Support for a New Direction

State & National Associations

• American Speech Language Hearing Association
• Maryland Speech Language Hearing Association
• American Academy of Private Practice in Speech
• Pathology & Audiology

Local Agencies & Resources

• The Parents' Place of Maryland
• Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
• Maryland Department of Disabilities
• Caring Communities (Respite Care Resources for Families of Children with Disabilities)
• Maryland Disability Law Center
• Maryland Relay (Communication Assistance for People with Disabilities)
• Maryland TAP Program (Technology Assistance Program)
• Guide to Acronym's in Maryland
• CDC Resource Lists
• MD "Early Childhood Gateway"
• Autism Connect Maryland
• Marriage Resource Center of Carroll County
• Carroll County "Get Connected Resource Center"

Specialty Techniques & Certifications

• The PROMPT Institute
• Talk Tools
• The Hanen Centre
• REI Institute (Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention) "MusicMedicine"
• Scientific Learning (Fast ForWord)

Parent Support & Advocacy Groups

• Pathways to Parent Support & Education (PPST)
• Maryland AG Bell Support Group
• Family Networks
• Maryland Support Groups
• Parent Advocacy Group for Educational Rights (PAGER)
• Wrightslaw
• National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education

Home Program & Material Suggestions

• Kids' Express Train (Music for Speech/Language Development)
• Model Me Kids (DVD Programs)
• Spectrum Connections ( DVD Programs)
• Speechville (Resource Site)
• Discovery Toys
• Resiliency for Life (Building and Restoring Spirit)

Complementary Therapies

• Special Yoga
• Music Therapy

Local Online Groups

• Family Empowerment Network
• Baltimore Area Apraxia & Related Disorders

Alternative Funding Sources & Private Health Insurance Information

• ASHA Brochure "Understanding Your Health Insurance"
• Getting Your Employer to Pay for Speech Therapy Benefits (page 1 | (page 2)
• The Cost of Adding Speech Benefits to Your Policy
• Health Care Cost Facts
• United Health Care Children's Foundation
• Financial Information & Assistance for Families of Children with Special Needs
• Grants for Individuals with Disabilities
• Abilities Network
• The Autumn Grace Blasko Foundation (Down Syndrome Only)
• Jill Fox Memorial Fund
• CHANGE, Inc. (Rolling Access Funds for Carroll County)
• DHR:  The Family Investment Program/Carroll County DSS
• SPEECH PATHways Foundation
• UCP of Central Maryland
• Family-Networks.org
• NeighborHeart Quality-of-Life Grants

Disability/Disorder Specific Resources

Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Autism Busters
• Autism Fact Sheet
• Autism Alarm
• Pathfinders for Autism Organization (Parent Resource Center)
• Autism Speaks
• Autism Resources
• Autism Links
• Autism-PDD
• GFCF Diet and DAN! Practitioner List
• National Alliance for Autism Research
• Play Project
• Play and Academic Skills
• Kennedy Krieger CARD Program
• Mother's Journal (Has a Child with ASD)
• REI Institute (Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention) "MusicMedicine"
• Social Thinking
• Sonrise Program
• The Shafer Center
• Talk About Curing Autism ("Families with Autism Helping Families with Autism")
• Additonal Links...

Apraxia

• Apraxia of Speech/Verbal Apraxia/Dyspraxia (National Apraxia Association)
• Oral-Motor
• The PROMPT Institute
• Talk Tools
• REI Institute (Rythmic Entrainment Intervention) "MusicMedicine"

Sensory Integration Dysfunction

• SI Focus
• The Out-of-Sync Child
• Sensory Integration Fact Sheet
• REI Institute (Rythmic Entrainment Intervention) "MusicMedicine"
• The Spiral Foundation: SPD Fact Sheets for Physicians, Educators, and Parents
• June 2008 Workshop with Sensory Street & Diana Henry

Down Syndrome

• Down Syndrome Facts
• National Association for Down Syndrome
• Oral-Motor
• The PROMPT Institute
• Talk Tools

Cerebral Palsy

• Cerebral Palsy Fact Sheet
• United Cerebral Palsy
• Oral-Motor
• The PROMPT Institute
• Talk Tools

Articulation & Phonological Disorders

• Speech/Articulation

Cognitive Disabilities/Mental Retardation

• Mental Retardation Fact Sheet
• American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
• Fragile X

Stuttering

• The Lidcombe Program (Stuttering)
• Stuttering Foundation of America
• National Stuttering Association

Attention Deficits Disorder

• CHADD
• National Resource Center on AD/HD
• CAPD vs. ADHD
• ADHD Fact Sheet
• REI Institute (Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention) "MusicMedicine"
• ADHD Symptoms

Language & Learning Disabilities

• LD Online
• Scientific Learning (Fast ForWord)
• Dyslexia
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• Schwab Learning Online Resource
• Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association
• REI Institute (Rythmic Entrainment Intervention) "MusicMedicine"
• Learn to Read at STARFALL

Hearing Impairments

• Hearing Loss Fact Sheet
• Alexander Graham Bell Organization (Hearing Impaired)
• Auditory-Verbal (Hearing Impaired)
• ASL Pro (Online Sign Language Dictionary)
• Sign With Your Baby
• Encourage Spoken Language Through Signs
• The Benefits of Signing in Childcare Settings
• Insights from Early Childhood Educators Who Sign

Feeding Disorders

• Treating Children with Feeding Disorders
• Swallowing Disorders in Children
• My Baby & More (Local Breast Feeding Support)  

Auditory Processing Disorders

• CAPD vs ADHD
• Understanding APD

Voice Therapy Program

• www.lsvt.org
• www.learningloud.com

General Resources

• Speech Disorder Website (UK)