USEFUL WEBSITES FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS

Ages and Stages®, LLC: www.agesandstages.net (Diane Bahr's workshops)
American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org (breastfeeding, hearing screening, SIDS, etc.)
American Dental Association: www.ada.org
American Massage Therapy Association: www.amtamassage.org
American Occupational Therapy Association: www.aota.org
American Physical Therapy Association: www.apta.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: www.asha.org
ARK Therapeutic Services: www.arktheraeuticservices.com (feeding and mouth development products)
Autism Coalition: www.autismcoalition.org
Autism Research Centre: www.autismresearchcentre.com (Cambridge University, Simon Baron-Cohen)
Autism Society of America: www.autism-society.org
Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org
Autism Treatment Center of America: www.autismtreatmentcenter.org
Beckman and Associates: www.beckmanoralmotor.com (Beckman Facilitation Techniques)
Behavioral Services and Products, Inc.: www.robinallen.com (Dr. Robin Allen, focus on autism)
Breast Feeding Help Desk: www.breastfeedinghelpdesk.com
Breastfeeding Techniques That Work: www.geddesproduction.com
Blueberry Shoes Productions, LLC: www.blueberryshoes.com (DVDs on Down syndrome)
Brian Palmer, Dentist: www.brianpalmerdds.com (breastfeeding, tongue tie information)
CDC on Autism: www.ckc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly
Cherab Foundation: www.cherab.org (Childhood apraxia/dyspraxia of speech)
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association: www.apraxia-kids.org
Cleft Palate Foundation: www.cleftline.org
CleftPals: www.cleftpals.org.au (in Australia)
Clinician's view: www.clinicians-view.com (DVDs on Moto-Kinesthetic cueing and feeding)
Cure Autism Now: www.cureautismnow.org
Evidence Based Treatment Alternatives: www.teachtown.com (per Good Speech, Inc)
First Signs: www.firstsigns.org (sign language for babies)
"First Stories" Project: www.whatsthestorybaby.com (infant communication)
Floortime Foundation: www.floortime.org (autism)
Future Horizons, Inc.: www.futurehorizons-autism.com (information on autism)
The Hanen Centre: www.hanen.org (child-led communication)
The Happiest Baby on the Block: www.thehappiestbaby.org (calming)
International Association of Infant Massage Instructors: www.iaim-ws
International Association of Orofacial Myology: www.iaom.com (see "Parent's Page")
International Lactation Consultant Association: www.ilca.org
The Kaufman Children's Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections, Inc.: www.kidspeech.com (Nancy Kaufman's work)
Marshalla Speech and Language: www.pammarshalla.com
Mayer-Johnson: www.mayer-johnson.com (Boardmaker)
Mealtime Notions, LLC: www.mealtimenotions.com (information on feeding, Marsha Dunn Klein)
Mothering Magazine: www.mothering.com (breastfeeding)
Myofascial Release: www.myofascialrelease.com (John Barnes, PT)
National Alliance for Autism Research: www.naar.org
National Autism Center: www.nationalautismcenter.org
National Down Syndrome Congress: www.ndsccenter.org
National Down Syndrome Society: www.ndss.org
Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association: www.ndta.org
New Visions: www.new-vis.com (information on music and feeding, Suzanne Evans Morris)
NIH Autism Research Network: www.autismresearchnetwork.org
National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm (autism)
One Step Ahead: www.onestepahead.com
Oral Motor Information: www.oral-motor.com (Diane Bahr's website);
www.oralmotorinstitute.org (Oral Motor Institute Study Group)
Palatometry: www.completespeech.com
Playful Puppets, Inc.: www.playfulpuppets.com (feeding puppets)
PROMPT Institute, Inc.:www.promptinstitute.com (hands-on speech)
Relationship Development Intervention: www.rdiconnect.com (autism)
Sears Family of Medical Professionals: www.askdrsears.com (allergies, etc.)
Smiles: www.cleft.org (cleft palate)
Speech Bin, Inc.: www.speechbin.com (feeding and mouth development products)
Speech Pathology Associates: www.chewytubes.com (Chewy Tubes®)
Speech/Swallowing/Nutrition: www.betterspeech.com
STOKKE: www.stokke.com (STOKKE TRIPP TRAPP chair)
Talk Tools: www.talktools.net (feeding and mouth development products and workshops)
The Happiest Baby on the Block: www.thehappiestbaby.org (calming)
The Hanen Centre: www.hanen.org (child-led communication)
The Kaufman Children's Center For Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections, Inc.: www.kidspeech.com (Nancy Kaufman's work)
The Weaning Room: www.theweaningroom.com (Gill Rapley's 'Baby-Led' feeding)
Therapro: www.theraproducts.com (feeding and mouth development products)
The Upledger Institute: www.upledger.com (CranioSacral treatment)
Tips from Moms: www.cafemom.com (per Good Speech, Inc.)
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Autism: www.ckc.gov.ncbddd/autism/actearly
US National Institutes of Health, Autism Research Network: www.autismresearchnetwork.org
US National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm (autism)
Virginia Smiles, Inc.: www.virginia-smiles.org (cleft palate)
Woodbine House Publishers: www.woodbinehouse.com (information for parents of children with special needs)
World Health Organization: www.who.int
Your Jaws Your Life: www.SmilePage.com (David C. Page and functional jaw orthopedics)

COMPANIES THAT CARRY PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN WHICH CANNOT BE FOUND IN MOST STORES: Feeding Products, Chewy Tubes, ARK's Grabbers, and Other Safe Chewing Toys (e.g., Debra Beckman's Tri-Chews)