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Secrets of the mind / by Ramachandran, V. S.,actor.(DLC)n 79048735; Rawlence, Christopher,directorauthor.(DLC)n 86104246; Crichton-Miller, Emmaproducer.(DLC)no 99069648; Baskin, Rena.(DLC)nr2002038690; Channel Four (Great Britain)(DLC)n 86808560 ; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)production company.(DLC)n 86134532 ; Rosetta Pictures.(DLC)no 00001268 ; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(DLC)n 80089989 ; WGBH Educational Foundation.(DLC)n 50052713 ; WGBH Video (Firm)(DLC)no 97033628 ;
Introduction -- Phantom Limb Syndrome -- Blindsight and visual neglect -- The Capgras delusion -- Temporal lobe epilepsy ; DVD-ROM features: Classroom discussion guide, list of books and resources, student handouts (PDF document) -- link to the Nova website.Editor, Rod McClean ; music, Simon Whiteside ; camera, Chris Morphet.Narrator, Rena Baskin ; featuring V.S. Ramachandran.Follows neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran as he investigates four mysterious cases in which brain injury has resulted in diverse perceptual disorders involving blindness and sight, phantom limbs and pain, and delusional thinking.DVD-ROM ; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen ; Dolby digital audio.System requirements for DVD-ROM features: Computer with DVD-ROM drive, Adobe Reader software (for accessing teachers' materials), and Internet connection (for accessing Nova website).
Subjects: Educational television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Science television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Brain; Brain damage; Neurology; Brain; Brain; Perceptual disorders.; Psychology, Pathological.; Capgras syndrome.; Phantom limb.; Temporal lobe epilepsy.; Brain Diseases; Capgras Syndrome.; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe.; Perceptual Disorders; Phantom Limb.;
For private home use or face-to-face teaching.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Just take a bite easy, effective answers to food aversions and eating challenges / by Ernsperger, Lori.(CARDINAL)546284; Stegen-Hanson, Tania.(CARDINAL)546285;
Includes bibliographic references (pages 233-234).
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Children; Eating disorders in children; Perceptual-motor learning; Children.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Good times with out-of-sync grandkids : activities for grown-ups and children with sensory processing differences / by Kranowitz, Carol Stock,author.(CARDINAL)392292; Godfrey, Durell,illustrator.(CARDINAL)722876;
Includes bibliographical references.Good Times with Out-of-Sync Grandkids is a guide for making memories. It includes more than fifty activities that the fictional Grammy and Pops have enjoyed over the years with their fictional grandchildren, Carrie, Darwin, and Edward. You may have met the kids in The Out-of-Sync Family: A Story about Sensory Differences (Sensory World, 2023). The characters are imaginary, but their experiences are real, coming from the author's life as a child, babysitter, mother, preschool teacher, special education consultant, Cub Scout leader, and grandparent. This book may trigger happy memories of what you, as a child, loved to do with your grandparents and may help you reanimate those shared experiences, adapting them to match your grandchild's age, interest, and sensory differences.
Subjects: Sensory disorders in children.; Sensory integration dysfunction in children.; Sensorimotor integration.; Perceptual-motor learning.; Grandparent and child.; Games.;
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The out-of-sync child : recognizing and coping with sensory processing differences / by Kranowitz, Carol Stock,author.(CARDINAL)392292; Miller, Lucy J.,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)755599;
"The groundbreaking book that explains Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)--and presents a drug-free approach that offers hope for parents--now revised and updated."--Amazon.pt. I. Recognizing sensory processing disorder -- 1. Does your child have sensory processing disorder? -- Four out-of-sync children at home and school -- Sensory processing disorder : a brief definition -- Common symptoms of SPD -- What SPD is not : "look-alike" symptoms -- Associated problems -- Possible causes of SPD -- Who has sensory processing disorder? -- Don't we all experience sensory processing problems? -- Sample sensory-motor history questionnaire -- Hope is at hand -- 2. Understanding sensory processing, and what can go amiss -- The senses -- What is sensory processing? -- The typical development of sensory processing in infants and children -- So, what is sensory processing disorder? -- Six important caveats -- Comparison of typical sensory processing and sensory processing disorder -- 3. How to tell if your child has a problem with the tactile sense -- Three kindergartners at circle time -- The smoothly functioning tactile sense -- The out-of-sync tactile sense -- How the tactile sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of tactile dysfunction -- 4. How to tell if your child has a problem with the vestibular sense -- Two first-graders at the amusement park -- The smoothly functioning vestibular sense -- The out-of-sync vestibular sense -- How the vestibular sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of vestibular dysfunction -- 5. How to tell if your child has a problem with the proprioceptive sense -- One nine-year-old at the swimming pool -- The smoothly functioning proprioceptive sense -- The out-of-sync proprioceptive sense -- How the proprioceptive sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of proprioceptive dysfunction -- 6. How to tell if your child has a problem with the visual sense -- Two seventh-graders at school -- The smoothly functioning visual sense -- The out-of-sync visual sense -- Characteristics of visual dysfunction -- 7. How to tell if your child has a problem with the auditory sense -- A third-grader in music class -- The smoothly functioning auditory sense -- The out-of-sync auditory sense -- Characteristics of auditory dysfunction.pt. II. Coping with sensory processing disorder -- 8. Diagnosis and treatment -- A parent's search for answers -- Recognizing when your child needs professional help -- Documenting your child's behavior -- Diagnosing the problem -- Different therapies, different approaches -- Bringing therapist and child together -- Keeping a record -- 9. Your child at home -- A parent's revelation -- A balanced sensory diet -- Promoting healthy sensory processing at home -- 10. Your child at school -- What a difference communication makes! -- If only school were more like home -- Deciding whom to tell -- A good school-and-child match -- Promoting your child's success at school -- 11. Coping with your child's emotions -- A typically dreadful morning -- Other experts' advice -- Dos and don'ts for coping -- 12. Looking at your child in a new light -- A parent's epiphany -- Becoming enlightened -- A parent's encouraging words -- Appendix A. The sensory processing machine -- Appendix B. Dr. Ayres's four levels of sensory integration -- Glossary.Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-351) and index.
Subjects: Sensory integration dysfunction in children.; Sensory integration dysfunction in children; Sensory integration dysfunction in children; Sensory disorders in children.; Sensorimotor integration; Perceptual-motor learning; Occupational therapy for children.; Minimal brain dysfunction in children.; Sensorimotor integration.; Perceptual-motor learning.;
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Stay sharp. [kit] Small town America. by Alexander, Heather.Only in America.; Penworthy Company, LLC;
Laminated information sheet -- "Learn about the small farm towns of America in Penworthy's Small Town America Kit. Enjoy the classic games of checkers, dominoes, and monopoly all with a farm theme. Lastly, let your mind relax as you work through a tractor themed puzzle."--Adults. Designed for elderly persons, or those with memory issues. Also appropriate for sharing with children.
Subjects: Puzzles and games.; Board games.; Jigsaw puzzles.; Educational games.; Rural life; Small towns; Short-term memory.; Memory.; Cognition.; Creative thinking.; Games; Puzzles.; Mental health.; Sensory stimulation.; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Dementia; Dementia; Memory in old age; Manipulatives (Education); Perceptual-motor learning.; Older people.; Puzzles; Educational toys.; Memory disorders;
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The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales / by Sacks, Oliver,1933-2015,author.(CARDINAL)347933;
"Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat tells the stories of individuals afflicted with perceptual and intellectual disorders: patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; whose limbs seem alien to them; who lack some skills yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. In Dr. Sacks's splendid and sympathetic telling, his patients are deeply human and his tales of struggles against incredible adversity. A great healer, Sacks never loses sight of medicine's ultimate responsibility: ٢the suffering, afflicted, fighting human subject.٣-- Page 4 of cover.Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-286) and index.part 1. Losses: Introduction ; The man who mistook his wife for a hat ; Lost mariner ; Disembodied lady ; The man who fell out of bed ; Hands ; Phantoms ; On the level ; Eyes right! ; The President's speech -- part 2. Excesses. Introduction ; Witty ticcy Ray ; Cupid's disease ; A matter of identity ; Yes, father-sister ; The possessed -- part 3. Transports. Introduction ; Reminiscence ; Incontinent nostalgia ; A passage to India ; The dog beneath the skin ; Murder ; The visions of Hildegard -- part 4. The world of the simple. Rebecca ; A walking grove ; The twins ; The autist artist.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Neurology;
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A caregiver's guide to Lewy body dementia / by Whitworth, Helen Buell.(CARDINAL)502777; Whitworth, James.(CARDINAL)502778;
MARCIVE 6/1/12Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-272) and index.What is Lewy body dementia? -- How do I find a specialist and get a diagnosis I can trust? -- Slowing the progress of dementia -- Coping with cognitive symptoms -- Coping with motor dysfunctions -- Sleep disorders and Lewy body dementia -- What are perceptual dysfunctions? -- Drug sensitivities and adverse reactions -- Managing acting-out behaviors -- Coping with autonomic nervous system dysfunctions -- Coping with urinary tract dysfunctions -- How do I build a health care team? -- Managing legal and financial issues -- End-of-life issues -- How do I take care of myself?.
Subjects: Lewy body dementia;
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Helping children overcome learning difficulties / by Rosner, Jerome.(CARDINAL)506712;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Learning disabled children;
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The out-of-sync child : recognizing and coping with sensory processing disorder / by Kranowitz, Carol Stock.(CARDINAL)392292;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index.Provides an overview of Sensory Integration Dysfunction, discussing how it affects children's behavior; and features criteria and guidance for getting a diagnosis and treatment, as well as advice on how parents can deal with the problem at home.
Subjects: Minimal brain dysfunction in children.; Perceptual-motor learning.; Sensorimotor integration.;
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Simple low-cost games and activities for sensorimotor learning : a sourcebook of ideas for young children including those with autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, and other learning differences / by Kurtz, Lisa A.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-169) and index.
Subjects: Children with disabilities; Educational games.; Children with disabilities; Perceptual-motor learning.; Sensory stimulation.;
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