����� A graduate of Barnard College, Carol has an M.A. in Education & Human Development from The George Washington University. She is on the Professional Advisory Boards of Developmental Delay Resources (DDR) and Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association (NLDA). At St. Columba's Nursery School, in Washington, DC, where she teaches, she is also the coordinator of the "Wise and Wonderful" intergenerational program, which brings together preschoolers and volunteer "school grandparents."

����� In addition to The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Carol is the author of 101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces (St. Martin's Press, 1995). She is the co-author of Hear, See, Play! Music Discovery Activities for Preschoolers (Peg Hoenack's MusicWorks, 1989) and of The Balzer-Martin Preschool Screening Program Manual. She has also written many articles on sensory integration, child development, and preschool curricula for magazines such as Parenting, Sesame Street Magazine, Child Care Information Exchange, and Family Circle.