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"Have you ever seen something that was not really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find nothing? Hallucinations don't belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. People with migraines may see shimmering arcs of light or tiny, Lilliputian figures of animals and people. People with failing eyesight, paradoxically,...
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Our senses! Thanks to them, our brains are constantly flooded with information about the world around us. What may surprise you is that we're not all wired the same way, and some of us are unable to understand exactly what we're sensing. People with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), a newly identified neurological condition, as well as those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), are frequently misunderstood by others when they over- or under-react...
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Offers parents an overview of sensory integration disorder, explaining what it is, how it impacts a child's everyday life, what they can do to help their child cope with it at school, at play, and at home, and how the latest research is influencing treatment methods.
4) Synesthesia
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The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"An accessible, concise primer on the neurological trait of synesthesia-vividly felt sensory couplings-by a founder of the field. One in twenty-three people carry the genes for the synesthesia. Not a disorder but a neurological trait, like perfect pitch, synesthesia creates vividly felt cross-sensory couplings. A synesthete might hear a voice and at the same time see it as a color or shape, taste its distinctive flavor, or feel it as a physical touch....
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Colección compactos volume 728
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Editorial Anagrama
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Español
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No vemos con los ojos, sino con el cerebro; de ahí que muchas veces veamos cosas que no están delante de nosotros, cosas que a veces llamamos apariciones, fantasmas o visiones, conceptos, todos ellos, que obedecen al término genérico de "alucinaciones". Pero las alucinaciones no son sólo visuales. Como nos explica Oliver Sacks en su nuevo y fascinante libro, las alucinaciones también pueden ser olfativas o auditivas. Cuántas veces hemos "oído"...
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Prufrock Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Whether it's having to remove tags from clothing or using special dimmed lighting when they study, kids with sensory disorders or special sensory needs often need adaptations in their everyday lives in order to find success in school and beyond. Taking a look at the most common sensory issues kids face, Raising Kids with Sensory Processing Disorders offers a compilation of unique, proven strategies parents can implement to help their children move...
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Square One Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"The Word Gobblers is a handbook for parents who witness their child struggling to read and write. The book begins by explaining what the signs of Irlen Syndrome are. It then provides a questionnaire designed to alert you to what behaviors to watch for in your child. This is followed by exercises to help you determine if you should take the next step--having your child evaluated by a Certified Irlen Syndrome Screener. The Word Gobblers will also show...
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Prufrock Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Taking a look at the most common sensory issues kids face, 'Raising Kids With Sensory Processing Disorders' offers a compilation of unique, proven strategies that parents can implement to help their children move beyond their sensory needs and increase their performance on tasks like homework, field trips, transitions between activities, bedtime, holidays, and interactions with friends"--