Asksibot OT Hub Bookstore

Resources

• Sensory Processing and Motor Skills

  • Development of Hand Skills in the Child - Jane Case-Smith, Charlane Pehoski
    Summary: Focuses on the development of fine motor skills in children, essential for daily activities and academic tasks.
  • Oh Behave! Sensory Processing and Behavioral Strategies - Maryann Colby Trott, MA
    Summary: Provides practical strategies for addressing sensory processing challenges and associated behaviors.
  • School Hardening: Sensory Integration Strategies for Class and Home - Lynne Courtney Tupper, Kathryn E. Klosterman Miesner
    Summary: Sensory integration techniques to help children feel secure and ready to learn in different environments.
  • S.M.I.L.Y. (Sensory Motor Integration & Learning with Yoga) - April Merrilee, MA, OTR
    Summary: A yoga-based sensory motor program aimed at improving sensory integration through structured movement sessions.
  • Sensory and Motor Strategies - Corinna Laurie
    Summary: Practical sensory and motor activities to support learning and development, especially in autistic children.
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  • Sensory Secrets: How to Jump-Start Learning in Children - Catherine Chemin Schneider
    Summary: Explains the connection between sensory processing and learning with hands-on strategies.
  • The Sensory Connection: An OT and SLP Team Approach - Nancy Kashman, Janet Mora
    Summary: Collaborative strategies for occupational and speech-language therapists working with sensory processing challenges.
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  • Time Timer
    Summary: Visual timer that helps individuals manage time more effectively, often used in sensory processing or executive functioning settings.
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• Social Skills and Emotional Development

  • Autism & PDD: Social Skills Lessons - Pam Britton Reese, Nena C. Challenner
    Summary: Lessons to build social skills for children with autism and pervasive developmental disorders.
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  • People Skills - Robert Bolton, PhD
    Summary: Teaches techniques for effective communication, assertiveness, active listening, and conflict resolution.
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  • Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors - Robyn Gobbel
    Summary: Strategies for understanding and managing complex behaviors in children, with a focus on brain-body-sensory integration.
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  • Surviving Your Adolescents - Thomas W. Phelan, PhD
    Summary: Guidance on effective communication and boundary-setting with teenagers.
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  • Talking It Out: A Guided-Question Approach to Problem Solving - Monica Gustafson, Margaret Owen
    Summary: Encourages children to develop problem-solving skills through guided questions.

• Executive Functioning and Life Skills

  • HBR Guide to Emotional Intelligence
    Summary: Tools for building emotional intelligence, focusing on relationships, resilience, and leadership skills.
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  • Smart but Scattered—and Stalled - Richard Guare, PhD, Colin Guare, MS, Peg Dawson, EdD
    Summary: A 10-step program to help young adults improve executive functioning skills, set goals, and transition to independence.
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  • Unstuck & On Target! - Lynn Cannon, Lauren Kenworthy, Katie C. Alexander, Monica Adler Werner, Laura Gutermuth Anthony
    Summary: Curriculum to improve flexibility, planning, and organization in children, with a focus on executive function skills.
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  • 101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces - Carol Stock Kranowitz
    Summary: Creative activities for children to engage in confined spaces, supporting flexibility and executive skills.
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  • Survival Signs Curriculum
    Summary: Teaches essential safety and survival signs, often used in special education to promote independence.

• Therapeutic and Educational Resources

  • I Can Primary Skills K-3 - Janet A. Wessel, Lauriece L. Zittel
    Summary: Skills workbook for young learners focusing on foundational skills in early childhood education.
  • SASP (Spatial Awareness Skills Program) - Jerome Rosner
    Summary: Helps children develop spatial awareness, crucial for early learning in math and reading.
  • See It. Say It. Do It! - Dr. Lynn F. Hellerstein
    Summary: Guide for using visualization to improve children's confidence and goal-setting abilities.
  • The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome - Tony Attwood
    Summary: Comprehensive overview of Asperger's, covering diagnosis, social skills, and coping strategies.
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  • Yogarilla Exercises and Activities
    Summary: Illustrated yoga card deck to encourage movement and mindfulness in children, supporting physical and sensory needs.
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• Parenting and Family Dynamics

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
    Summary: Offers strategies for healing from the effects of having emotionally immature parents.
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  • Daughters of Divorce - Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW, Tracy Clifford
    Summary: Guidance for women dealing with the legacy of parental divorce, with a focus on building healthy relationships.
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  • Surviving Your Adolescents - Thomas W. Phelan, PhD
    Summary: Practical strategies for managing and letting go of teens during the challenging adolescent years.
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  • The Orchid and the Dandelion - W. Thomas Boyce, MD
    Summary: Examines personality differences, explaining why some children are more sensitive and how to help them thrive.
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