The Out Of Sync Child Summary

Before reading The Out-of-Sync Child (2006) by Carol Stock Kranowitz I had a very limited knowledge of Sensory Integration Dysfunction. I knew that some children get overwhelmed or overstimulated by their environment and as a result they may act out. Sensory Integration Dysfunction or SID affects a child’s behavior, how they learn, move, relate to others, and feel about themselves according to Carol Stock Kranowitz (2006). I found it interesting that SID can affect children in many different ways; a child can be so overwhelmed with the senses that they seem to shut down, others can seem overstimulated while some can only focus on one thing at once. Kranowitz (2006) explains that a child suffering from SID can either be oversensitive, under