Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues, Revised and Updated Edition — Paperback

Sensory processing challenges can manifest in many ways — a child who avoids certain textures, seeks out intense movement, struggles with transitions, or becomes overwhelmed in environments that others find unremarkable. For caregivers trying to understand what is happening and how to help, having a comprehensive, research-grounded resource makes a meaningful difference. Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues by Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR/L and Nancy Peske is a 512-page revised and updated edition that covers the full landscape of sensory processing challenges — from how all eight senses are supposed to work together and what happens when they don't, to practical strategies for daily challenges like brushing teeth, getting dressed, managing noise and texture sensitivities, and navigating holiday gatherings. It also covers sensory diet activities, school advocacy, technology use, supporting autistic children and teens with sensory needs, and where to find professional help and complementary therapies.

We carry this at EOWD because depth matters when caregivers are trying to understand something as individual and variable as sensory processing. Lindsey Biel is an occupational therapist with extensive clinical experience evaluating and treating children and adolescents with sensory processing issues, developmental delays, and autism spectrum differences. Nancy Peske brings a parent's perspective — her son was diagnosed with sensory integration dysfunction when he was two. That combination of clinical grounding and lived caregiving experience shapes a handbook that is both substantive and genuinely accessible. The foreword is by Temple Grandin. For caregivers who want to move from understanding into everyday practice, this pairs well with Everyday Games for Sensory Processing Disorder — a hands-on activity companion that brings sensory-aware play into daily routines.

This book supports caregiver learning, sensory-awareness conversations, family education, child-centered support, and informed discussion with qualified professionals. It is not intended to treat sensory processing issues, diagnose sensory processing disorder, improve behavior, prevent meltdowns, guarantee calm, fix sensory challenges, or replace occupational therapy. Each child's sensory profile, communication style, comfort level, environment, and support needs are individual — no handbook can account for every child's circumstances. Sensory needs can vary widely by person, environment, stress level, and daily capacity. This book should not replace occupational therapy, medical advice, developmental evaluation, school-based support, or individualized professional guidance. Families should consult qualified professionals when sensory challenges affect safety, eating, sleep, school participation, emotional well-being, daily routines, or quality of life. Always consult qualified professionals for therapeutic, medical, or diagnostic decisions.

Explore the handbook that brings clinical depth and caregiver perspective together in one comprehensive sensory processing resource.

Product Specs

• Authors: Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR/L & Nancy Peske
• Foreword by: Temple Grandin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 512
• Edition: Revised and Updated Edition
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• ISBN: 978-0-14-311534-2
• Dimensions: 20.6×13.2 cm (8.1×5.2 in)
• Publication Date: August 1, 2009
• Subject: Sensory processing, caregiver education, sensory strategies, autism and sensory needs, school advocacy, family support
• Language: English
• Country of Origin: United States

• Brand: Biel, Lindsey & Peske, Nancy
• Model/SKU: 9780143115342
• ISBN: 978-0-14-311534-2
• Vendor/Supplier: Books by splitShops (via Shopify Collective)