Writing
Hartley is the award winning author of the SPD Children’s book This is Gabriel Making Sense of School, Sensational Journeys , and It’s Just a What?. She is a life and parenting coach, working 1 to 1 with adults of all ages, as well as an active advocate and speaker. She is a contributing writer for S.I. Focus Magazine and Autism Spectrum Quarterly, among dozens of other websites and blogs. Reach out below for more information on hiring Hartley to write for your publication.
Here is more information on Hartley’s books, and where to find them:
This is Gabriel Making Sense of School (2nd Edition) – this children’s book shows firsthand how Gabriel struggles to manage his own sensory needs at school, but how with a little bit of understanding, and the right accommodations, he can succeed!
Sensational Journeys – This book curates the stories of 48 different families raising children with sensory processing issues, along with fun, lighthearted essays from Hartley Steiner’s original blog (Hartley’s Life With 3 Boys). It offers support, connection and hope for families raising kids with SPD.
It’s Just a What?! – this delightfully funny children’s book shows adults what it’s like to experience sensory issues from a child’s point of view. Beautifully illustrated, it is a great for children of all ages who will easily relate, and adults who want to help them.
Hartley is also a contributing author in many collaborative books, including:
Autism in Lockdown – Hartley is among 34 experts in autism and shares her essay on building family resiliency through difficult times.
The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism: What you really need to know about autism: from autistics, parents, and professionals.
Are you looking for more of Hartley’s work? Check out these articles.
It Will Get Better, to be published at Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine (be one of the first to read their debut issue by clicking here.)
Sensory Seekers and Sensory Avoiders, published at the Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism.
What is Sensory Processing Disorder, published at The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism.
My Son’s Angel, an essay on friendship for kids with social challenges, published at Special Happens.
Podcast on Sensory Processing Disorder, with Hartley Steiner, Carol Kranowitz, and Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, originally hosted by Marianne Russo on The Coffee Klatch, hosted at The Out of Sync Child website, here.
Downloadable form to help identify children’s sensory needs at school, originally created by Hartley Steiner, updated and hosted by Lisa at Atypical Familia. Available here.
Do Sensory Processing Issues Get Better Over Time? Article by Beth Arky, published at ChildMind.org, and includes quotes by Hartley Steiner.
