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General Autism Resources

General Information

• Autism Speaks
• Your Child
• "100 Useful Sites, Networks, and Resources for Parents"
• Debbie Bialer’s Toilet Teaching: www.teachtoileting.com
• Special Needs Project: www.specialneedsproject.com

Play-based and DIR Therapies

• Profectum Foundation
• The PLAY Project via Profectum Foundation Profectum Foundation is now offering a 6-month subscription to The PLAY Project Workshop One, 'Be Your Child's Best Play Partner.'
• Floortime Foundation
• Stanley Greenspan MD & The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders
• Floortime Repository: DIR/Floortime model Network
• Yahoo Group: Floortime
• Yahoo Group: Floortimers
• Cawn / Krantz & Assoc., Developmental Therapies: www.cawn-krantz.com. Consultation, evaluation, & treatment services to help children and families affected by developmental challenges in Illinois.

Autism Societies, Clubs and Support Groups

• Autism Society of America
• Autism Society of Michigan
• Asperger’s Syndrome Coalition of the US
• National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)
• Child Development Club: a place for parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists and other professionals worldwide to share their resources about child development.

Screening Tools

• First Signs
• Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) [PDF]

Language Intervention

• Hanen Centre

• Prizant BM and Wetherby AM. Understanding the Continuum of Discrete-Trial Traditional Behavior to Social-Pragmatic Developmental Approaches in Communication Enhancement for Young Children with Autism/PDD. Seminars in Speech and Language (1998), 19(4), 329-353.

Social Stories

• Polyxo Social Stories
• The Gray Center

OT/Sensory Integration

• Sensory Integration Network

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

• abaconnections.com
• bridgesabatapes.com
• Steven Gutstein: The Connection Center
• JOAK Above and Beyond Behavioral Approach, Clinton Township, MI
  [contact] Alycia Rammage, BCBA, LLP
  [phone] (586) 792-1654
  [email] alycia.rammage@joakmacomb.com

Clinical Guidelines

• National Research Council. Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism. Educating Children with Autism. 2001. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Children with Disabilities. The pediatrician’s role in the diagnosis and management in of autistic spectrum disorders in children. Pediatrics. 2001; 107(5): 1221-1226.
• AACAP Official Actions. Practice Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. December 1999; 38(12) supplement 32S-54S.
• Government guidelines for autism.

Insurance

• www.InsuranceHelpforAutism.com

Education

• IDEA
• www.QuickAutismHelp.com: IEP forms and other resources developed by PLAY parents
• www.celebratethechildren.org: A DIR-based school program with some great tips and resources for educating kids with autism

Being Ready for School

• smarterkids.com
• Mike Frandsen, "Coach Mike," Bethesda, MD: DIR-based services, including academic tutoring, sports, and social skills www.coachmike.net
• Kubina, Richard M.; Morrison, Rebecca, and Lee, David L. Benefits of Adding Precision Teaching to Behavioral Interventions for Students with Autism. Behavioral Interventions. 2002; 17: 1-14.
• Wagner, Sheila. Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism. Arlington, TX, Future Horizons, 1999. www.futurehorizons-autism.com
• Web site: Stop Bullying Now www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
• 71 Things Your Child Needs to Know Before Kindergarten

Outside of the U.S.

• Smile:Interactive Play for Children with Autism - autism-smile.co.uk

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