbling behaviours and knowing what to look out for. In my opinion this is one of the best out there for anger management strategies.

This is a brilliant book with loads of photocopiable sheets, checklists, therapy ideas and masses of information to help understand autism and how it affects individuals and why sensory behaviours occur.An excellent resource for schools and therapists.

This is an eexcellent book written by people with Asperger’s with anecdotal evidence about how it feels to have the syndrome when at school and growing up. A real eye opener, very moving to read.

A wonderful introduction to the types of behaviour children with inflexible conditions such as ADHD and other neuro diverse conditions. Very useful to understand how to manage their behaviours and how it differs to typical parenting skills.

This is a brilliant book giving examples of some all the neurodiverse conditions. It looks at more subtle symptoms that are not often appreciated by professionals especially relating to conditions like ADHD. A very good resource book. One of my favourites

An excellent book which looks at primitive reflexes and their effects on learning and the special education system. Lots of useful information in very readable language. Mary is a wonderful colleague whose work is invaluable.