What People are saying about the Zones...
The Zones of Regulation provides a clear road map of thoughtfully designed lessons to help educators empower students to develop self-regulatory abilities—abilities that research demonstrates will ensure success in life well beyond the classroom. Educators will find The Zones of Regulation to be a user-friendly and practical manual full of clear teaching strategies as well as concrete examples of appropriate self-regulatory strategies for their students.
Amy C. Laurent, EdM, OTR/L
Co-author of the SCERTS Model® and Educational Consultant, North Kingstown, RI, www.amy-laurent.com
The Zones will cross disciplines and professional organizations to serve as a leading intervention tool that blends methodologies of Social Thinking®, sensory processing and emotional intelligence. The Zones acknowledges the importance of generalization of concepts and builds a bridge between professionals, educators and parents in the form of developmentally appropriate visuals and strategies that can be used across settings. Every child sitting in today’s classroom would benefit from The Zones.
Chris Abildgaard, NCSP
Autism Consultant and Director of the Social Learning Center, Wallingford, CT
Finally, a book to help teachers and school staff understand my child as well as one that provides a curriculum we can work on together to help my child have more success with peer relationships. As a parent of a child who has benefitted from The Zones of Regulation curriculum, I highly recommend this book to help your child learn better self-regulation and emotion control.
Parent of a six-year-old boy with ADHD and sensory disregulation, Berkeley, CA
The Zones curriculum goes beyond teaching a single child about their sensory and emotional state. It gives parents, therapists and teachers explicit tools to help all children regulate and navigate social and sensory challenges thrown their way. By using The Zones teachings in our home, our children are becoming more flexible thinkers. Happily, our child’s school is adopting The Zones of Regulation into their curriculum as well!
Siobhan Mark, M.S., CCC-SLP
Parent of an eight-year-old twin boy with Asperger Syndrome, Berkeley, CA
During a time when therapists and families are overwhelmed by the plethora of ASD interventions, Leah Kuypers has developed a creative, well-organized and integrated approach to understanding and treating social/emotional regulatory challenges that the entire Individual Education Planning team can use.
Karen Kaplan, M.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology
Autism Spectrum Consultant and Executive Director of Wings Learning Center, Redwood City, CA
Educators, therapists, parents and professionals are looking for strategies and tools that will help their students cope and thrive in our ever-changing unpredictable world. We need to teach our students/children how to be able to self-regulate independently during times of unexpected and undesirable events. The Zones of Regulation curriculum is a comprehensive guide to the what’s, why’s and the how to’s of self-regulation. She offers practical ideas and proven resources needed to implement practices that guide our students/children to be able to independently navigate their world. Our school board has adopted her curriculum with great enthusiasm and success. Its value for all is immeasurable.
Catherine Rahey
Consultant for Autism and Learning Centers
South Shore Regional School Board, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Zones of Regulation is built from a simple concept: Many children who are labeled as “bad” are really just kids who haven’t learned how to control their emotions in socially appropriate ways. The curriculum uses easy-to-understand terminology and cutting-edge tactics to teach the often-overlooked skill of self-regulation. It’s an important book not only for professionals who work with complex students but also for people who deal with children in any setting.
Terri Rossman, M.S, CCC-SLP, Social Cognitive Specialist/Consultant
Executive Director, Princeton Speech-Language & Learning Center, Princeton, NJ
I have had the privilege of seeing Leah in action, conducting The Zones groups. Her work is simple and innovative. The missing link has been discovered for children who need sensory supports and have difficulty with social thinking. That missing link is The Zones of Regulation. I am hopeful that this clearly outlined curriculum will reach the children who need it so that they can shift from being problematical kids to successful kids.
Aviva Maller OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, Los Angeles, CA
Amy C. Laurent, EdM, OTR/L
Co-author of the SCERTS Model® and Educational Consultant, North Kingstown, RI, www.amy-laurent.com
The Zones will cross disciplines and professional organizations to serve as a leading intervention tool that blends methodologies of Social Thinking®, sensory processing and emotional intelligence. The Zones acknowledges the importance of generalization of concepts and builds a bridge between professionals, educators and parents in the form of developmentally appropriate visuals and strategies that can be used across settings. Every child sitting in today’s classroom would benefit from The Zones.
Chris Abildgaard, NCSP
Autism Consultant and Director of the Social Learning Center, Wallingford, CT
Finally, a book to help teachers and school staff understand my child as well as one that provides a curriculum we can work on together to help my child have more success with peer relationships. As a parent of a child who has benefitted from The Zones of Regulation curriculum, I highly recommend this book to help your child learn better self-regulation and emotion control.
Parent of a six-year-old boy with ADHD and sensory disregulation, Berkeley, CA
The Zones curriculum goes beyond teaching a single child about their sensory and emotional state. It gives parents, therapists and teachers explicit tools to help all children regulate and navigate social and sensory challenges thrown their way. By using The Zones teachings in our home, our children are becoming more flexible thinkers. Happily, our child’s school is adopting The Zones of Regulation into their curriculum as well!
Siobhan Mark, M.S., CCC-SLP
Parent of an eight-year-old twin boy with Asperger Syndrome, Berkeley, CA
During a time when therapists and families are overwhelmed by the plethora of ASD interventions, Leah Kuypers has developed a creative, well-organized and integrated approach to understanding and treating social/emotional regulatory challenges that the entire Individual Education Planning team can use.
Karen Kaplan, M.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology
Autism Spectrum Consultant and Executive Director of Wings Learning Center, Redwood City, CA
Educators, therapists, parents and professionals are looking for strategies and tools that will help their students cope and thrive in our ever-changing unpredictable world. We need to teach our students/children how to be able to self-regulate independently during times of unexpected and undesirable events. The Zones of Regulation curriculum is a comprehensive guide to the what’s, why’s and the how to’s of self-regulation. She offers practical ideas and proven resources needed to implement practices that guide our students/children to be able to independently navigate their world. Our school board has adopted her curriculum with great enthusiasm and success. Its value for all is immeasurable.
Catherine Rahey
Consultant for Autism and Learning Centers
South Shore Regional School Board, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Zones of Regulation is built from a simple concept: Many children who are labeled as “bad” are really just kids who haven’t learned how to control their emotions in socially appropriate ways. The curriculum uses easy-to-understand terminology and cutting-edge tactics to teach the often-overlooked skill of self-regulation. It’s an important book not only for professionals who work with complex students but also for people who deal with children in any setting.
Terri Rossman, M.S, CCC-SLP, Social Cognitive Specialist/Consultant
Executive Director, Princeton Speech-Language & Learning Center, Princeton, NJ
I have had the privilege of seeing Leah in action, conducting The Zones groups. Her work is simple and innovative. The missing link has been discovered for children who need sensory supports and have difficulty with social thinking. That missing link is The Zones of Regulation. I am hopeful that this clearly outlined curriculum will reach the children who need it so that they can shift from being problematical kids to successful kids.
Aviva Maller OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, Los Angeles, CA