Squirmy Wormy: How I Learned to Help Myself - Softcover

This colorful book captures how overwhelming sensation can be to children with SPD through gorgeous imaginative pictures. The reader will learn about SPD and learn strategies to help calm the nervous system of a child who experiences a disorganized sensory world. Paula Aquilla, B.Sc., O.T. author of Building Bridges through Sensory Integration Squirmy Wormy is a cute and funny picture book that will help elementary school children understand sensory problems. Temple Grandin, Ph.D. author of The Way I See It and Thinking in Pictures.

Squirmy Wormy is a wonderful little children's book about a boy named Tyler, who has autism and SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder). Together with Tyler, the reader learns about SPD, and what everyday easy therapys he can do by himself feel better. For instance: ""I feel like running really fast, run run run! Maybe I just need a s-q-u-e-e-z-e between the couch cushions like a hot dog. Whew! I feel better."" Endorsed by Dr. Temple Grandin, this book is sure to help many children, who perhaps previously did not even know they had SPD, lead calmer, richer lives.