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How to Help Your Child Learn to Eat Eggplant
February 2022
Last reviewed: February 2022
Author:
Alysha Fagan
Coauthors:
Johane Filemon, MS, RDN, CLT
Alexandria Delozier, PHD
Laura Petix, M.S. OTR/L
Erinn Jacobi, M.S. OTR/L
Stefanie Kain, B.S. M.Ed
Elizabeth Cotter, MPH, RDN
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Johane Filemon, MS, RDN, CLT
Alexandria Delozier, PHD
Laura Petix, M.S. OTR/L
Erinn Jacobi, M.S. OTR/L
Stefanie Kain, B.S. M.Ed
Elizabeth Cotter, MPH, RDN
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Daniel’s favorite food was chicken Parmesan. His grandmother would make it for Sunday dinner all the time and he couldn’t get enough. Daniel loved eating at his grandmother’s house because she knew he was a picky eater and would always make sure to provide a dinner he liked, so he didn’t feel left out.
One Sunday, his dad decided to cook the meal and bring it over, to give grandma a break. His dad chose to make eggplant Parmesan. Oh, the horror on Daniel’s face when he was presented with the meal!
“This isn’t what I like Dad,” Daniel cried out. “Where is the chicken Parmesan that I like?”
“Oh, hush, Daniel,” his dad replied, frustrated. “This has the same flavors! It’s the same thing and eggplant is healthy too!”
But it wasn’t the same thing, it was softer inside. Plus, Daniel was just a kid. He didn’t know what “healthier” meant or why he should care about that. All he knew was that he was majorly bummed and didn’t feel comfortable at dinner.
Helping a child like Daniel work through his picky eating habits can be stressful! Luckily, we’ve been through it, and we created this guide to help you get your child to eat eggplant.
Here’s an eggplant fact for you: Most of us think of this purple gem as a vegetable, but technically, since eggplants grow from a flowering plant and contain seeds, they are considered a fruit! Also, in some countries, eggplant is called “aubergine” or “brinjal.”
You might be wondering if eggplants are good for you and your kids. The good news is eggplants have many health benefits! Along with disguising themselves as vegetables, eggplants are hiding a lot of nutrients that are essential for our growing children and toddlers. Just one cup (28 grams) of eggplant boasts 3 grams of fiber. Fiber is necessary for our little ones as it helps to regulate blood pressure and move food through the digestive tract.
That’s not the only eggplant benefit! Antioxidants are also prevalent in eggplants. Antioxidants are an essential part of our body’s response to sickness. Eggplants have anthocyanins, which is a pigment that not only gives eggplant its beautiful color but also contains these antioxidant properties designed to protect against cell damage.
Daniel’s dad is concerned with health, and with these nutritional benefits of eggplants, it makes sense that he wanted Daniel to try them.
1. Eggplant can be cooked and served to kids in a variety of ways. You can make meals with eggplant by roasting it in the oven, pan-frying, air-frying and grilling it. You can coat slices of eggplant with breadcrumbs or batter and fry it to make it crispy or you can roast it and then mash it for a pureed presentation. Sauteed cubes of eggplant can be added to pasta dishes and halved roasted eggplants are great stuffed. Picky kids and toddlers might enjoy eggplant cut into fry shapes and baked until crispy in the oven. If your picky eater refuses to eat eggplant one way, try again with another version!
2. An easy-to-follow rule for serving eggplant to selective eaters is to serve a micro portion. A micro portion is a tiny, taste-sized sample of a food. When we serve a tiny piece (about the size of your pinkie nail) it becomes less intimidating and the likelihood that your child will try it increases.
An additional benefit of micro portions is the ability to control food waste. Sometimes we feed our picky eaters large portions and if they don’t eat it, it ends up in the garbage. When you serve a micro portion, you can feel better knowing that it is only a very small piece of the food that is being discarded.
3. Removing pressure from mealtimes is another way to get your kid or toddler to eat eggplant. When we remind ourselves that our job is only to provide the meal, and that it is up to our child to decide if they want to eat it, it removes some pressure from us, but more importantly it removes pressure from our picky kids.
When we pressure our kids into eating a food, they think we are tricking them into trying something bad. They are less likely to try eggplant and other new foods that way.
In Daniel’s case, he may have benefited from a pressure-free eating environment where he was served a very small bit of the eggplant with other foods that he already was used to.
How to Talk About Eggplant to Help Your Child Try It
If you have ever shared a meal with a picky eater, you can relate to the feeling of defeat after spending 45 minutes preparing a fresh, balanced meal and they take one look and say, “This eggplant looks so gross.”
This negative language is common for picky eaters who are describing unfamiliar foods. Sometimes we see this as button-pushing behavior, but in reality, they just don’t have any alternative words to use!
We can help our fussy eaters discover neutral words to describe foods by modeling them. When we show our children how to use neutral words for food by doing it ourselves, they get the idea and start mimicking us. Once these new terms become part of their word library, it will open up their minds to accepting the once foriegn foods in the future.
You might be wondering, “why neutral words instead of positive ones?” The simple explanation: Over-hyping a food by mentioning how wonderful it is makes fussy eaters more reluctant. They may think you are trying to convince them to eat it and that you will say anything to make it happen! Neutral words, on the other hand, allow us to describe foods objectively so children can form their own opinions about it.
This is just one strategy that can be used in tandem with the other methods we mentioned to help you teach your child to eat eggplant.
Here are some words you can use to describe eggplant to your selective eater:
Purple (outside)
White (inside)
Strong taste
Smooth (when raw)
Mushy (when cooked)
Big shape
Crunchy (when raw)
Wet
Soft (when cooked)
Hard (when raw)
Daniel’s dad was trying to convince Daniel to try eggplant by saying it wasn’t that different and had the same flavors as his beloved chicken. Next time, he may want to introduce eggplant to his son by saying, “This is eggplant. It’s purple on the outside and soft when cooked.” Then Daniel would know what to expect should he try it.
How to Help Your Child Understand What Eggplant Does in Their Body
The way that we talk about foods with our kids can make a big difference in their picky eating habits. If you have ever tried to convince your picky eater to eat something they weren’t ready for yet, you know that often does not work. Selective eaters need to know more about a food before they can really think about tasting it.
To help your picky eater learn to try eggplant, learn about it and then teach them. You can research a few facts about eggplant that you didn’t know before. Then, you can share them in an age-appropriate way with your child.
Here are some eggplant facts you can share with your child:
Age 0-3: Purple foods like eggplant make us feel better when we’re sick!
Age 3-5: Purple foods like eggplant help our body fight sickness.
Age 6-11: The purple color of eggplant gives our body antioxidants, which it uses to fight germs.
Age 12-18: Eggplants have antioxidants which fight germs and strengthen our bodies after we have been sick.
When Daniel’s dad mentioned that eggplant was healthier, Daniel, who is just a kid, didn’t really understand. Instead, Daniel’s dad could explain about what eggplant does in the body by mentioning that purple foods like eggplant help his body fight sickness so he can stay energized for school. These kinds of messages help solidify the connection between food and the body in a child’s mind.
Food play activities are a way for kids to play while unknowingly learning how to interact with unfamiliar foods. It is so beneficial for picky eaters! When they see, touch, smell, and, eventually, taste a new food, they learn that they can accept it and maybe even like it some day!
Your child won’t realize it, but when they’re focused on a food play activity, they are desensitizing their body’s sensory system to the unfamiliar food at the same time. When their brain gets wind of a new sense, it could automatically perceive it as danger. When that happens, it can sometimes trigger the fight or flight response. Through food play we can help limit such big responses and get our picky eaters to familiarize themselves with new foods in a way that feels comfortable to them.
Food activities can be as simple as watching videos about how the food is harvested or prepared. It can also be more advanced, like creating a project with the food, if you have the time to put into it.
Activities alone may not provide the change you wish to see in your child’s eating habits immediately. This is a part of the process as you work on creating a welcoming environment for your picky eater to thrive. Before they are ready to taste new foods, children may need to be introduced to the food in stages of seeing, hearing, smelling and touching. Work your way through these stages at your child’s pace! It takes many many exposures to a new food before we expect a picky eater to taste it.
Slice the eggplant longways into 1-2 inch wide strips. These will act as a road for the toy cars.
Place on a baking sheet with a little olive oil and bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. When done, let eggplant cool.
Arrange the eggplant strips as a road that goes around a baking sheet.
Add toy cars for driving around the eggplant roadmap. Let your child rearrange the road map to get some more touch exposures in!
As a bonus you could add broccoli “trees” and carrot “speed bumps” along with other figures for added layers of play.
Thanks for being part of our community that’s teaching kids to eat more foods!
References
Baylin, Jonathan. “Behavioral Epigenetics and Attachment: The New Science of Trust and Mistrust.” The Neuropsychotherapist 1, no. 3 (2013): 68–79. https://doi.org/10.12744/tnpt(3)068-079.
Benson, Jeryl D., Carol S. Parke, Casey Gannon, and Diane Muñoz. “A Retrospective Analysis of the Sequential Oral Sensory Feeding Approach in Children with Feeding Difficulties.” Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention 6, no. 4 (2013): 289–300. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2013.860758.
Berk, Laura E. Development Through the Lifespan. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc., 2018.
Bodison, Stefanie C., and L. Diane Parham. “Specific Sensory Techniques and Sensory Environmental Modifications for Children and Youth with Sensory Integration Difficulties: A Systematic Review.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy 72, no. 1 (December 2017). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.029413.
Case-Smith, Jane, and Jane Clifford O’Brien. Occupational Therapy for Children. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby/Elsevier, 2010.
Cooke, L. “The Importance of Exposure for Healthy Eating in Childhood: A Review.” Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 20, no. 4 (2007): 294–301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-277x.2007.00804.x.
Copple, Carol, and Sue Bredekamp. Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs: Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2008.
Hagan, Joseph F., Judith S. Shaw, and Paula M. Duncan, eds. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (Pocket Guide). 4th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017. https://brightfutures.aap.org/Bright%20Futures%20Documents/BF4_POCKETGUIDE.pdf.
Kramer, Paula, Jim Hinojosa, and Tsu-Hsin Howe. Frames of Reference for Pediatric Occupational Therapy. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2020.
Min, Kyoung-Chul, and Yoo-Im Choi. “Review of Effectiveness Sensory Integration Therapy on Feeding and Oral Function of Children Focus on Single-Subject Research Design.” Journal of Korean Society of Occupational Therapy 29, no. 1 (2021): 101–13. https://doi.org/10.14519/kjot.2021.29.1.08.
Noda, Y, T Kaneyuki, K Igarashi, A Mori, and L Packer. “Antioxidant Activity of Nasunin, an Anthocyanin in Eggplant.” Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol 102, no. 2 (November 1998): 175–87. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10100509/.
Papalia, Diane E., Ruth Duskin Feldman, and Sally Wendkos Olds. Human Development. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009.
Parham, L. Diane, Gloria Frolek Clark, Renee Watling, and Roseann Schaaf. “Occupational Therapy Interventions for Children and Youth with Challenges in Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing: A Clinic-Based Practice Case Example.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy 73, no. 1 (January 2019). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.731002.
Roley, Smith Susanne, Erna I. Blanche, and Roseann C. Schaaf. Understanding the Nature of Sensory Integration with Diverse Populations. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed, 2007.
About Kids Eat in Color
Created by experts, Kids Eat in Color is the leading resource for families seeking evidence-based information and strategies on child nutrition and feeding.
Alysha is the Program Manager for Kids Eat in Color. She leads initiatives and creates content to helps caregivers reduce stress and help their kids thrive at mealtime. Prior to joining Kids Eat in Color, Alysha project managed and built high-performance Customer Service teams for Top corporations. She is currently working towards a political science degree to fulfill her passion of advocating for systemic change in government. She enjoys being a mom, lifting weights (you heard that right!), and writing.
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Daniel’s favorite food was chicken Parmesan. His grandmother would make it for Sunday dinner all the time and he couldn’t get enough. Daniel loved eating at his grandmother’s house because she knew he was a picky eater and would always make sure to provide a dinner he liked, so he didn’t feel left out.
One Sunday, his dad decided to cook the meal and bring it over, to give grandma a break. His dad chose to make eggplant Parmesan. Oh, the horror on Daniel’s face when he was presented with the meal!
“This isn’t what I like Dad,” Daniel cried out. “Where is the chicken Parmesan that I like?”
“Oh, hush, Daniel,” his dad replied, frustrated. “This has the same flavors! It’s the same thing and eggplant is healthy too!”
But it wasn’t the same thing, it was softer inside. Plus, Daniel was just a kid. He didn’t know what “healthier” meant or why he should care about that. All he knew was that he was majorly bummed and didn’t feel comfortable at dinner.
Helping a child like Daniel work through his picky eating habits can be stressful! Luckily, we’ve been through it, and we created this guide to help you get your child to eat eggplant.
The Benefits of Eggplant for Kids
Here’s an eggplant fact for you: Most of us think of this purple gem as a vegetable, but technically, since eggplants grow from a flowering plant and contain seeds, they are considered a fruit! Also, in some countries, eggplant is called “aubergine” or “brinjal.”
You might be wondering if eggplants are good for you and your kids. The good news is eggplants have many health benefits! Along with disguising themselves as vegetables, eggplants are hiding a lot of nutrients that are essential for our growing children and toddlers. Just one cup (28 grams) of eggplant boasts 3 grams of fiber. Fiber is necessary for our little ones as it helps to regulate blood pressure and move food through the digestive tract.
That’s not the only eggplant benefit! Antioxidants are also prevalent in eggplants. Antioxidants are an essential part of our body’s response to sickness. Eggplants have anthocyanins, which is a pigment that not only gives eggplant its beautiful color but also contains these antioxidant properties designed to protect against cell damage.
Daniel’s dad is concerned with health, and with these nutritional benefits of eggplants, it makes sense that he wanted Daniel to try them.
Related: Learn more about overcoming picky eating.
How to Serve Eggplant to Picky Eaters
1. Eggplant can be cooked and served to kids in a variety of ways. You can make meals with eggplant by roasting it in the oven, pan-frying, air-frying and grilling it. You can coat slices of eggplant with breadcrumbs or batter and fry it to make it crispy or you can roast it and then mash it for a pureed presentation. Sauteed cubes of eggplant can be added to pasta dishes and halved roasted eggplants are great stuffed. Picky kids and toddlers might enjoy eggplant cut into fry shapes and baked until crispy in the oven. If your picky eater refuses to eat eggplant one way, try again with another version!
2. An easy-to-follow rule for serving eggplant to selective eaters is to serve a micro portion. A micro portion is a tiny, taste-sized sample of a food. When we serve a tiny piece (about the size of your pinkie nail) it becomes less intimidating and the likelihood that your child will try it increases.
An additional benefit of micro portions is the ability to control food waste. Sometimes we feed our picky eaters large portions and if they don’t eat it, it ends up in the garbage. When you serve a micro portion, you can feel better knowing that it is only a very small piece of the food that is being discarded.
3. Removing pressure from mealtimes is another way to get your kid or toddler to eat eggplant. When we remind ourselves that our job is only to provide the meal, and that it is up to our child to decide if they want to eat it, it removes some pressure from us, but more importantly it removes pressure from our picky kids.
When we pressure our kids into eating a food, they think we are tricking them into trying something bad. They are less likely to try eggplant and other new foods that way.
In Daniel’s case, he may have benefited from a pressure-free eating environment where he was served a very small bit of the eggplant with other foods that he already was used to.
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How to Talk About Eggplant to Help Your Child Try It
If you have ever shared a meal with a picky eater, you can relate to the feeling of defeat after spending 45 minutes preparing a fresh, balanced meal and they take one look and say, “This eggplant looks so gross.”
This negative language is common for picky eaters who are describing unfamiliar foods. Sometimes we see this as button-pushing behavior, but in reality, they just don’t have any alternative words to use!
We can help our fussy eaters discover neutral words to describe foods by modeling them. When we show our children how to use neutral words for food by doing it ourselves, they get the idea and start mimicking us. Once these new terms become part of their word library, it will open up their minds to accepting the once foriegn foods in the future.
You might be wondering, “why neutral words instead of positive ones?” The simple explanation: Over-hyping a food by mentioning how wonderful it is makes fussy eaters more reluctant. They may think you are trying to convince them to eat it and that you will say anything to make it happen! Neutral words, on the other hand, allow us to describe foods objectively so children can form their own opinions about it.
This is just one strategy that can be used in tandem with the other methods we mentioned to help you teach your child to eat eggplant.
Here are some words you can use to describe eggplant to your selective eater:
Daniel’s dad was trying to convince Daniel to try eggplant by saying it wasn’t that different and had the same flavors as his beloved chicken. Next time, he may want to introduce eggplant to his son by saying, “This is eggplant. It’s purple on the outside and soft when cooked.” Then Daniel would know what to expect should he try it.
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How to Help Your Child Understand What Eggplant Does in Their Body
The way that we talk about foods with our kids can make a big difference in their picky eating habits. If you have ever tried to convince your picky eater to eat something they weren’t ready for yet, you know that often does not work. Selective eaters need to know more about a food before they can really think about tasting it.
To help your picky eater learn to try eggplant, learn about it and then teach them. You can research a few facts about eggplant that you didn’t know before. Then, you can share them in an age-appropriate way with your child.
Here are some eggplant facts you can share with your child:
Age 0-3: Purple foods like eggplant make us feel better when we’re sick!
Age 3-5: Purple foods like eggplant help our body fight sickness.
Age 6-11: The purple color of eggplant gives our body antioxidants, which it uses to fight germs.
Age 12-18: Eggplants have antioxidants which fight germs and strengthen our bodies after we have been sick.
When Daniel’s dad mentioned that eggplant was healthier, Daniel, who is just a kid, didn’t really understand. Instead, Daniel’s dad could explain about what eggplant does in the body by mentioning that purple foods like eggplant help his body fight sickness so he can stay energized for school. These kinds of messages help solidify the connection between food and the body in a child’s mind.
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Eggplant Food Activity
Food play activities are a way for kids to play while unknowingly learning how to interact with unfamiliar foods. It is so beneficial for picky eaters! When they see, touch, smell, and, eventually, taste a new food, they learn that they can accept it and maybe even like it some day!
Your child won’t realize it, but when they’re focused on a food play activity, they are desensitizing their body’s sensory system to the unfamiliar food at the same time. When their brain gets wind of a new sense, it could automatically perceive it as danger. When that happens, it can sometimes trigger the fight or flight response. Through food play we can help limit such big responses and get our picky eaters to familiarize themselves with new foods in a way that feels comfortable to them.
Food activities can be as simple as watching videos about how the food is harvested or prepared. It can also be more advanced, like creating a project with the food, if you have the time to put into it.
Activities alone may not provide the change you wish to see in your child’s eating habits immediately. This is a part of the process as you work on creating a welcoming environment for your picky eater to thrive. Before they are ready to taste new foods, children may need to be introduced to the food in stages of seeing, hearing, smelling and touching. Work your way through these stages at your child’s pace! It takes many many exposures to a new food before we expect a picky eater to taste it.
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Activity name: Eggplant Road Trip
Age: 2+
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References
Baylin, Jonathan. “Behavioral Epigenetics and Attachment: The New Science of Trust and Mistrust.” The Neuropsychotherapist 1, no. 3 (2013): 68–79. https://doi.org/10.12744/tnpt(3)068-079.
Benson, Jeryl D., Carol S. Parke, Casey Gannon, and Diane Muñoz. “A Retrospective Analysis of the Sequential Oral Sensory Feeding Approach in Children with Feeding Difficulties.” Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention 6, no. 4 (2013): 289–300. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2013.860758.
Berk, Laura E. Development Through the Lifespan. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc., 2018.
Bodison, Stefanie C., and L. Diane Parham. “Specific Sensory Techniques and Sensory Environmental Modifications for Children and Youth with Sensory Integration Difficulties: A Systematic Review.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy 72, no. 1 (December 2017). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.029413.
Case-Smith, Jane, and Jane Clifford O’Brien. Occupational Therapy for Children. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby/Elsevier, 2010.
Cooke, L. “The Importance of Exposure for Healthy Eating in Childhood: A Review.” Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 20, no. 4 (2007): 294–301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-277x.2007.00804.x.
Copple, Carol, and Sue Bredekamp. Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs: Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2008.
Hagan, Joseph F., Judith S. Shaw, and Paula M. Duncan, eds. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (Pocket Guide). 4th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017. https://brightfutures.aap.org/Bright%20Futures%20Documents/BF4_POCKETGUIDE.pdf.
Kramer, Paula, Jim Hinojosa, and Tsu-Hsin Howe. Frames of Reference for Pediatric Occupational Therapy. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2020.
Link, Rachael. “7 Surprising Health Benefits of Eggplants.” Healthline. Healthline Media, June 30, 2017. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/eggplant-benefits.
Milestone Moments: Learn the Signs, Act Early. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health & Human Services USA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/MilestoneMomentsEng508.pdf.
Min, Kyoung-Chul, and Yoo-Im Choi. “Review of Effectiveness Sensory Integration Therapy on Feeding and Oral Function of Children Focus on Single-Subject Research Design.” Journal of Korean Society of Occupational Therapy 29, no. 1 (2021): 101–13. https://doi.org/10.14519/kjot.2021.29.1.08.
Noda, Y, T Kaneyuki, K Igarashi, A Mori, and L Packer. “Antioxidant Activity of Nasunin, an Anthocyanin in Eggplant.” Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol 102, no. 2 (November 1998): 175–87. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10100509/.
Papalia, Diane E., Ruth Duskin Feldman, and Sally Wendkos Olds. Human Development. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009.
Parham, L. Diane, Gloria Frolek Clark, Renee Watling, and Roseann Schaaf. “Occupational Therapy Interventions for Children and Youth with Challenges in Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing: A Clinic-Based Practice Case Example.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy 73, no. 1 (January 2019). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.731002.
“Preschooler Development.” MedlinePlus. U.S. National Library of Medicine, July 2, 2021. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002013.htm.
Roley, Smith Susanne, Erna I. Blanche, and Roseann C. Schaaf. Understanding the Nature of Sensory Integration with Diverse Populations. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed, 2007.