Carolyn Dalgliesh is the founder and owner of Systems for Sensory Kids and Simple Organizing Strategies, helping sensory families, individuals, and businesses get organized. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and also serves on the Board of Governors for Bradley Hospital, a neuropsychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. Carolyn lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two children. Visit TheSensoryChildGetsOrganized.com.
“Open this book and read a description of a well-regulated,
efficient, effective child going through the day. Imagine -- this
organized child can be yours! Employing Carolyn Dalgliesh's
sensible systems for sensory kids, you will easily learn to help
your child get in sync, at home and in the world."
*Carol Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child*
“Every year tens of thousands of children are diagnosed with
disorders that affect their ability to process sensory information
and deal with their everyday environments. Carolyn Dalgliesh has
skillfully identified techniques, strategies and practical
organizing solutions that will provide these children – and their
families – the much needed structure, peace and calm they need. The
Sensory Child Gets Organized will enable parents to better deal
with their child’s challenging sensory behavior and connect more
deeply with those we love the most – our children.”
*Peter Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of It’s All Too
Much and Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?*
“Carolyn Dalgliesh has provided a much needed guide book to help
parents meet the challenges of raising a sensory child. … The book
bridges the gap between therapeutic support and practical
organizational strategies by guiding the parent … with
compassionate solution oriented techniques. Carolyn's book is a
must for any parent who is tired of nagging and wishes to help
their child become self-reliant.”
*Sandy Maynard, AD/HD expert and founder of Catalytic Coaching*
"Carolyn Dalgliesh offers us a clear picture of the many behaviors
exhibited by children with sensory issues, more importantly she
offers practical suggestions and systems parents can use while
helping their child succeed in school and life. Keep this book
close at hand; you will refer to it often."
*Donna Goldberg, author of The Organized Student*
“Carolyn’s accessible style and practical examples empower parents
with knowledge of simple strategies that will make meaningful
differences in the lives of their sensory children, and in turn
their own. The Sensory Child Gets Organized includes a breadth of
strategies covering the routine (e.g., morning schedule) to the not
so routine (e.g., the family vacation)… readers will find relatable
examples and realistic advice for implementation for these events
and everything in between. Carolyn’s passion for sensory organizing
is clear throughout the book. It is apparent that she lives by
these principles, personally and professionally, and that they have
revolutionized her life and the lives of her clients.”
*Amy Laurent, Educational Consultant*
“Packed with superb strategies for creating calming sensory spaces,
reassuring routines and checklists, organizing overwhelming
environments and more, this is a sensational book for helping kids
with sensory challenges to feel and function better every day.”
*Lindsey Biel, coauthor of Raising a Sensory Smart Child*
“Carolyn Dalgliesh braids her organizing expertise with
evidenced-based practices to give the reader a road map on how to
help their child be more successful at home, at school and in the
community. Her proven systems are easy to understand and to set up.
I think parents and professionals alike will find many important
strategies in this book for their children, students or
themselves!”
*Joanne G. Quinn, Executive Director of The Autism Project*
“A brilliant book. From the opening paragraph and throughout, you
know you are in the hands of a master tactician, an expert who
knows her stuff cold, and a loving parent who's been there and
back. Hugely practical, chock full of pearls, and written with
sweet tenderness, Dalgliesh's book immediately becomes the go-to
book on the subject."
*Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of The Childhood Roots of Adult
Happiness and co-author of Driven to Distraction*
"Kids with SPD live in a chaotic world paved with bumps at every
turn that sabotages their efforts to do ordinary tasks needed to
succeed in the world and creates on-going frustration, failure,
distress and anxiety. Carolyn Dalgliesh’s well organized and easy
to follow book offers strategies to greatly help smooth out their
path so these kids can navigate their day to day world more
smoothly and successfully."
*Sharon Heller, Ph.D., author of Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast,
Too Tight*
“It is imperative that all professionals, parents, and family
members understand the intricacies and special talents of those
with sensory processing disorder. In her book The Sensory Child
Gets Organized, Carolyn Dalgliesh provides an insightful, creative,
and most positive look at a child with sensory processing disorder.
This work will soon be a 'go-to' book to learn how to support this
very sensitive, delicate and often gifted child.”
*Elaine Hall, author of Seven Keys to Unlock Autism and founder of
The Miracle Project*
“Sure, Dalgliesh covers organization with checklists and labeled
bins. But this book goes much further! “Organizing” in this book
means giving parents the techniques to meet the challenges which
are unraveling their special needs child. Abounds in excellent,
practical and empathic strategies to help a child organize his/her
mindset and thrive."
*Martin L. Kutscher, M.D., pediatric neurologist and author of Kids
in the Syndrome Mix*
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