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Accupunture *
Aphasia/Apraxia
Assestive Technology for communication
Auditory (listening therapy etc)
Behavioral approaches, ie ABA
Biomed-neurotransmitters
Books for kids
Brain
Cerebral Palsy
Cranial Sacral
DAN! and Biomed
Dentistry - biological
Diet-antiyeast
Diet-EFAs and best fats
Diet-feingold
Diet-GFCF
Diet-igg and other food testing
Diet-LOD
Diet-organic
Diet-SCD
Diet-WAPF *
Digestion - learning about
Environmental
Environmental-salt lamps*
Evoked potential EEG and MRI *
Executive Function
Facilitated Communication FC
Feldenkrais *
Financial
Floortime
Floortime in Schools
Gestault learning
HBOT*
Hippotherapy *
Homeopathy
IEPs
Inclusion
Insurance
Kinesiology (BioEnergetic Testing, EAV, Autonomic Response Testing,
etc)
Learning tools
lymph massage
Medical - biomedical
Medical - homeopathy
Music therapy
Neurodevelopmental
Neurofeedback *
Nutritionist
Online shopping special needs
Organizers (see learning tools)
Parent's health and wellbeing
Perceptual movement
Playdates and Social
Propolis
diffuser *
Processing speed *
Reading (LMB, reading naturally)
Rebounding
Reflexology
San Francisco area resources
Schools-finding and deciding
Schools-inclusion
Schools-homeschooling
Sensory
SMI
Shadow aides
Sleep sanctuary - emfs, light, etc
Social Thinking*
Speech and language therapy
Telling/sharing the diagnosis
Tics
Toys
Travel and vacations
Other
Vision Therapy
Visual Motor
Word retrieval
Vaccines
Vision therapy *
Vitamins and supplements
Yoga
Accupuncture
Aphasia/Apraxia
www.apraxia-kids.org
www.apraxia.org
www.amazingkids.org
www.hemikids.org
www.icantalk.com
www.islanddolphincare.org
www.pediatricstrokenetwork.com
www.resourcesnyc.org/rcsn.htm
www.4voices.org
Assestive Technology
http://www.hopetechschool.org/content/photos/technology/Technology_at_HTS.htm
see how HTS uses AT to help students communicate
www.talktometechnologies.com
Also, Betsy Hicks has a great interview on this topic with Matthew Duning - see
AutismOne radio
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20147325,00.html
Jamie Burke’s story
http://www.salinascircle.org/docs/nl_april2006.pdf
two articles written via fc by kids
Notes from presentation by Dr
Ricki Robinson at ICDL 2003 conference: “FC and DIR can it work?”…Dr R explains
some lessons learned: if it (FC) functions astheir voice – must use all the
time, open pandora’s box of emotions, nonbelievers can railroad progress, often
writing content and behavior are disconnected, eventually lead to increased
expressive language output.
http://www.down-syndrome.org/practice/338/
http://www.tacanow.org/learning/helping-nonverbal-kids-to-communicate.htm
Auditory and CAPD related
www.tomatis.com Tomatis
www.advancedbrain.com The
Listening Program, interesting case studies (see Studies)
www.vitallinks.net therapeutic
listening, interesting case studies too
www.hemi-sync.com Hemi-sync, can be
played on stereo speakers, headphones optional
www.interactivemetronome.com
IM, designed to help improve motor planning, sequencing and timing
http://www.dynamiclistening.com/recommended_reading.cfm related
books/articles
www.gatewayin.com Samonas , Fast ForWord,
IM
www.sensorylearning.com music,
visual, and vestibular input together, see the streaming movies
www.samonas.com Samonas, enhances
listening and learning, after Berard AIT or Tomatis
http://www.thedaviscenter.com/therapies/ site that compares the different
approaches
http://www.vitallinks.net/auditory.shtml comparing different approaches
www.autism.org/ait2.html
http://www.isn.net/~jypsy/ait.htm
Berard AIT, Tomatis comparison
http://www.interdys.org/pdf/PS29-Steppingstones.pdf comparison of Earobics,
Fast ForWord, LiPS
http://www.scilearn.com/prod/ Fast
ForWord
www.cogcon.com Earobics
http://www.lblp.com/LiPSindepth.html LiPS Lindamood bell, note local clinic
may have monthly intro with raffle
www.ganderpublishing.com see LiPS
- materials
http://pages.cthome.net/cbristol/
CAPD site
http://mkdowney.com/music.htm Music
for special needs kids
http://www.apduk.org/ auditory processing
organization
www.bioacousticsforsoundhealth.com
http://www.thedaviscenter.com/therapies/t-bioacoustics.htm
Autism and education
www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
This site has excellent articles regarding education implications of Asperger's.
Click the Education link on the left side of the page.
www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/autismmenu.cfm
This pamphlet by the NIMH is a great introduction to autism. It discusses
causes, interventions, educational implications, and even ways to help the
child's family cope more effectively.
http://firstwords.fsu.edu/pdf/ASD.pdf
Article on the early indicators of autism spectrum disorders in the second year
of life.
www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=3Dallaboutautism
This website from the Autism Society gives lots of information, including how
autism impacts education.
www.autism.org//temple/tips.html
http://www.autism.org/temple/tips.html
Teaching tips for children and adults with autism by Temple Grandin.
www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/sped/autism/structure/str10.htm
Structured teaching strategies for supporting students with autism.
www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/sped/autism/early/ear11.htm
Effective programming for young children with autism (Ages 3-5)=20
www.teacch.com/teacch_i.htm
List of articles dealing with autism spectrum.
http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/chart/tips.html
Tips for teaching students with high-functioning autism.
www.untangleautism.org/iep.htm
IEP center for students with autism, including database of sample IEPs.
http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/teachers_guide.html
Asperger's syndrome guide for teachers- written from parent perspective.
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/social_skills/
behavior_management.htm
Behavior management: getting to the bottom of social skills deficits.
http://www.nasponline.org/futures/autism.html Social Skills
Interventions for Students With Autism
Behavioral Approaches, ie ABA
While I don't have firsthand experience with ABA, I can share some more
behavioral approaches that we use in addition to our Floortime approach. For example, he loves videos, and while I
limit his TV watching to 30 minutes or less a day, I still want to take
advantage of the time. So, I've also found that he learns well if I pause his
favorite videos and insist on answers to questions before the video continues
(if he becomes frustrated I give up and let him watch for 5 min alone so he can
relax, then I start pausing the video to engage him again "How does Thomas
feel?" "What's going to happen next?" "oh no, who ate the cake?").
http://rsaffran.tripod.com/ excellent site
for parents new to Autism or considering ABA
Books for kids
For an 18 month old in speech therapy
For a 2 year old in speech therapy
For a preschooler in speech therapy
For a preschooler in Floortime
For a preschooler that is working on sequencing, re-enacting stories
For a preschooler in Occupational Therapy (part 1)
For a preschooler in Occupational Therapy (part 2)
Brain
see also many other sections like Sensory Integration, Cerebral
Palsy, DAN! and biomed, etc...so many approaches are designed to help the brain!
www.iahp.org
Glenn Doman and patterning for brain injured children
See the Yahoo groups "hopeforchildren" and "braininjuredchild" and, if you have
a diagnosis, "cerebellum"
www.brainplace.com Amen clinic, Spect
Imaging, see also the page on brain do's and don'ts
Cerebral Palsy
www.cerebralpalsymagazine.com
DAN! and Biomed
see biomed page
Dentistry- biological
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAPF-SF/message/3910
Diet-GFCF
moved the GFCF tips to this
page
see also Vitamins and supplements section
Diet-SCD
http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info official
site
http://www.pecanbread.com many tips, recipes,
etc
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread support group
http://www.whiteegretfarm.com only goat DCCC- best for PDD/ASD
Diet-WAPF
I am a huge fan of Weston A Price.Helps my family a lot to use many of his
learnings!
www.westonaprice.org the best place to
start
http://onibasu.com/archives/cl/date_index_6.html
www.nourishingourchildren.org
www.wisefoodways.com
www.nourishinghope.com
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAPF-SF/
Digestion-learning about
www.wobenzym.com click on the video
of Dr Sanford Roth
Drainage
Brain drainage, Total systemic
drainage, lymphatic drainage
Intercellular hydration andrew goldsworthy paper - cellular membrane rigidity
and leakage
Dyspraxia
http://www.specialneeds.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?Search=Yes&sppp=10
Environmental
http://www.nottoopretty.org/goodbad.htm cosmetics which cause
reactions
Children's Hospital of Boston on Molds
http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/quicklist-detail.asp?Main_ID=647
mold and moisture control tips
Clean any "allergy causing" surfaces with baking soda (and water if a hard
surface) then cover with aluminum foil or a special allergy case (ie for
mattresses).
Evoked potential EEG and MRI
Dr Fernando Miranda at
www.brightmindsinstitute.com
Executive Function
ChrisDendy.com; Teens with ADHD
SchoolBehavior.com; Executive Dysfunction
AboutKidsHealth.ca; Executive Function Across the Lifespan
DrThomasEBrown.com; A New Understanding of ADD/ADHD
Late
Lost and Unprepared
see also, learning tools
Facilitated Communication FC (augmentative devices)
see AT section
Feldenkrais
www.feldenkrais-resources.com/products.htm audio tapes, video: The
Feldenkrais Method with Children Who Have Learning Disabilities, Feldenkrais For
Children with Stephen Rosenholtz "Move like the Animals" and "Monkey Moves"
Book: The Brain's Sense of Movement: Perspectives in Cognitive Neuroscience
Alaine Bertholz (movement and cognitive relationship)
Book: The Mind and The Brain
Book: A Basis For Sensorimotor Development
www.feldenkrais.com
www.anatbanielmethod.com – Homepage for Anat Baniel, leading expert in
working with Children with Special Needs. Marin County. Resources for parents,
articles, referrals, and information.
www.banielfeldenkraistraining.com – 90 day training in the Anat Baniel
Method, based on the work of Dr. Feldenkrais. Unique Mastery Training in working
with Infants & Children.
www.josephfeinstein.com – Homepage for Joseph Feinstein, Anat Baniel Method
for Children practitioner and Feldenkrais practitioner. Specializes in working
with children for improved movement, breathing, and speech.
Financial
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf Deducting certain expenses related
to special needs
http://www.geocities.com/fishstep/deduct.html
http://www.ideallives.com/content.php?cid=1025
Floortime
www.floortime.org
The floortime foundation! Especially helpful tip is to search this site
using google advanced search, see
http://tinyurl.com/floortime
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Floortime/
This list is best for parents
and caregivers who are implementing a comprehensive program for their
children with autistic spectrum disorders. The primary purpose of the list
is to provide information and support for those implementing a program
based on the work of Dr. Stanley Greenspan and Dr. Serena Weider.
http://circlestretch.blogspot.com
amazing Floortime site full of great info
Floortime repository
www.icdl.com The
Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders. Features
information on upcoming conferences, publications including books, audio and
video tapes, and the following additional information...
http://icdl.com/ICDLguidelines/toc.htm
http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nimh/031119/agenda.cfm Autism
Conference November 2003. Recording of Stanley Greenspan, see
Wednesday November 19th at 3:15pm, He comes in at about 17 1/2 minutes into the
broadcast.
http://whyy.org/91FM/Voices200209.html Public Radio Show recording
featuring an interview with Greenspan for about the first 15 minutes....
http://www.hiddenlaughter.com/
www.coping.org/earlyin/ftpres/
http://www.stanleygreenspan.com/
http://www.hiddenlaughter.com/questions/floortime.html
http://home.sprintmail.com/~janettevance/floor_time.htm
http://www.mindspring.com/~dgn/playther.htm
http://icdl.com/ICDLguidelines/toc.htm
http://www.polyxo.com/floortime/buildingplaypartnerships.html
http://www.hiddenlaughter.com/questions/links.html
http://www.zerotothree.org/jacob.html Here is a really cool
parent story
http://www.curledup.com/boywho.htm
The book, the Boy who loved windows is a wonderful account of a family who
floortimes
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/education/HamItUp.html
http://www.icdl.com/Vol3No3.htm
school and floortime
http://www.icdl.com/Vol.2%20No.3.htm
school and floortime
http://www.icdl.com/Newsletter_Vol2_No1.htm school and floortime
Floortime in schools
Some schools today that formally practice DIR/floortime principles. Here are
ones I’ve heard of: Here is a summary list (with additions):
Celebrate the Children in NJ,
http://home.sprintmail.com/~janettevance/floor_time_in_northern_new_jerse.htm
Lionheart in Georgia
www.thelionheartschool.com ,
Oak Hill School Sausalito CA, 415-331-7601,
Smart Start in Santa Monica, CA 310-452-5437
Montclair State University demonstration preschool
http://www.montclair.edu/pages/ecele/floortime.htm in New Jersey
One in Chicago, IL contact Cawn/Krantz Development Therapies for name
My son's school is not Floortime based...but it is full inclusion, small ratio,
and good accommodations to sensory integration and I can highly recommend...www.hopetechschool.org
Contact www.ICDL.com
to ask for a longer list!
You can also buy the audio tapes of a DIR in schools session at a past ICDL
conference www.icdl.com
Gestault learning
"Gestalt learning refers to acquiring things as
"whole pieces," rather than sums of component parts. Gestalt language means that
a child learns entire phrases or other language chunks as indivisible wholes, as
opposed to individual words that could be moved around, re-ordered, or
re-combined with other words to make new phrases/sentences. A typical example of
this is the way (my son) learned to say good-bye. He would always say, "Bye -- see ya later!" because that was the farewell at the end of every Blues Clues
episode. He didn't acquire it as a series of 4 separate words that might be used
in different contexts; it was one language "chunk," and it was the *only* chunk
for the purpose of saying good-bye. This learning style means that kids will
pick up video-talk, common social niceties, and often, very mature sounding
vocabulary (from adults), but not have particularly flexible or fluent use of
the language. Now that (he) is 6.9, he is starting to ask for definitions of
individual words that he's been using correctly in conversation for years (such
as "more" and "older"). I believe that he's finally starting to understand words
as separate entities that exist in various contexts, rather than always part of
some larger, memorized language Gestalt." Sandra Shove, a very articulate and
perceptive special needs parent!
http://www.edsnet.na/Resources/TBCM/TBCM18/M18p24.htm
www.barryprizant.com
http://www.hyperlexia.org/analytic_gestalt.html
http://www.conradsimon.org/AutismText.shtml#Gestalt description of the
brain as relates to
Floortime tips for a Gestault learner
Hippotherapy
different from but similar to therapeutic horseback riding
See some local places here
http://www.helpingdelayedkids.com/sf_bay_area_resources.htm#fun_just
Inclusion
www.hopetechschool.org
www.kidstogether.org
http://members.tripod.com/~pex/inclusion.html
My book recommendations about
inclusion and mainstreaming
Insurance
icd9 codes
http://www.tpmm.com/solutions/professional/ICD9/1TABULAR.htm
icd9 codes – searchable
http://neuro3.stanford.edu/CodeWorrier/
www.ic9coding.com
http://www.psllcnj.com/insurance.htm helpful hints
http://www.hrh.org/cag/samintro.html sample letters to insurance companies
Jobs
OK, this section isn't related to the rest of the website's goals!
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com
this is the guy who write the book that really helped me. It is a very different
sort of job recruiting book
http://www.jobdig.com/content/feature.php?articleID=231&categoryID=8
reminder to ask for the job "i want this job, i think i'd be a good fit here,
what do you think"
http://www.northbridge.net/Samples/ST/text2.htm the best answers - are
real
Kinesiology (BioEnergetic Testing, EAV, Autonomic Response Testing,
etc)
Learning
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=Learning+Capacities+site%3Awww.floortime.org
http://www.bianys.org/learnet/tutorials/advance_organizers.html
organizers
Neurodevelopmental
http://www.fernridgepress.com/autism.exercise.phases.html exercises
simlar to Piaget's Thinking Goes to School
Braingym
See also Sensory integration and OT
See also Feldenkrais
See also Perceptual
Movement
Neurofeedback
re: WildDivine: I just meant that the Playattention might be more kid friendly
in terms of theme, images, and introduction to the exercises. The exercises
themselves are a very good idea and once I think my son can understand enough,
mom offered to give us the software to use/try.
I am interested personally in the neurofeedback
game that works with a Playstation. I think they have probes and you have to
think or breathe a certain way to get your car to go (race) on a playstation.
It's a thing that I recall plugs into a playstation. Here is the site
http://www.smartbraingames.com
Book "Biofeedback for the Brain" by Paul Swingle
Nutritionist
NANP—National Association of Nutrition Professionals (
www.nanp.org ).
This organization includes students and graduates of long-time educational
institutions such as Clayton College of Natural Health (
www.ccnh.edu ) and Bauman College (
www.baumancollege.org ),
Parent's health and wellbeing
www.look-at-the-bright-side-of-life.com
Perceptual movement
http://www.makura.com/bookstore/bodymovement.html interesting book
list
Sensory integration and OT
http://www.coping.org/earlyin/sensory/sensorymod.htm good introduction
http://groups.msn.com/DeannaSavasWebsite The BEST and most complete
archive of files for OT/SI ideas for therapy
http://www.sinetwork.org/ full of
introductory articles and resource links
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sid_dsi/ discussion board and great files in
the files area
http://www.sensoryintegrationhelp.com/ informative articles and resources
http://www.angelfire.com/tn3/task/SI.html many sensory integration links
http://www.zerotothree.org/bulletin/Vol17-5p26.pdf sensory integration
www.coping.org/earlyin/sensory/sensintegact.htm heavy work
http://www.icdl.com/forparentsbyparents/sensoryprocessing/sensory.htm
http://www.mindspring.com/~dgn/sensory.htm sample sensory diet
http://home.earthlink.net/~sensoryint/ the Ayres clinic, see the FAQ under
"know more"
http://www.alertprogram.com/ the Alert program
www.atready.com the At Ready approach
http://www.autism.org/si.html
an introduction
www.autism.org/interview/ljk.html
www.theraproducts.com materials/toys
- my favorite. multiwriter, dot-to-dots, pencil grips, finger crayons,
rubberband ball, rainbo maker, forns, wikki stix, grabbers, cutting food box,
wind-up toys,
www.Ateachabout.com Diane Henry's site
(OT), great ideas/books
www.pfot.com materials/toys
www.sportime.com materials/toys
www.southpawenterprises.com
materials/toys, esp larger therapy items for OT/PT, ie swings
www.theragifts.com materials/toys
www.TherapyShoppe.com materials/toys,
Pressure vests
www.sensorycomfort.com materials/toys,
Pressure vests
www.specialkidszone.com materials/toys,
Pressure vests
http://www.out-of-sync-child.com/more_resources.html good links for si
http://www.geocities.com/~kasmom/sid.html
http://www.amyzier.com/home%20equipment.htm swing and climbing wall
instructions
www.new-vis.com oral motor, mealtime
related products and articles
www.sensoryresources.com
workshops, and excellent sensory related book/audio selection
www.out-of-sync-child.com author
site, excellent books, good extra ideas/links
www.cameronsspecialts.com
weighted T shirts
www.weightedwearables.com
weighted clothes
www.weightedvest.com
www.pdppro.com training, products
www.sensorycomfort.com
http://www.educyberstor.com/store/bryanhouse/catalog/activitybooks.html more
easy maze books
www.talktoolstm.com oral motor,
straw/bubble therapy, site of a popular author/protocol
http://www.frogstore.com/frogbeanie.htm to make a weighted lap frog
http://www.make-the-grade-ot.com
floortime/dir approach
IEPs
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IEP_guide/ tons of good ideas and a
yahoo list for indepth IEP questions
http://www.esu10.k12.ne.us/~sped/obj/prekobj.html examples of preschool IEP
goals
http://www.autismchannel.net/dana/ieps great links
http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/iep.bollero.hearts.htm “Play
Hearts Not Poker” an article I liked about IEPs
http://www.apraxia-kids.org/links/linkssped.html Great links!
Medical-biomedical
See DAN!
Medical- homeopathy
www.mirandacastro.com
Online shopping for special needs books and toys
www.specialneeds.com
books
www.theraproducts.com sensory
toys and books
www.ebay.com good for finding older toys and
books
www.kidability.com
www.therapytoyshop.com
www.lakeshorelearning.com large puppets, book + figurine kits, velcro
characters to match kids songs, etc
www.orientaltrading.com puppets, party horns, eukelae, etc
www.abilitations.com OT/PT
www.pfot.com OT, sensory
www.equipmentshop.com
OT/PT, sensory, lots of balls and larger equipment
www.jump-in-products.com OT,
sensory, a few unusual finds
www.pdppro.com wide selection of books,
including sensory related, some OT products
www.playawaytoy.com rainy door indoor
playground, trapeze/swing, excellent product for SI kids
http://www.otawatertown.com/newsletter.pdf game and toy ideas for kids in OT
http://www.special-kids.com/speechandskill.cfm videos that show other
children, new skills
www.rocknlearn.com videos (and
books) that teach colors and alphabet to music, very successful with my son
www.preschoolpower.com videos of real kids learning in a montessori
environment. I bought several of these...and if you are looking for preschool
videos that teach you child that likes music but doesn't understand what making
muffins is about or how to put on his jacket, etc..these can be good. My only
caution is that I found that we made better progress limiting video time to
0-30minutes a day. Still, if I'm going to put on a video, these have some
special merit in my book.
Playdates and Social
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Floortime/message/1258 Great attachment
with ideas for playdates with 3 year old and typical peers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Floortime/message/1174 Playdates with
typically developing peers, and a link to melinda spring’s interesting but more
aba like playdate ideas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Floortime/message/1047 Playdate game
ideas
http://www.onlineplaygroup.com/playthemes.html more melinda spring
www.thegraycenter.org
Teaching others how to respect, help,
communicate with, and have vision for persons with disabilities
Processing speed
Propolis diffuser
http://beehealthyfarms.com/HealthCare_GOEMButtons.htm
San Francisco area resources for special needs kids
www.php.com see the
resource data base and also the event calendar
Detailed list is HERE
Schools-finding and deciding
http://mkdowney.com/movingschools.htm Tips for Finding a Good School for
special needs
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bayareaprekasd/message/1262 more tips,
but you will have to join that yahoo group to read the message
Schools-inclusion
List of books for parents and teachers about inclusion / mainstreaming
http://www.bridges4kids.org/IEP/Inclusion.html
http://www.coping.org/involvepar/inclusion.htm
http://www.cayboces.org/Special%20Education/Autism/autismweb/getting_started_with_inclusion.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~aspergers/Inclusin.htm
http://www.advocatesforspecialkids.org/links_inclusion.htm
http://projectparticipate.org/handoutsforms.asp
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/inclusion_schultz.html
http://www.ncmsa.net/ressum14.htm
middle school
Schools-homeschooling for special needs
http://mkdowney.com/mkd-homeschooling.html ;
http://mkdowney.com/mkd-presentation-homeschooling.htm
Shadow aide
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTT-NET/message/7555 a person writing a
book on this subject
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTT-NET/message/7357 hourly rates and
the school district
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Floortime/message/887 facilitating?
Facilitating for a boy named Graham
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Floortime/message/2330 tips from someone
who is an aide
http://www.mindspring.com/~dgn/school.htm Using A Faciliator At School
http://www.mindspring.com/~dgn/school2.htm FACILITATING FOR A CHILD IN
A TYPICAL CLASSROOM
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/relsvc.aide.steedman.htm How to request a
one-to-one aide
http://projectparticipate.org/handouts/TipsforParaeducators.pdf tips
http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/evolve/evolvegsa.pdf -
Guidelines for Selecting
Alternatives to Overreliance on Paraprofessionals
http://www.wrightslaw.com/heath/parapro.qual.htm iep and
paraprofessionals
Sleep sanctuary
http://www.klinghardtacademy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=62
http://buildingbiology.net/
SMI
Parviz Youssefi, who runs the GMS Institute's Sensory Motor Integration
division in a giant gym in Manassas
http://www.gmskids.com/smi/classes.html
Social thinking
http://www.cspd.net/wmper/docs/MWinnerHO.doc really helpful notes from a
workshop
and abstract thinking
http://www.bianys.org/learnet/tutorials/concrete_vs_abstract_thinking.html
Speech therapy
www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/sptherapy.html wonderful page of
speech therapy ideas
Links to Language (http://www.linkstolanguage.com)
teaches kids how to recognize/decode the pattern of English as well as building
working memory, effective for kids with ASD, apraxia and language delays.
Not all children will do well with Links and the program includes instruction on
when you know it isn't going to work for the kid. Also teach kids that they can
control themselves ("quiet sitting") and that each task is finite.
Telling/sharing
http://www.netacc.net/~gradda/sp98dear.html Dear Teacher, letter from parent
of a ADD child
http://www.pattyrbashe.com/LetterofIntroduction.htm Letter of
introduction about my child, Aspergers
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Floortime/message/2214 This is
me, a special needs preschooler
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/ltrs.index.htm excellent info on writing
letters about your specail needs child
http://mkdowney.com/mkd-telling.html To tell or not to tell others about
your child's diagnosis. This parent recommends to tell, and I agree, this is the
approach that I have followed as well.
www.apraxia-kids.org/slps/teachersletter.html dear teacher, my child
has apraxia
Tics
www.latitudes.org Tourette board is
great, full of ideas
Toys
See the resource column inside this
homeideas
spreadsheet
www.smart-estore.com inexpensive,
brand-name software computer games for kids
Travel and vacations
http://allearsnet.com/pl/dis_aut.htm disneyland with special needs
www.kayak.com
www.rlmsoftware.com/TravelTools
http://www.trip.com/trs/cheaptickets/galileo_flight_tracker/galileo_home.xsl
http://www.bts.gov/xml/ontimesummarystatistics/src/ddisp/OntimeSummaryDataDisp.xml
airline ontime statistics
www.jetblue.com
www.southwest.com
Other
http://icdl.com/ICDLguidelines/toc.htm
Valuable, in depth
information for clinicians and parents of special needs children. The ICDL
Clinical Practice Guidelines redefines the standards of care for infants,
children, and families with special needs. 819 pages of information.
www.icdl.com/forparentsbyparents/toc.htm
Special guide for parents,
includes: Therapeutic Approaches, Biomedical Interventions, Sensory
Processing, Education Interventions, Law and Advocacy, and a Glossary. Many
useful website links are embedded within the guide.
http://www.icdl.com/links_to_other_websites.htm
Descriptions and links to websites of
related non profit agencies and of ICDL's advisory board members.
http://mkdowney.com/mkd-skipcounting.htm learning to multiply and divide
with "skip counting" songs
www.uctv.tv UCTV's "Med Ed Hour" Features
doctors and researchers streaming video
Vision Therapy
http://www.children-special-needs.org/vision_therapy/what_is_vision_therapy.html
http://www.devdelay.org/issues.html#vision
http://www.autisticvision.com/id22.htm
Visual Motor
www.ndta.org
neurodevelopmental treatment, NDT,
interesting bulleting on visual motor, links
Word Retrieval ( Word finding )
http://members.tripod.com/~Caroline_Bowen/wordretrieval.html
http://www.cslot.com/children/word_find.htm
www.wordfinding.com
http://icdl.com/Vol3No2.htm
http://www.asa-tgcc.org/Labeling.htm
http://teacherweb.com/MA/NAAmvet/GWalker/h5.stm
http://www.motamedfamily.com/tips.htm#IdeaRetrieval floortime idea
retrieval
http://www.wordfinding.com/
http://www.bianys.org/learnet/tutorials/retrieval_problems.html
http://www.bianys.org/learnet/tutorials/slow_information_processing.html
Vaccines
http://www.909shot.com/state-site/state-exemptions.htm
Vision Therapy
http://www.drbradfordmurray.com
Vitamins and supplements
www.barleans.com pure borage oil
www.kirkmanlabs.com Kirkman's CLO
uses a synthetic vitamin E...
www.brainchildnutritionals.com
www.IllnessIsOptional.com
cost effective, E-lyte, Thorne (Thorne Research's Pic-Mins are highly
absorbable minerals that don't contain calcium.), methyl pyruvate,
www.Needs.com discount, Thorne, mag
citrate powder, trisalts, recancostat $95, fast ship, sherry rogers books, bath
ball refill, biosil $18, AMF Grout Sealer, EMF gauss meter ALLER AIR $28,
Lumina cell food $22/oz, concentrace, now e-400 d-alpha dry
www.FamilyPharmacy.net
www.Bayho.com discount, Thorn, ribose
$55/250g, BioEnergy NADH & ATP spray $28/1 oz, liver life$28/2oz, carnitine
fumarate 60caps/500mg/$24
250 mg 120 cap
$19 , Fumarate 340 mg 120 vcap $43,
DMG (N,N-Dimethylglycine) 125 mg 180
cap $24,
Creatine Pyruvate 3 g 250 g
www.unitoday.net/randigoldman
mom of special needs kids sells usana vitamins, gfcf ff toothpaste etc
www.biogro.us/wateroz.html
trace minerals in water
http://www.aboutbreathing.com/articles/vitamin-c.htm Vitamin C
http://www.doctoryourself.com/immune.html Vitamin C for Immune
system
http://www.orthomed.com Dr.
Cathcart on Vitamin C
http://www.painstresscenter.com/mall/Teenlink.asp amino acids for teens
www.vrp.com Zinc Monomethionine (zinc
that Dr JM recommends) and Bromelain (for headaches)
www.kirkmanlabs.com
www.myvitanet.com discount, Vit C
powder, Carlson Amino Blend
www.beyond-a-century.com
powdered supplements, ie TMG and D-Glucarate powder
http://www.iherb.com : Free shipping for
$20 or more
http://www.vitacost.com : Flat rate
$4.95, but very low costs, use 5% off code WE56A6
http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/products.php?cat=26&PHPSESSID=c651c4c0c89fa7e176e5d8cb1c9e3a50
: some items are free ship
www.metabolicmaintenance.com/contactus.html 800-772-7873 custom amino
acids, custom mult vit powder
http://www.ez-fitness.com
B-Nase, B-12, CO enzyme B-12, ATP and
Alpha GPC oral spray
jarrow ribose $14/100g,
There is more info related to supplements on the biomed
page
Yoga
I think that yoga is great and breathe control /proper breathing is very
important. I have the yoga for the special child book and did try some of it
on my son...I should pull it out and revisit as he is way more capable now.
Here is my last tip (I am a big note taker) on this subject Yoga positions,
great! Get the nice yoga cards and or poster from
www.theraproducts.com and
there is a nice book from amazon "yoga for the special child"..at 4.0 I ask
him to pick one of three yoga cards or positions…we hold it for a count of
20. I have the yogakids video, but that hasn't worked for us...I am hoping
to add the breathing soon
More to come!!!!
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