resources
local events
local RESOURCES
TN Disability Pathfinder Database - a statewide database of disability services
Technology Access Center
Autism TN
Technology Access Center
Autism TN
THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND TOYS
Fun and Function - http://funandfunction.com - affordable and the best quality therapy equipment around!! Check them out!! |
Sensory processing disorder (spd) info
- SPDFoundation - "Research catalyst, education innovator, advocacy pioneer for Sensory Processing Disorder"
- "What is Sensory Processing Disorder?" a YOUTUBE explanation
- Sensory Processing Disorder by Dr. Lucy Jane Miller - a video explanation
- Sensory Smart tips for SPD at School
- Jean Ayers Video "Jean Ayres was the original Sensory Pioneer- her understanding, practice and technique is still widely used throughout the world as a basis for Sensory Integration approaches to occupational therapy."
- Sensory Processing and Autism in the Classroom: Lecture by Natalie Udwin, MSOT, OTR/L
FEEDING INFO FOR PICKY EATERS
- SOS Approach to Feeding
- Feeding Matters - "Conquering pediatric feeding struggles to nourish healthy futures"
TUMMY TIME
- TummyTime!™ please click for more information about the importance of tummy time for your child and the TummyTime!™ method
suggested books
The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek
- The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz and Lucy Jane Miller Ph.D OTR
- Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with SensoryProcessing Issues by Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske
- Building Sensory Friendly Classrooms to Support Children with Challenging Behaviors: Implementing Data Driven... by Rebecca A Moyes
- Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration: Forms, Checklists, and Practical Tools for Teachers... by Jane Koomar, Carol Kranowitz, Stacey Szklut and Lynn Balzer-Martin
- Understanding Your Child's Sensory Signals: A Practical Daily Use Handbook for Parents and Teachers, by Voss OTR, Angie
- Sensory Integration and the Child by A. Jean Ayres (the pioneering work on SPD from 1979- basically the SPD bible)
