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Information about Therapy: Getting Started

  • American Academy of Pediatrics: Ages and Stages
  • Milestones: Red Flags to Watch For (Parents Magazine)
  • Illinois Department of Human Services (Early Intervention Local Contact Numbers)
  • The Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse: A Guide for Families
  • The Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse: Getting Started in Early Intervention
  • Illinois State Board of Education: Early Childhood Special Education
  • Educational Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Special Education in Illinois
  • Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy
  • School Speech Therapist vs. Private Speech Therapist (MrsSpeechieP-Blog Post)

Helpful Websites and Organizations

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • The Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
  • Zero to Three
  • Pathways-Tools to Maximize Child Development
  • Illinois Life Span Project
  • Family Resource Center on Disabilities
  • Illinois Assistive Technology Program
  • PUNS-The Basics: Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (The Arc of Illinois)
  • American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
  • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Diagnosis-Specific Support Groups

  • UPS for DownS (United Parent Support for Down Syndrome)
  • National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)
  • Autism Speaks
  • Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) 
  • March of Dimes
  • Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
  • Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation

Local Community Resources

  • Children's Respite-Clearbrook's "Take a Break" Program
  • FCARR: Family and Community Autism Resource Room (Clearbrook)
  • Gigi's Playhouse-Down Syndrome Achievement Centers
  • Special Olympics
  • Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization (NSSEO)
  • Special Recreation Association Network of Illinois (SRANI)

Parent/Therapy Blogs

  • MrsSpeechieP-Blog for Children of Parents with Special Needs
  • Hopeful Parents: Grassroot Support for Parents of Kids with Special Needs
  • Friendship Circle-Special Needs Resources
  • Early Intervention Strategies for Success
  • And Next Comes L!-Hyperlexia+Autism+Other Tales of Learning
  • Parenting Survival for Anxiety & OCD for All Ages
  • 5 Boys and 1 Girl Make 6
  • Love that Max-A Blog about Kids with Disabilities who Kick Butt
  • A Diary of a Mom
  • This Little Miggy Stayed Home
  • Herding Cats

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