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Resources:
 
Autism
and Asperger's Syndrome:
Publishes an excellent quarterly
publication, The Autism Research Review International"
presenting current developments in biomedical and educational
research.
Resource of the entire autism community in
education, advocacy, services, research and support.
Links to other autism sites.
Autism Society of Oregon
Beyond Autism is a site by a parent that
has “been there”. It contains over 2,700 working links to other
resources.
Talk About Curing
Autism (TACA) provides information, resources, and support to
families affected by autism. For families who have just received
the autism diagnosis, TACA aims to speed up the cycle time from
the autism diagnosis to effective treatments.
ASD recovery stories and many links
including links for “Autism Business Cards” for parents.
An outstanding source for books,
conferences, DVDs and Videos on Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and
PDD. They provide a free catalog of their resources.
An autism publication via e-mail that monitors all major
news sources, websites and latest research for important and
practical news.
2oo issues for $35.00
The resource place for social story information.
An organization to raise awareness and
provide resources for biomedical approaches to treating autism.
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Other
Autism Related Sites:
Personalized Children’s
Books.
Asperger Syndrome
Information and Support.
Education resources
worksheets and activities primarily for individuals with autism
spectrum disorders.
Resources, messages and issues
related to Asperger's Syndrome, and papers Tony Attwood has written
on related topics.
Vision therapy and
sensory treatment
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Biomedical
Interventions:
Information about digestive enzymes.
Food allergy vs. food intolerance.
Free resources for parents implementing the
Gluten Free Casein Free diet
A
Yahoo discussion forum for parents of children on who are avoiding
gluten and casein.
Learn about
Monosodium Glutamate, MSG myths and it’s effects.
How to start the
diet and recipes.
Biomechanical interventions for metals, viruses…
The Coalition for SafeMinds (Sensible
Action For Ending Mercury-Induced Neurological Disorders) is a
private nonprofit organization founded to investigate and raise
awareness of the risks to infants and children of exposure to
mercury from medical products, including thimerosal in vaccines.
Safe Minds supports research on the potential harmful effects of
mercury and thimerosal.
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Fine Motor:
(Resources Coming Soon)
DIR/Floor
Time Model
General
links about the Floor Time Model:
Free Pictures or Crafts for
Children
5000+ free printable worksheets, geoboards etc.
This is
probably the best place on the internet to start looking for
PECS pictures!
Free picture
schedules. Put on a paint stick for portability. Social
skill picture cards, Street safety songs, social stories.
Lesson plans, eBooks, worksheets
and more (First need to register for free)
Crafts, custom
writing paper, memory cards, awards, cards, bingo cards,
bookmarks, custom coupons and more. (Be advised:
This site generates pop-up windows and tracking cookies that
you may want to clear after looking at the site.)
Free printable awards.
games, bulletin boards, felt board stories, file folder
games and more
Written by a mother of a
child with speech difficulties. She shares on her site,
clipart of common activities and objects. Her use of color
in her images makes the items very appealing to look at and
use.
Awesome
site to download for free, beautiful, full color paper toys
to cut and fold.
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Free Beginning Reading Sites:
Starfall's online reading program
together with Starfall's printed materials are available
free as a public service.
Phono-Graphix method for teaching reading is based simply on the
nature of the English code (letters are pictures of sounds
and sounds can be more than one letter…).
 Handwriting Programs Available
This is a standard curriculum used in
many school districts. D'Nealian can be challenging for
children with handwriting difficulties as letters are
written in a slant and have "monkey tails" added to the
manuscript or printed letter. This ending stroke is used
later as the connector in cursive writing. Common
modifications for children struggling with this curriculum
are to omit the slant and leave off the "monkey tails" on
manuscript letters.
By Jan McCleskey, MA, OTR "The First
Strokes Multi-Sensory Handwriting Program was designed by an
occupational therapist to teach print handwriting on a
multi-sensory basis. Inherent in the program, is large
gross-motor (kinesthetic) learning of the lower and upper
case, print letters." Billy the Seal is also used to
engage children in their learning. Free downloads at
http://www.firststrokeshandwriting.com/FS/Downloads/download_main.php
A developmental program that relies
heavily on multi-sensory teaching methods which work well
for typically developing children, along with children with
special needs.
Cursive program where "letters are
taught in groups that share common movement patterns. For
example, a, d, g, q, and c can be visualized
on a clock face, and are called "Clock Climbers."
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Handwriting Articles:
Infant and Toddler Developmental Issues
Normal and Abnormal Development
"Pathways Awareness Foundation is a
national non-profit organization dedicated to raising
awareness about the benefit of early detection and early
therapy for children with movement differences. This web
site, designed for both parents and professionals, contains
valuable information about children's physical development
including a growth and development chart where you can track
a child's physical, play and speech milestones from 3 to 15
months." Also on the site is the Open Hearts Program
dedicated to increasing awareness of barriers to
participation in faith communities for persons with
physical, mental, emotional or sensory differences.
Free Infant Vision Screening
The American Optometric Association
and The Vision Care Institute of Johnson & Johnson Vision
Care, Inc., have partnered to create InfantSEE®.a no-cost
public health program developed to provide professional eye
care for infants nationwide. Under this program, member
optometrists will provide a comprehensive infant eye
assessment within the first year of life as a no cost public
health service.
Use of Baby Walkers
By Michelle P. Pronsati, PT Advance Staff
Tummy Time for Infants
W-Sitting: "Sitting with bottom
on floor with legs out to either side in the shape of a W."
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Listening Programs:
Therapeutic Listening®
Sensory Processing
Disorders
Disorders of
Sensory Integration are now called Sensory Processing Disorders
A
huge site developed by mom and OT re: life with a sensory
child and all sorts of resources.
Articles
of interest:
From The Journal of Child and Adolescent
Psychopharmacology, Volume 2, Number 1, 1992
By AM Smith, MSc, DJL Venter, BSc Hons,
NT Naidoo, PhD, and S. Roux, D Med Sci, HED [PDF Format]
Helpful
Links
From Child and Family Research Programs at
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
A comprehensive resource for parents of
children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
This is a web site sponsored by the
University of Kansas Medical Center, where Winnie Dunn, Ph.D.,
OTR, FAOTA. is a professor. This is a place to look for answers
to questions about the different versions of the Sensory
Profile. On the site is an extensive bibliographic information.
SIGN is made up
of a group of volunteers who are dedicated to protecting the
integrity and promoting the work of Dr. A. Jean Ayres in Sensory
Integration Theory and Intervention. The originators of this
group include former co-workers and students of Dr. Ayres, who
are now among the leading experts in the field, and occupational
therapists committed to providing occupational therapy services
from a sensory integrative perspective in a manner consistent
with Ayres’ core principles.
"The Touch Institutes are dedicated to
studying the effects of touch therapy. The TRIs have researched
the effects of massage therapy at all stages of life, from
newborn to senior citizens. In these studies the TRIs have
shown that touch therapy has many positive effects."
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Products Available
Sensory Needs:
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www.sensorycomfort.com
Sensory Comfort
seam-free socks,
underwear, bras, clothes, and tactile "wetshoes" for teens.
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Products
Available
Other Needs:
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www.special-clothes.com Brace socks, adaptive
closures and styles of clothing, G-tube pockets, incontinence
garments.
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Vision
and Learning Websites
A site with great visual information by the
Kansas Vision Development Center, Wichita, Kansas
Also from the Kansas Vision Development
Center
"is a national
non-profit education, resource and support organization whose
mission is to raise public awareness of the crucial relationship
between vision and achievement."
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