Informational Links

 Speech-Language

 

• American Speech and Language Association
  www.asha.org
• Apraxia Information & Building Hope
  www.apraxia-kids.org
• PROMPT Institute
  www.promptinstitute.com
• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
  www.pecs.com
• Stuttering Foundation of America
  www.stutteringhelp.org
• Books on Speech
  www.childrensdisabilities.info/speech/speechbooks.html

Occupational Therapy

 

• Information on Sensory Processing Disorder
  www.sensory-processing-disorder.com
• The American Occupational Therapy Association
  www.aota.org
• Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
  www.spdstar.org
• Carol S. Kranwitz’s, Recognizing & Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
  www.out-of-sync-child.com

Social Learning

 

• Social Thinking, Michelle Garcia Winner
  www.socialthinking.com
• Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support (OASIS)
  www.aspergersyndrome.org
• Software for Social Skills
  www.socialskillbuilder.com

Self-Regulation

 

• Leah Kuypers and The Zones of Regulation®
  www.zonesofregulation.com
• The Alert Program® & How Does Your Engine Run?®
  www.alertprogram.com
• Kari Dunn Buron & Bitzi Curtis, The Incredible 5-Point Scale
  www.5pointscale.com

Learning Disabilities

 

• Learning Disabilities Association
  www.ldaamerica.org
• LD Online
  www.ldonline.org
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
  www.ncld.org

Autism

 

• Autism Research Institute (ARI)
  www.autism.org

• The SCERTS® Model, Education Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  www.scerts.com
• Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-Based Model (DIR/Floortime)
  www.icdl.com
• Mental Health & Asperger’s Syndrome
  www.lakeviewhealth.com/blog/mental-health-and-aspergers-syndrome

Non-Verbal Learning Disorders

 

• NLD on the Web
  www.nvld.org

Psychological Support /
Local Support Groups & Organizations

 

• Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
  https://www.cpacinc.org

Behavioral Information

 

• Collaborative & Proactive Solutions
  https://www.cpsconnection.com/

• Lives in the Balance
  https://www.livesinthebalance.org/

• BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst)
  https://www.bacb.com/index.php

• Association for Behavior Analysis
  www.abainternational.org

Early Intervention

 

• The Hanen Centre
  www.hanen.org
• Pathways Awareness Foundation
  pathways.org
• Department of Developmental Services
  https://www.ct.gov/dds/site/default.asp 
• Birth to Three
  https://www.birth23.org/

Legal

 

• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
  www.dredf.org
• Council of Parents, Advocates, & Attorneys
  https://www.copaa.org/

• Information on Special Education
  www.wrightslaw.com
• Special Ed Advocacy
  www.thoughtco.com/special-education-4132499
• IDEA Information
  https://idea.ed.gov/
• Connecticut Special Ed Law
  https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Publications/Assistive-Technology-Guidelines-Section-1-For-Ages-3-21/Laws-and-Policies#CTlawsAndRegs
  

• Birth Injury Guide
  https://www.birthinjuryguide.org
• Status of Dyslexia Under Special Education Laws
  https://www.cga.ct.gov/2014/rpt/pdf/2014-R-0058.pdf