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KidSource Online
www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2.add.html Teaching children with ADD, defining ADD and ADHD, learning environments, instruction, assignments, modify behavior, enhancing self-esteem, diet therapy, and guide for parents.
Attention Deficit Disorder Issues
www.adda-sr.org
Strategies for teaching children with ADHD
www.central.edu/education/REX/adhd.html
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
(see brief descriptions below)
Autism Society of America
1-800-328-8476 www.autism-society.org National organizations created by parents to provide information and promote public awareness.
Autism Research Institute, Bernard Rimland
619-281-7165 or 619-563-6840 www.autism.com/ari Distributes info: research, diagnosis, treatment. Provides DAN Protocol (biological treatments)
Child Development Center of Oregon
P. O. Box 1603 Hillsboro, OR 97123 503-645-9975 www.cdso.org cdsoautism@netscape.net
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
www.add.org mail@add.org Facts, research, rights, ideas for school success.
CHADD
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201 Landover MD 20785 1-800-233-4050 www.chadd.org/index.cfm
ADD & ADHD
www.nimh.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm
Autism Society of Oregon
P. O. Box 13884 Salem, OR 97309 503-234-5729 www.teleport.com/~aso e-mail: aso@teleport.com Provides information through statewide information and resource network.
National Alliance for Autism Research
888-777-NAAR www.naar.org Finds causes, prevention and effective treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Oregon Resources
www.unc.edu/~cory/autisminfo/oregon.html
Center for Study of Autism/Salem, OR
www.autism.com (links)
AUTISM is often referred to as a spectrum disorder meaning that the symptoms and characteristics of autism can present themselves in a variety of combinations. Although autism is defined by a core set of behaviors, children exhibit many combinations of behaviors:
Asperger’s Syndrome:
Relatively good verbal language with milder non-verbal language issues; restricted range of interests and relatedness.
Hyperlexia:
Extreme fascination with letters (and numbers). learns letters by age 18-24 months, spells by 3 years and rote reading skills by age 5.
Pervasive Development Disorder:
Another term for Autism.
PDD-NOS:
Non-verbal language problems not meeting strict criteria for other PDD disorders.
Rett’s Disorder:
(rare disorder of girls) Deceleration of head growth between 5 & 48 months. Loss of acquired hand skills between 5 & 30 months; loss of social engagement; poor gait and impaired language development. Diagnosed through blood testing. www.rettsyndrome.org
The following information regarding treatments for autism is not to be taken as medical advice rather as information you may wish to discuss with your child’s physician or qualified professionals.
Biological Treatments/Therapies for a reference of biological treatments and therapies, check out “The Autism Treatment Guide” by Elizabeth Gerlach Jones (brief description of current treatments for autism – easy read) or “Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD” by William Shaw PhD (guide to most current research and medical therapies) or the DAN Protocol (biomedical assessment option for children with autism) which can be ordered through the Autism Research Institute.
Teaching Styles:
Teacch; Applied Behavior Analysis; Discrete Trials; Son Rise, Floor Play, etc.
Communication Therapy:
Speech and language therapy available through school system and/or private speech pathologist. See Speech/Language.
Dietary interventions:
Food Sensitivities and Allergies: 40% of all children w/autism have food allergies or sensitivities. Gluten Free and Casien Free diet (gfcfdiet.com); Feingold Diet; Candida/Yeast Elimination Diet; vitamins and supplements therapy (Kirkman Laboratories www.kirkmanlabs.com), etc.
Other Interventions:
Medications; Chiropractic; enzymes; hormones, etc..
Sensory, Mind and Body Therapies:
Sensory integration, relaxation therapies, auditory integration therapy, cranial sacral therapy, acupuncture, etc.
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