(PRNewsChannel) / March 16, 2010 / Seattle, Wash. / There are seven senses: Sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell, vestibular, and proprioception. Did you know them all? As the mother of a child with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Hartley Steiner knows them all too well. She’s experienced first-hand how SPD causes her child’s senses to be “out-of-sync.”
SPD is a neurological disorder that affects 1 in 20 children. This “traffic jam” of information in the brain often causes children with SPD to react inappropriately to their environment, which is very difficult for their families and creates even bigger challenges for the children at school.
Children with SPD can hear the buzzing of the lights in the classroom and the shuffling of feet in the hallway. They can smell lunch being made at the other end of the school, and may chew on things – like their clothing – all day long in an attempt to keep focused. Many kids can’t stay seated because they need to move, move, MOVE!
Steiner’s new Children’s Book, This is Gabriel Making Sense of School, strives to help children with SPD – a disorder that many kids with Autism, ADHD and Bipolar also have – find success in school, while raising awareness for this often misdiagnosed and undiagnosed disorder.
This easy to read and beautifully illustrated picture book gives teachers, parents, and students a better understanding of all seven senses, how they each sense is affected at school, and what kinds of accommodations are necessary to help children with SPD become learning sensations.
Hartley lives in the Seattle area with her husband Jeff and their three sons: Gabriel, Nicholas, and Matthew. Her oldest son, Gabriel, was diagnosed with SPD in 2005, just months before his adoption from foster care was finalized, opening a new chapter in her life. She has since then become a dedicated advocate, not just for her own son, but for the millions of other children affected by SPD.
“I am positive that Hartley’s book will help teachers around the world understand not only SPD, but also how it feels to our sensational kids in their classrooms. And that understanding will help our children thrive in school right alongside their peers. Thank you, Hartley.” - Chynna T. Laird, author of I’m Not Weird, I Have SPD and Not Just Spirited: A Mom’s Sensational Journey With Sensory Processing Disorder.
“Gabriel Making Sense of School is a beautiful book, succinctly written in a way that is easy to understand for both children and adults. I would highly recommend it as a classroom tool.” - Glenna Clouse, M.Ed., LMHC.
For more information about This is Gabriel Making Sense of School, please visit www.HartleysBoys.com.
About This is Gabriel Making Sense of School: This is Gabriel Making Sense of School is the first literary effort from Hartley Steiner, and focuses on helping children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) find success in school, all while helping to raise awareness of the often misunderstood and misdiagnosed disease itself. Steiner is a mother of three boys, and her oldest son, Gabriel, was diagnosed with SPD in 2005. The book (ISBN: 978-1-4269-2777-5) has been published by Trafford, North America & International, and can be ordered by visiting www.trafford.com, by e-mailing orders@trafford.com, by calling (888) 232-4444, or by faxing (812) 355-4082.
Contact:
Hartley Steiner
Email: HartleyS@SteinerIGroup.com
Phone: (425) 503-3720
Web: www.HartleysBoys.com
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