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• IXL
Discover how IXL supports success for every learner
https://www.ixl.com/• Khan Academy
We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
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• ADDitide Magazine
ADDitude is the world’s most trusted resource for families and adults living with ADHD and related conditions, and for the professionals who work with them.
https://www.additudemag.com/• CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
We believe in improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.
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• Anxiety & Depression Association of America
ADAA works to prevent, treat, and cure anxiety disorders and depression.
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• Autism Level 1/Asperger’s Syndrome:
Dr. Tony Attwood, world renown authority on Asperger's:
Visit Dr. Attwood's site• Comparison of Neuro to ASD (Early signs and symptoms):
Click to watch video• Autism in Girls:
Dr. Tony Atwood, Autism in girls:
Visit article• Autism Intervention:
Dr. Simon Baron Cohen -Significant research and best practices in Autism intervention.
Visit the Autism Research Centre to learn more• Play Included (LEGO® based therapy):
Dr. Gina Gomez de la Cuesta -Gina has developed training and resources in the Brick-by-Brick™ programme having studied LEGO® based therapy for her PhD at Cambridge University Autism Research Centre.
Visit Play Included• Expertise & Neurodiverse Empowerment:
Jennifer Cook, Belong, a wonderland of personal access to international expertise and neurodiverse empowerment.
Visit ‘Now You Belong’• Center for Autism and Related Disabilities University of Miami
UM-NSU CARD is a comprehensive outreach and support program serving people with autism and related disabilities, their families, and the professionals who work with them. UM-NSU CARD operates in three Florida counties under the supervision of a constituency board comprised of family members who help guide program policy priorities and activities.• Center for Autism and Related Disabilities Nova University https://www.nova.edu/card/index.html
• Autism Society: Inspiration Meets Purpose
Everyone deserves to live fully. At the core of the Autism Society’s work is our goal to influence meaningful change in support of the Autism community
https://autismsociety.org/the-autism-experience/• Temple Grandin, PhD
Dr. Grandin did not talk until she was three and a half years old. She was fortunate to get early speech therapy. Her teachers also taught her how to wait and take turns when playing board games. She was mainstreamed into a normal kindergarten at age five. Oliver Sacks wrote in the forward of Thinking in Pictures that her first book Emergence: Labeled Autistic was “unprecedented because there had never before been an inside narrative of autism.” Dr. Sacks profiled Dr. Grandin in his best-selling book Anthropologist on Mars.
https://www.templegrandin.com/• The Autism Advocacy Network
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower autistic people across the world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!
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• Instagram: to_autism_with_love
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• Beyond Akeela
Beyond Akeela is a 2.5 week summer pre-college program with an intentional focus on helping teens transition into their post-secondary lives. Based on a college campus, Beyond Akeela teens build and practice the social, executive function, and self-advocacy skills needed to thrive in college settings. In our non-academic program, teens develop a heightened sense of self-awareness and their college readiness, while forging friendships that last a lifetime. The dynamic curriculum grows with teens each year they attend to meet the needs of their specific age group.
https://beyondakeela.com• Camp Akeela
Akeela campers are completing grades 3 – 10 and are excited about a camp experience that supports their social growth. Many have been diagnosed with Asperger’s, NVLD or a similar neurodiverse profile. At Akeela, they truly belong and find lifelong friends.
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• The American Speech and Language Association
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 228,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel; and students. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment, including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) identify, assess, and treat speech, language, and swallowing disorders. Learn about the differences between professional associations and unions.
https://www.asha.org/
Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all.
Help Parents Navigate Online Resources About Communication Development
https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/help-parents-navigate-online-resources-about-communication-development• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Introduction to AAC: AAC is used by people who, some or all of the time, cannot rely on their speech. AAC incorporates the individual's full communication abilities and may include any existing speech or vocalizations, gestures, manual signs, and aided communication. AAC is truly multimodal, permitting individuals to use every mode possible to communicate. Over time, the use of AAC may change, although sometimes very slowly, and the AAC systems chosen today may not be the best systems tomorrow.
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• Edutopia
Edutopia is a trusted source shining a spotlight on what works in education. We show people how they can adopt or adapt best practices, and we tell stories of innovation and continuous learning in the real world.
https://www.edutopia.org/• Center on the Developing Child
The Center on the Developing Child is a multidisciplinary team committed to driving science-based innovation in policy and practice. Learn about our senior leadership team, staff, affiliated faculty, and Center fellows and senior fellows.
https://developingchild.harvard.edu/• Child Mind Institute
Transforming Children’s Lives
Millions of children – as many as 1 in 5 – struggle with mental health or learning challenges. Fully 70% of U.S. counties do not have a single child and adolescent psychiatrist. Due to stigma, misinformation, and a lack of access to care, the average time between onset of symptoms and any treatment at all is over 8 years. Our children deserve better. That’s why the Child Mind Institute was created.
https://childmind.org• Future Horizons
Future Horizons was created to meet the needs of teachers, therapists, and family members who face the challenge of autism. Our books, videos, and conferences bring you the most current information possible to aid in that challenge.
https://www.fhautism.com/• Learning Through Play
Children learn best through play. It’s an essential part of their development. But not every child gets the time and chance to play that they deserve. That’s where we come in. We’re making learning through play a priority for children around the world. https://learningthroughplay.com/explore-the-research/the-scientific-case-for-learning-through-play• Play Included®
Play Included is a registered Community Interest Company dedicated to developing the world's leading play-based development programmes to support children's social and emotional development.
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• Dr. Megan Neff Autistic-ADHD Psychologist: My Autistic Journey
I am a Psychologist….but it wasn't the Doctorate that helped me learn I was Autistic; it was the diagnosis of my own child followed by listening to the stories of Autistic women that I began considering autism for myself (later confirmed with a formal medical diagnosis)
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/• Kim Clairy, OTR/Occupational Therapist
Kim is a licensed Occupational Therapist who developed her passion for educating clinicians through her own personal experience navigating a healthcare system unfamiliar with Adult Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder.
https://www.kimclairy.com/• Spectrum: Latest News and Analysis about Autism
Spectrum is the go-to destination for the latest news and analysis about autism research and a springboard for scientists and clinicians to forge collaborations that deepen our understanding of autism. We sift through the steady stream of autism papers and highlight the most noteworthy. Our deeply reported news articles explain the context and impact of each finding. We also turn to experts in the field for their opinions on trends or controversies in autism research.
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• A Guide for those that think differently:
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• Kelly Mahler OTL/R
Occupational Therapist, Educator, Research Enthusiast, Trying-My-Best Mom and Interoception Groupie.I teach professionals, caregivers, and self-helpers how to use evidence-based supports that facilitate discovery and validation of each person’s unique interoception experience, which in turn empowers people with self-understanding, self-regulation, health, well-being, and social connection.
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• First words/sound development:
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