Zones of Regulation Paperback – January 1, 2011

While I am not an OT, I truly love being able to support children who come for outpatient therapy with this treatment. It is a very flexible manual where you can use specific parts or go through the whole manual to support children with autism. I usually use this treatment with children on the spectrum that are verbal and able to talk about concepts and reflect on ideas and examples given. It's a really great way to think about feelings and how they lead to actions that might affect others. A must have for clinicians working with school age children, wether that be in outpatient settings or in school.

Wow.wow.wow.wow. WOW. Ok now that I'm done saying wow, this book is just amazingly fantastic. It gave me a way to help my ten year old severely adhd son a way to create an internal structure inside of himself to regulate his behavior. He has made so much progress purchasing this it was well worth the money. A great companion to this is How Does Your Engine Run? It offers a bit more depth and this was loosely based upon it but I will say this is much more user friendly.The charts and hands on practical things included in this book are extremely helpful. I also have adhd and remember being young without that internal structure to guide me. Just like anything I've used its not a cure all or fix all, nothing is. But it has been a huge tool and part of his behavioral therapy. I'm so thankful for this!

In her book, The Zones of Regulation, the author, Leah M. Kuypers, explains why kids with self-regulation difficulties can benefit from targeted Sensory Integration strategies. The author provides a clear and accessible child-friendly color-coded system for adults and children to use when they collaborate for implementing the recommended strategies. In the book, Ms. Kuyper also includes many related helpful tools and resources. As a licensed pediatric occupational therapist with a specialty in Sensory Integration, I highly recommend this book!

This book makes it easy to teach and my son looks forward to our discussions every night!! As a parent I find it uses common sense approaches to teaching a person how to get in touch with their feelings, that the feelings are valid, then what to do with those feelings so that you don't loose control. The zones make sense and it teaches life skills. You can use it with elementary school age kids up to high school. An awesome aspect to this is that there is an APP that your child can play that goes along with the lessons. How great is this!! It solidifies everything. I have seen incredible growth in my son using the lessons in this book!!

This is the best curriculum for self-regulation and coping skills that I know of! It combines the best parts of the five point scale and social behavior mapping (which are each referenced in their own chapters, where you could also insert parts of each of those strategies as needed) in its scope as well. The lessons can be modified to fit lower-functioning individuals fairly easily in my experience - just be ready to let each lesson take as many repetitions (and personalizations) and as much time as necessary and you are set!

I love the zones for my therapy clients, easy to explain and use.

Bought this for a peds therapy clinic. Love that all the handouts are in a USB now instead of a CD!!! Super helpful and useful. This curriculum is great for kiddos that need help with self-awareness of emotions and self regulation.

Great book to use to help your students get in touch with their feeling especially, in a special education classroom. Prior to the introduction of this book; I had my students watch the movie "Inside Out" which helped them to understand their feelings and emotions. Also, the book has a couple of extra lessons within lessons.