Helping Hyperactive Kids Book Report

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The book “Helping hyperactive kids- a sensory integration approach” by Lynn J. Horowitz and Cecile Rost was created to guide and provide insight to parents about their child’s behavior. “Helping hyperactive kids” provides useful techniques and activities and a breakdown of how parents could use a sensory integration approach through play to explain the development of a child. Furthermore, this book discusses how the brain works, understanding the main sensory systems and the purpose of sensory integration therapy. In addition, there are several questionnaires provided in the book to determine if the child has sensory processing problems.

Sensory integration “refers to the processing of information that our eyes, ears, skin, muscles, joints,

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