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ACHIEVERS UNLIMITED, INC. |
Services offered: vision screening, vision therapy, workshops and seminars on vision development. Activity kits and workbooks to improve children’s motor and visual development. |
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AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (AOTA) |
Helping people of all ages develop skills for the job of living. |
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AUTISM FAMILY RESOURCES |
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AUTISM NETWORK FOR |
Providing help and support for families using a gluten-free and casein-free diet in the treatment of autism and related developmental disabilities. andI was established by parent researchers, Lisa Lewis and Karyn Seroussi. Their books, Special Diets for Special Kids and Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and PDD, as well as The ANDI News quarterly, are available through the website. |
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COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRISTS IN VISION DEVELOPMENT (COVD) |
Main resource for locating certified optometrists and vision therapists. |
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COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN |
Free dissemination, through a Federally-funded clearinghouse, of publications and information on disabilities and/or gifted education. |
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DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY RESOURCES (DDR) |
The nonprofit organization that provides information, conferences, and a quarterly newsletter, New Developments, to educate parents and professionals about healthy options for treating the whole child. These healthy options include treatments that address sensory-motor processing, boost the immune system, address structural integrity, and encourage positive social-emotional relationships. DDR also carries an extensive liine of hard-to-find books and materials on sensory processing, vision, immunizations, health, and nutrition. Patricia S. Lemer, M.S. Bus, NCC, M.Ed., is Executive Director. |
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EDUCATIONAL KINESIOLOGY FOUNDATION/BRAIN GYM INTERNATIONAL |
A non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to the study of movement of the human body as it relates to learning and expression skills. Procedures include the Brain Gym® system, a set of 26 specific movements developed by Paul Dennison, PhD, based on research in physical movement, education and child development. The system readies the body to learn by integrating visual, auditory, and kinesthetic functioning. It stimulates the nervous system equally in all brain partts, minimizes one-sided brain reactions, and strengthens neural pathways between the two hemispheres. The activities effect rapid and often dramatic improvements in concentration, memory, reading, writing |
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FAMILIES AND ADVOCATES |
A project funded by the U.S. Department of Education to improve the educational outcomes for children with disabilities. FAPE aims to reach parents, administrators, service providers, and policymakers nationwide with informatoin about implementing IDEA (The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). |
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FAMILY LEARNING SERVICES |
A website offering resources for educational assistance to families and students. The organization assesses the learning strengths and weaknesses of students of any age or area of challenge and presents to each one a treatment plan that will strengthen learning deficiencies and even enhance areas of competence. |
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FRAGILE X RESEARCH |
Organization dedicated to accelerating progress toward effective treatments and ultimately a cure for Fragile X, by directly funding the most promising research. |
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FUTURE HORIZONS |
The world leader in autism/Asperger’s syndrome publishing, including books, audios and videos. Future Horizons also sponsors conferences throughout the U.S. and around the world, featuring topics such as autism, Asperger’s syndrome, sensory issues, early intervention, inclusion, IEPs, social skills, music and art therapy, diet and nutrition, visual thinking, and communication. |
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HENRY OCCUPATIONAL |
Diana Henry’s workshops on sensory processing for schools, homes, and businesses, and products including chair balls and multi-lingual publications on sensory integration/sensory processing. |
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KID (KNOWLEDGE IN DEVELOPMENT) FOUNDATION |
The KID Foundation is a public charity that serves children with SPD through these programs: • Sensory Processing Disorder-Parent Connections, supporting parents of children with SPD. Local hosts organize meetings nationwide.
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LEARNING DISABILITIES |
National membership organization of professionals and parents that provides a bibliography of resources and free listings of State learning disabilities associations. |
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LOOK AT ME PRODUCTIONS |
Organization committed to providing educators with workshop leaders who really care about kids and teachers. Consultants are award-winning authors and teachers themselves, who motivate, educate and energize other educators to make a difference in their classrooms through music, movement, drama, and dance. Kathy Poelker, an early childhood music educator, leads the way. Best-loved recordings include Look At Me and Look At My World. |
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MUSIKGARTEN |
Early childhood music education company, specializing in training teachers to operate their own music studios to teach children from ages birth to nine, with classes for baby and mom and all the way up to beginning keyboard. The wholistic curriculum featuures active listening, movement, pplay, sinnging and instrument use. Family music materials as well as instruments are also offered. |
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NATIONAL FRAGILE X FOUNDATION |
Unites the Fragile X community by enriching lives through educational and emotional support, promoting public and professional awareness, and advancing research toward improved treatments and a cure for Fragile X syndrome. (Fragile X syndrome, a hereditary condition that causes a wide range of mental impairments, from mild learnin. disabilities to severe mental retardation, is often associated with sensory disorders.) |
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NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH |
Information and referral clearinghouse for families, professionals, educators and others working with children with disabilities and disability-related issues. Free information includes fact sheets on IDEA and the legal aspects of education; referrals include resource lists of supportive organizations in your state. |
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NONVERBAL LEARNING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION (NLDA) |
A nonprofit organization dedicated to research, education, and advocacy for nonverbal learning disorders, which impair reception or nonverbal or performance-based information and may lead to problems with visual-spatial, intuitive |
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OPTOMETRIC EXTENSION PROGRAM FOUNDATION, INC. |
Books, pamphlets, and educational materials on vision development, vision therapy, and research in vision. |
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PARENTS ACTIVE FOR |
Information and support for parents, educators, and other professionals about the relationship between vision and academic achievement. |
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PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE, INC.
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Nonprofit corporation formed solely to produce a public service parenting education radio program. Interviews with experts on specific parenting topics air on stations across the country. |
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PARENTS/PROFESSIONALS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PROGRESS (PEP) |
Coalition of parents and health professionals who seek to communicate with others regarding research information on all treatments and care for children who are sensory challenged. |
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PDP PRODUCTS and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS |
Toys and equipment that promote sensory processing, postural control, attention, self-regulation and skills; materials for working with clients with developmental and neurobehavioral problems; workshops and continuing education seminars for therapists and educators. The source for materials such as Out of the Mouths of Babes: Discovering the Developmental Significance of the Mouth. |
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SENSORY RESOURCES, LLC |
Helping people understand sensory processing disorders and what can be done to help those affected. The organization sponsors national conferences on SPD and related subjects. It also publishes and distributes materials such as: • The Out-of-Sync Child video |
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SPD PARENT SHARE |
National network of volunteer Parent Support Hosts formed in order to share information, resources, awareness and support to SPD families. SHARE = Support, Help, Advocacy, Resources, Education. “It’s not enough to prepare our children for the world… we must prepare the world for our children.” |
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ST. COLUMBA’S NURSERY SCHOOL
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Model preschool for integrating sensory-motor activities and “over-the-counter” occupational therapy techniques into the school day. Source for the Balzer-Martin Preschool Screening Manual, co-authored by Lynn A. Balzer Martin, PhD, OTR, and Carol S. Kranowitz, M.A., which is an SI-based program for occupational therapists to use in school settings to identify risk factors for learning and behavior problems in three- to five-year-olds. The school welcomes visitors. Julia H. Berry, M.A., is Director. |
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THERAPYWORKS, INC. |
Training, publications, and products related to How Does Your Engine Run? The Alert Program for Self-Regulation, developed by occupational therapists Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger. Products include leader’s guide for professionals, introductory booklet for parents and teachers, audiotape with songs for children with SPD and attention challenges, and Take Five! Staying Alert at Home and School, a book with sensory-motor activities and other strategies to support children’s “engines.” |
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TOUCHMATH® |
Multisensory teaching approach in which young children say, hear, and touch numbers as they work with flashcards. TouchMath is for school use in regular or special education classrooms or at home as a home schooling program or home support program. |
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TWIN TO TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME FOUNDATION |
Organization devoted to helping families newly diagnosed with the syndrome (affecting about 15% of all identical twins’ births), grieving when a loss occurs challenged by special need when specific diagnoses have been made. |
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ZERO TO THREE |
ZERO TO THREE’s mission is to support the healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families. We are a national nonprofit multidisciplinary organization that advances our mission by informing, educating and supporting adults who influence the lives of infants and toddlers. |
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