Parent Resources


 

LOCAL RESOURCES:

The Arc of Greater Houston – special education resources and advocacy

Communities in Schools Houston

Navigate Life Texas – resources for special needs support in Texas

Houston Lighthouse – assisting blind and visually impaired in independent living

Living Hope Wheelchair Association

Big Kid Small City – activities & events for Houston families

Gish Picks – cultural events for Houston families and adults

 

WEBSITES WE RECOMMEND:

Affect Autism

Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

DIR & DIRFloortime Approach

The Greenspan Floortime Approach

Integrated Listening Systems

Lives in the Balance

Brain Gym

Yoga for the Special Child

Svetlana Masgutova Educational Institute

Cortical Visual Impairment Symptoms & Causes

 

BOOKS WE RECOMMEND:

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIORAL BOOKS

The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel J. Siegel MD and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

The Well Balanced Child: Movement and Early Learning by Sally Goddard Blythe

No Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel MD and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges by Mona Delahooke, Ph.D.

The Child with Special Needs by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, PhD.

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey, MD with Eric Hagerman.

 

SENSORY PROCESSING BOOKS

Sensational Kids by Lucy Jane Miller, PhD., OTR

The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.

 

YOGA BOOKS

Yoga for the Special Child by Sonia Sumar

Yoga for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Dion E. Betts and Stacey W. Betts

 

AUTISM BOOKS

Does Your Baby have Autism by Osnat Teitelbaum and Philip Teitelbaum, PhD

Quigong Massage for Your Child with Autism: A Home Program from Chinese Medicine by Louisa Silva

Engaging Austim by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, PhD.

 

ARTICLES WE RECOMMEND:

PARENTING

How Play Connects to Learning

A Note To Caregivers (from No Drama Discipline)

Connect & Redirect Refrigerator Sheet (from No Drama Discipline)

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions – a new model for addressing behavioral challenges within families, schools and treatment facilities

Behold the Humble Block! Tools of the Trade

Selecting Appropriate Toys for Young Children in the Digital Era

Toy Buying Tips for Babies & Young Children

This is why your baby doesn’t sleep through the night

Screen addiction is taking a toll on children

Have we taken the wrong approach to treating kids with ADHD?

Turns out monkey bars and kickball might be good for the brain

 

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Characteristics of Sensory Processing Disorder

Handling Reorganizaton

What is DIRFloortime?

iLs Research Studies

Out-of-this World Sensory Integration Therapy: “Astronaut Training” takes special needs students into another space

Sharp Rise in Occupational Therapy Cases at New York’s Schools

Strategies for Treating Dyslexia

 

YOGA ARTICLES

Efficacy of the Get Ready to Learn Yoga Program Among Children with Autism

5 Ways Modern Science is Embracing Ancient Indian Wisdom

Research finds that chanting ‘Om’ soothes the brain

 

EQUIPMENT WEBSITES:

Southpaw

Fun and Function

Flaghouse

Therapro

Location

Solaris Pediatric Therapy
2510 Van Buren St
Montrose

Houston, TX 77006
Phone: 832-727-3771
Fax: 888-448-7650

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