Resources

Organizations

American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA)
www.asha.org
Mail: 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 897-5700 or (800) 638-TALK

 

 American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
www.aota.org
Location: 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD
Mail: P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
Phone: (301) 652-AOTA or (800) 668-8255
Fax: (301) 652-7711

 

American Physical Therapy Association
www.apta.org

 

http://www.specialneedsalliance.com

American Hippotherapy Association (AHA)

North American Riding for the Handicap Association (NARHA)

Autism Society of America

United Cerebral Palsy

Alabama Autism Assistance Program (AAAP) www.helpaaap.org

 

Autism Web Site    http://alex.state.al.us/autismAL

American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org

 

Books/Articles/Magazines

http://www.eparent.com/  Exceptional Parent magazine

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping With
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Author: Carol Stock Kranowitz

The Out of Sync Child has Fun!
Author: Carol Stock Kranowitz

The Late Talker: What to Do If Your Child Isn't Talking Yet
Authors: Marilyn Agin, Lisa Geng, and Malcolm Nicholl

Making Sense of Sensory Integration (Audio Cassette & Booklet)
Authors: Jane Koomar, Stacy Szklut, and Sharon Cermak

Does My Child Have a Speech Problem?
Author: Katherine Martin

Beyond Baby Talk: From Sounds to Sentences, A Parent's Complete Guide to Language Development
Authors: Julie J. Masterson Phd, Kenn Apel Phd, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

The Parent to Parent Handbook, Connecting Families of Children with Special Needs
Authors: Betsy Santelli, Florene Stewart Poyadue and Jane Leora Young

The Child with Special Needs; Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth
Authors: Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D and Serena Weider, PhD.

Gross Motor Skills in Children With Down Syndrome : A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Author: Patricia C. Winders

Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parents Guide
Author: Elaine Gerlais

A Parent's Guide to Autism
Author: Charles A. Hart

Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
by Marianne Bruni

Children with Cerebral Palsy, 2nd ed.: A Parent's Guide
edited by Elaine Geralis

You Can't Make Me, But I Can Be Persuaded
by Cynthia Ulrich-Tobias

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
by Carol Stock Kranowitz, Larry B. Silver

 

Products

Catalogs for Equipment and Toys

Abilitations
Mail: One Sportime Way, Atlanta, GA 30340
Phone: toll free: (800) 850-8602;
international toll calls: (770) 449-5700
Fax: toll free: (800) 845-1535
local or international fax: (770) 263-0897

Achievement Products for Children
Mail: P.O. Box 9033, Canton, OH 44711
Phone: (800) 373-4699
Fax: (800) 766-4303

Discovery Toys
Mail: 14201 Brass Wheel Rd., Boyds, MD 20841
Phone: (301) 528-0962, or toll free: (877) 875-9471

Integrations
Mail: Integrations, P.O. Box 620860, Atlanta, GA 30362
Phone: Toll free: (800) 622-0638
Fax: Toll free: (800) 845-1535

SouthPaw Enterprises
Mail: P.O. Box 1047, Dayton, OH 45401
Phone: (800) 228-1698
Fax: (937) 252-8502

Sportime
Mail: Sportime, One Sportime Way, Atlanta, GA 30340
Phone: Toll free: (800) 283-5700;
Fax: Toll free: (800) 845-1535

The Therapy Shoppe, Inc.
Mail: P.O. Box 8875, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
Phone: Toll-free (800) 261-5590
Fax: (616) 863-5976

Therapy Skill Builders
Mail: 555 Academic Court, San Antonio, TX 78204-2498
Phone: (800) 228-0752
Fax: (800) 232-1223

      Orthotics
            http://www.dafo.com

 

 

Local Links

VBA 
http://vivianbadams.net/contact-us/

 

Miracle Field
http://www.dothan.org/depts/leisure/leisuremiraclefield.htm  

 

Wiregrass United Way
http://www.wuw.org/

 

Children's Rehabilitation Services (CRS) District Office - Dothan
334-699-6600

http://www.rehab.state.al.us/Home/default.aspx?url=/Home/Services/AEIS/Supports+Information/Programs

FRIENDS (support for Down Syndrome) www.downsyndromefriends.org

 

 

Diagnosis-Based Sites


Down Syndrome

*       National Association for Down Syndrome
www.nads.org

      *       Buddy Walk (support for Down Syndrome) www.buddywalk.org 

Cerebral Palsy

*       Cerebral Palsy, A Guide for Care
http://gait.aidi.udel.edu/res695/homepage/pd_ortho/clinics/c_palsy/cpweb.htm

*       National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke
www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/cerebral_palsy.htm

*       Cerebral Palsy, Ask the Doctor
www.about-cerebral-palsy.org/

Developmental Delay

*       Developmental Delay Resources (DDR)
www.devdelay.org
Mail: 4401 East-West Highway, # 207, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 652-2263
Fax: (301) 652-9133
e-mail:
devdelay@mindspring.com

Autism

*       Autism Society of America (ASA)
www.autism-society.org
Mail: 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20814-3067
Phone: (301) 567-0881, or (800) 3AUTISM
e-mail:
info@autim-society.org

*       Autism Resources
www.autism-resources.com

*       Autism/PDD Resources Network
www.autism-pdd.net

*       Autism.org
www.autism.org

Apraxia
http://www.apraxia-kids.org

Autism
http://www.autism-society.org
http://www.TEACCH.com
http://www.asperger.org

Brachial Plexus
http://www.drnathbrachialplexus.com

Cerebral Palsy
http://www.ucp.org
http://www.hemikids.org
http://www.cerebralpalsy.org

Sensory Integration Dysfunction
http://www.sinetwork.org