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Do2Learn:
A website providing activities to promote independence in children and adults
with special learning needs. This site includes 350 FREE picture cards. A
favorite of all our surfers!
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BBB
Autism: Providing
information and support to those dealing with autism spectrum disorders, their
families and anyone who loves, lives with or works with an individual with ASD.
BBB Autism has a great section on communication, as well as one on difficult
behaviors. Check out our PDF files for some terrific printable articles! This
article is maintained in Toronto, we have a partnership with ASO York Region.
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The
Durand Motivational Assessment Scale:
A
free service to psychologists, teachers, parents and others devoted to positive,
nonaversive responses to problem behavior
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Canadian
Hyperlexia Association:
Children
with Hyperlexia demonstrate an intense fascination with letters, numbers,
patterns and logos, and a self-taught, precocious ability to read, spell, write
and/or compute, usually before the age of five. They have difficulty developing
language and communication skills and often exhibit unusual behaviours or
interests.
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Expressive
Communication Help Organization (E.C.H.O.) Apraxia Support Group – Toronto
(open to all): Childhood Apraxia of
Speech is a neurologically based motor planning speech disorder that affects a
very small number of children. Children with apraxia have extreme
difficulty translating their thoughts into the correct sequence of movements of
their mouth, tongue, and lips. A child with apraxia of speech can have
speech that is very limited and unclear, making it difficult for others to
understand the child, even their own families. Childhood Apraxia of Speech
is not something that the child will outgrow on their own. With proper,
early speech therapy provided by a trained speech-language pathologist, many
children with apraxia of speech are capable of learning to speak clearly and
communicate effectively. However, without the necessary and appropriate
therapy, children with apraxia may never speak clearly and experience a lifetime
of frustration.
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Children
with apraxia of speech have a long, difficult road ahead of them as they
struggle mightily to achieve what other children do with little effort. In
their journey to become effective communicators, adults can lighten their load
through increased awareness and understanding of this perplexing speech
disorder.
For
even more links, check out Autism
Resources – Methods, Treatments, Programs
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Quick
and Easy Ideas
and Materials to Help The Nonverbal Child "Talk" at Home by
Carolyn Rouse & Katera:
Quick
and Easy answers the question "How can I help my child talk?" This
book is written in everyday language and is simple to understand and very user
friendly. In a short amount of time, parents and professionals will have answers
to many questions and concerns. With the directions, examples and overlays, your
child will begin to communicate with the family. The 200-page book features a
variety of pre-made overlays that are ready to use.
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Quick
and Easy Ideas
for Using Classroom Materials to Teach Academics to Nonverbal Children and More!
by
Carolyn Rouse & Katera: If you have ever struggled to find time to adapt
classroom materials for nonverbal students, you will love this book! The book of
overlays and materials are ready-to-use with a main focus of communication,
academics, and inclusion. Ideas are given on how to turn the nonverbal child's
communication device into a teaching tool that all your students will enjoy. The
256-page book by Carolyn Rouse and Katera features a variety of pre-made
overlays that are ready to use with the Macaw, Tech/Speak, Tech/Talk, Cheap Talk
4 and 8, or Superhawk or use any board as a low-tech picture board.
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Visual
Strategies for Improving Communication and Behavior
and Solving
Behavior Problems in Autism by Linda Hodgdon
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Parentbooks
(Toronto): A great source for books on special needs kids.
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Laureate
Software:
Founded in 1982 by two speech-language pathologists, Laureate Learning Systems
publishes computer software for children and adults with disabilities.
Laureate's programs are appropriate for a wide range of people from those with
severe-profound developmental disabilities to mild language-learning
disabilities.
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Mayer-Johnson:
Products for Special Needs and Education
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Pyramid
Educational Consultants, Inc:
The source for services designed to enhance
the lives of children and adults with autism and related developmental
disabilities. Pyramid
offers a wide range of consulting services and products educators and
parents of children and adults with autism and related disabilities. Pyramid is
a consortium of highly trained professionals in the field of autism dedicated to
providing the highest quality care.
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Pyramid
Educational Consultants, Inc. offers a variety of training opportunities
and products that focus on the
initiation of communication and the design of effective educational
environments utilizing structural and instructional elements. We
present a unique blend of broad-spectrum applied behavior analysis in
conjunction with the development of functional communication skills -
emphasizing the individual needs of each child. We are the premier source
of training for the Picture Exchange Communication System.
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Picture
This by Silver Lining Multimedia, Inc:
This CD contains
over 1000 full-color photographs of children, adolescents, and adults doing a
variety of functional activities. Activity areas include daily
schedules/routines, personal hygiene/grooming, toileting, homework, leisure,
simple meal prep, community, and behavioral rules.
You can easily customize your own choice boards using the software
included on the CD. This CD is also
compatible with Picture This... V3.0 and Picture This... Pro.
The photos on this CD were created by Robin D. Allen, PhD from Behavioral
Services & Products, Inc. and are based on the photo boards which she has
successfully used with many special-needs children and adults.
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Communication
Made Easy - Customized Picture Communication Binders
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