Living Sensationally: Understanding Your Senses

Dunn (occupational therapy education, U. of Kansas Medical Center) is a leading authority on sensory processing and internationally recognized for her research about how people respond to sensory experiences in their everyday lives. Her latest text makes her research findings available to general readers so they can understand themselves, their family members, friends, and coworkers, and understand how sensory conflicts arise between individuals and the best ways to deal with such conflicts at home and at work. Coverage includes the basics about how sensory systems work and what an individual's reactions mean; how sensory patterns look in everyday life, relationships, and parenting; and applying the sensory code in special areas--food, clothing, living spaces, the workplace, and leisure. No subject index. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dr. Winnie Dunn is Professor and Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy Education at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is the leading authority and internationally recognized for her research about how people respond to sensory experiences in their everyday lives. Dr. Dunn has published widely and her work on sensory processing includes development of a set of measures, called the Sensory Profiles, which are used by many disciplines internationally. She lives with her husband Tim in Kansas City, Missouri.