Growing Up with Sensory Issues

No matter how high-functioning children with autism or Asperger’s may be, they are going to have trouble with their sensory issues. Enter Jennifer McIlwee Myers, Aspie at Large! Co-author of the groundbreaking book Asperger’s and Girls, Jennifer’s personal experience with Asperger’s syndrome and Sensory Processing Disorder makes her perspective doubly insightful. Jennifer’s straightforward and humorous delivery will keep caregivers turning the page for the next creative solution.

No matter how high functioning children with autism or Asperger’s may be, they are going to have trouble with their sensory systems. Enter Jennifer McIlwee Myers, Aspie at Large! Author of How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with Autism or Asperger’s and co-author of the groundbreaking book Asperger’s and Girls, Jennifer’s personal experience with autism and Sensory Processing Disorder makes her perspective doubly insightful. Jennifer’s straightforward and humorous delivery will keep caregivers turning the page for the next creative solution, including: • Understanding sensory processing differences • Types of Sensory Processing Disorder • Thoughts on diagnosis • What’s a parent to do? • What helped and hurt at school

Jennifer McIlwee Myers (the middle name is “Mac-uhl-wee”) found out that she had Sensory Processing Disorder at the time she was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in mid-2002, and has focused on studying and conveying information about both SPD and autism in the years since. Jennifer currently writes and lives in sunny Southern California with her husband Gary and, at any given time, a cat or two.