Speech and Language Development
Helpful information for parents regarding the development of speech, language, and communication
Development of Gross Motor Skills
Definition and description of gross motor skills; gross motor development from infancy through school age.
Development of Fine Motor Skills
Description of fine motor skills; fine motor development from infancy through school age; encouraging fine motor development
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
Information regarding orofacial myofunctional disorders, a.k.a. tongue thrust
Speech Sound Disorders
Information for parents regarding articulation disorder (problems making sounds) and phonological processes disorder (patterns of sound errors)
Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
Information for parents regarding feeding and swallowing disorders, including signs and symptoms, evaluation methods, and treatment options
Language-Based Learning Disabilities
Helpful information for parents including signs and symptoms, how language-based learning disabilities are diagnosed, and treatment
Selective Mutism
General information on selective mutism (when a child chooses not to speak)
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Information for parents regarding ADHD, including definition, signs and symptoms, and speech and language therapy for the child with ADHD
Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Information about Autistic Spectrum Disorders, including signs and symptoms
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
What is Sensory Integration Disorder? SID (also known as Sensory Integration Dysfunction) occurs when the brain has problems receiving and responding to information that is sent through the five senses. People with sensory processing problems are often oversensitive to their environment.
Central Auditory Processing Disorders
“Understanding Auditory Processing Disorders in Children” is an informative article written by Teri James Bellis, PhD, CCC-A
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
General information from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
What is Developmental Apraxia of Speech?
In this video, Tracy Vail, co-owner of Let’s Talk Speech and Language Services, Inc. talks about various strategies to deal with apraxia.
Community Partnership for People with Autism Listserv
To help you find your community, here is a list of mostly national and mostly online autism-friendly community groups and services.
The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising and Enjoying the Five “Difficult” Types of Children
Stanley I. Greenspan and Jacqueline Salmon
The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth
Stanley I. Greenspan, Serena Wieder, and Robin Simons
A Mind at a Time
Mel Levine
The Myth of Laziness
Mel Levine
Smart Kids with School Problems: Things to Know and Ways to Help
Priscilla L. Vail
NeedQuest: Resources for Special Needs Kids & Their Parents
At NeedQuest, you will find all of the local special needs services and providers you need for your special loved one in Union, Essex, Morris, Somerset, and the surrounding New Jersey counties. We list special needs therapists, camps, schools, after-school programs for children with special needs, special education lawyers, post-secondary transition programs, etc…Absolutely everything special needs is right here. And it’s free for parents!
Apraxia Kids
An organization dedicated to strengthening the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia, so that each child has their best opportunity to develop speech
The Cherab Foundation
A world-wide nonprofit organization working to improve the communication skills and education of all children with speech and language delays and disorders, particularly verbal and oral apraxia
ComeUnity Speech and Communication by Children
Articles and resources on the subject of speech, language, and communication in children.
Beyond Baby Talk: From Sounds to Sentences, A Parent’s Complete Guide to Language Development
Julie J. Masterson and Kenn Apel
Does My Child Have a Speech Problem?
Katherine L. Martin
Language Processing Problems: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Cindy Gaulin
The Late Talker: What to Do If Your Child Isn’t Talking Yet
Marilyn C. Agin, Lisa F. Geng, and Malcolm Nichol
Occupational Therapy Resources
Links and ideas for therapists and parents
Handwriting Without Tears
Information and products for the Handwriting Without Tears program
The Sensory Processing Disorder Network
Quality resources for individuals with sensory processing disorders and for the family members, friends, therapists, physicians, teachers, and researchers who care about and work with them
Sensory Resources, LLC
Resources for raising children with sensory motor, developmental, and social-emotional challenges
Sensory Processing Disorder Resources
Quality information, resources, and products to aid in understanding and treatment of children who struggle every day to function due to sensory processing difficulties
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Carol Stock Kranowitz
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
Carol Stock Kranowitz
Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry
Perri Klass and Eileen Costello
Relationship of Learning Problems and Classroom Performance to Sensory Integration
Marie Di Matties and Norma Quirk
Sensory Secrets: How to Jump-Start Learning in Children
Catherine Chemin Schneider
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World
Sharon Heller
Autism Family Tours with Brianna
The mission of Autism Family Tours with Brianna, Inc., is to provide customized, therapeutic, educational and recreational programs for Autistic children and their immediate family members. mission Share latest interventions concerning therapies, and programs that can aid the autistic child and entire family. Concentrate on strengthening the family unit by offering support programs and respite to caregivers and siblings.
LD Online
The world’s leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD
Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
A non-profit organization dedicated to educating, guiding, and inspiring families of children with learning disabilities and ADHD
Internet Special Education Resources
A nationwide directory of professionals, organizations, and schools that serve the learning disabilities and special education communities
What’s On Your Plate Project
A wonderful kid friendly website promoting a film that proves that not only can kids understand the issues surrounding nutrition, but they can actually teach other kids about how they are what they eat.
Multivitamin Comparison Chart (pdf)
The Gluten Free/Casein Free Diet Website
The official GFCF Diet Support Group’s informative website regarding dietary intervention treatment for Autistic Spectrum Disorders
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
TACA: Talk About Curing Autism Website
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. TACA helps to strengthen the autism community by connecting families and the professionals who can help them, allowing them to share stories and information to help people with autism be the best they can be.
Glutino & Gluten Free Pantry
Glutino & Gluten Free Pantry is a manufacturer and distributor specializing in gluten-free products.
Kinnikinnick Foods Inc.
A manufacturer and distributor of a wide variety of GFCF (Gluten Free Casein Free) products
Local Harvest
A useful resource for finding farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in the School Nutrition Programs (pdf)
The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service’s Guide for school food service staff on accommodating special dietary needs in school nutrition programs.
Is This Your Child? Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children and Adults
Doris Rapp
Is This Your Child’s World? How You Can Fix the Schools and Homes That Are Making Your Children Sick
Doris Rapp
Special Diets for Special Kids
Lisa Lewis
Special Diets for Special Kids, Two
Lisa Lewis and Karyn Seroussi
The LCP Solution: The Remarkable Nutritional Treatment for ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia
B. Jacqueline Stordy and Malcolm J. Nicholl
Special Diet Solutions: Healthy Cooking Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast or Refined Sugar
Carol Lee Fenster
ComeUnity: Growth and Feeding Issues in Children
Articles on the subject of feeding; sensory integration issues and eating; and prematurity and feeding issues
CAPD Parents’ Page
Resources for parents of children with Central Auditory Processing disorders
Hearing Aids and Audiology Information Network
A resource for information on hearing loss, hearing aids, and audiology
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development
Encouraging speech and language development from birth to 6 years of age
How Parents Can Help Their Child with Apraxia
Helpful suggestions and activities for parents
Organization Tips for ADHD Children
How routines help children with attention deficit disorder achieve structure and happiness
Sensory Modulation and Sensory Integration Activities
Tactile stimulating activities, vestibular stimulating activities, proprioceptive stimulating activities, motor planning, and equilibrium stimulating activities, and deep pressure/heavy work activities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Insure Kids Now!)
Linking the Nation’s children to health insurance
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy
Accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Provides a wide array of supports to parents and individuals, school districts, and states in the areas of special education, vocational rehabilitation, and research
Alternative Therapies for Children with Brain Injury and Developmental Disorders
The most comprehensive site available for the discussion of medical and physical therapies for the treatment of brain-injured children
Developmental Delay Resources
A network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities.
Kids Camps
Provides links to special needs camps
My Summer Camps
Special needs camps in New Jersey
American Speech-Language-Hearing
The national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 127,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists
New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The professional association for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the state of New Jersey
American Occupational Therapy Association
The national professional association representing the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students of occupational therapy
New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association
The professional association for occupational therapy practitioners in the state of New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Education
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Resources developed by the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities are now housed by the Center for Parent Information and Resources.
A central source providing information on disabilities in children; IDEA (the law authorizing special education); No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices
