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	ART AUTISM TEACHING STRATEGIES BIBLIOTHERAPY DRAMA EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MISCELLANEOUS MUSIC PUPPETRY SELF ESTEEM ART American Art Therapy Association: http://www.arttherapy.org/ Art Therapy on the Web: http://www.sofer.com/art-therapy/ Free Arts for Abused Children: http://www.freearts.org Art as a Healing Force: http://www.artashealing.org/ National Endowment of the Arts: http://arts.endow.gov/ Art Therapy and Autism: http://arttherapyandautism.com/index.html Back to the top AUTISM Cure Autism Now Research Center Site: http://www.cureautismnow.org Autism Society of America - East Tennessee Chapter: http://www.asaetc.org/ Mariposa School Website of Teaching Tools: http://www.mariposaschool.org The Latest News Articles on Autism at Yahoo.com: http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=autism Autism Today: http://www.autismtoday.com/ The Gray Center - Carol Gray (Social Stories Teaching Tools): http://www.thegraycenter.org/ National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Autism Section: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/autism/ Facts on Autism from Providing Autism Research: http://www.par4kidssake.org/facts.htm University of Sunderland - Autism Facts: http://osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/autism/incidence.htm Autism Endorsement for Teaching Students with Autism: http://ace.mivu.org/index.cfm Oakland County Michigan Chapter of the Autism Society of America: http://www.asaoakland.org/ Macomb County Michigan Chapter of the Autism Society of America: http://www.macombasa.org/ Intro to Special Education Textbook - go to chapter 12 on autism: http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_smith_specialed_5/0,7177,536709-,00.html Autism Center (START) Grand Valley State University - Michigan Statewide Autism Resources and Training: http://www.gvsu.edu/autismcenter Classroom Teacher's Reference Guide to Behavioral Intervention: http://www.stmary.k12.la.us/specialservices/classroo.htm Dealing with Severe Behaviors: A Proactive Approach and Strategy: http://autism.ca/aide.htm PECS Communication Website: http://www.pecs.com/ TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communicative Handicapped Children): http://www.teacch.com/ Autism Resources: http://www.autism-resources.com/ Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment - Tips: http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/fba/abc/ Exceptional Parent Magazine: http://www.eparent.com/ Beyond Autism - Excellent Tips and Teacher Aids: http://trainland.tripod.com/index.htm Teaching Children with Autism at Polyxo.com: http://www.polyxo.com/ ShoeBox Tasks to Teach Students With Autism: http://www.shoeboxtasks.com Sensory Resource Materials: http://fhsensory.com/ Visual Strategy Materials: http://www.usevisualstrategies.com Educational Picture Cards: http://www.do2learn.com Ten Things Children With Autism Wish You Knew: http://www.southflorida.com/sfparenting/sfe-sfp-autism,0,6196233.story Autism Society of Michigan: http://www.autism-mi.org Temple Grandin's Teaching Tips: http://sensoryintegrate.com/teachingtips.html Future Horizon Autism Products and Materials: http://www.fhautism.com/ Back to the top TEACHING STRATEGIES P.E.C.S. (Picture Exchange System): http://www.pecs.com/ T.E.A.C.C.H. (Treatment and Education of Autistic @ Related Handicapped Children) : http://www.teacch.com/ Social Stories with Carol Gray: http://www.thegraycenter.org/ A.B.A. (Applied Behavioral Analysis): http://www.bbbautism.com/aba_contents.htm Discrete Trial (Lovaas Method): http://lovaas.com/ Random Prompting Method: http://www.halo-soma.org/learning_faqs.php Tomatis Method (Auditory Therapy): http://www.tomatis.com/ Floor Time (Developed by Greenspan): http://www.icdl.com/dirFloortime/overview/index.shtml Medication Therapy: http://www.child-autism-parent-cafe.com/autism-medication.html http://www.thehelpgroup.org/pdf/Saslow.pdf S.I.T. (Sensory Integration Therapy): http://www.canchild.ca/en/canchildresources/sensoryintegration.asp Occupational Therapy: http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/ian_treatment_reports/occupational_therapy An Exhaustive List of Many Strategies and Treatments: http://www.autism-resources.com/ http://www.autism-pdd.net/treaforme.html NINCHY Connections to Autism Resources: http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/Autism.aspx Organizing a Classroom for Students with ASD : http://omacfreebies.blogspot.com/ Ideas for Traveling and Exclusive Group Exchange with Individuals with ASD : http://www.miusa.org/ncde/tipsheets/autismtips Everything Individuals with ASD Wish You Knew : http://www.ellennotbohm.com/ Review of Various Websites on Autism : http://autism.about.com/od/autismrelatedwebsites/Reviews_of_AutismRelated_Websites.htm Special Education Law and News Site: http://www.bridges4kids.org/ Autism Resources Foundation List of Sites: http://www.autismresourcefoundation.org/info/info.websites.aspx 100 Useful Sites, Networks, and Resources on Autism : http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com/blog/2009/100-useful-sites-networks-and-resources-for-parents-of-autistic-children/ Indiana Center for Autism Resource Site (excellent research article section): http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=32 Back to the top BIBLIOTHERAPY Books to Help Young Children Cope in Today's World - Developed by Children's Specialist, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. This site provides great book suggestions for a wide variety of subjects to address. http://www.carnegielibrary.org/research/parentseducators/parents/bibliotherapy/ Noble Children's Library This site provides a variety of books to help kids with specific problems. http://www.noblenet.org/databases/ Bibliotherapy and Children's Books at the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) This is another abundant source of book information! http://www.best-childrens-books.com/bibliotherapy.html Suggestions for Using Bibliotherapy: Fiction Books for Students with LD This site is a great page off an extension of the LD online page and has many wonderful suggestions. http://www.ldonline.org/kids/books Excellent Bibliotherapy Book Lists to Help Young People/Children http://www.mjcpl.org/bibliotherapy Back to the top DRAMA National Association for Drama Therapy: http://www.nadt.org/ The Drama Teacher's Resource Room: http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Art/Drama/index.htm Storytelling, Drama, Creative Dramatics, Puppetry & Readers Theater for Children & Young Adults: http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Creative_Dramatics/Creative_Drama_Biblio.htm Applied & Interactive Theatre Guide: http://www.tonisant.com/aitg/ Back to the top EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING National Society for Experiential Education: http://www.nsee.org/ Association for Experiential Education: http://www.aee.org/ North American Association for Environmental Education: http://www.naaee.org/ Outward Bound USA: http://www.outwardbound.org/ Research in Outdoor Education: http://www.reviewing.co.uk/research/links.htm Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Industry Council: http://www.obhic.com/ National Service Learning Clearinghouse: http://www.servicelearning.org/ Project Adventure: http://www.pa.org/ The Freedom to be Natural Learners: http://www.f2be.com/ The Therapeutic Recreation Links: http://www.recreationtherapy.com/directory/ Back to the top MISCELLANEOUS The Child Advocate: http://www.childadvocate.net/ The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders: http://www.ccbd.net/ Internet Mental Health: http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-ch02.html SERI Behavior Disorders Resource: http://seriweb.com/behavior.htm Strategies for Teaching Students with Behavior Disorders: http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/behavior.html Berrien County Regional Service Agency: http://www.berrienresa.org/ Teacher Resource Sites for Catalog Orders: http://www.abcteach.com/ http://www.123child.com/ http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/ http://www.edhelper.com/ http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ Logan Center of South Bend: http://www.logancenter.org Autism Society of Kalamazoo and Battle Creek: http://www.asa-kal.org Chiara Home Respite Care: http://www.chiarahomerespite.org/ Effective Inclusion Ideas and Downloadable Forms/Documents for Special Education: http://www.circleofinclusion.org/ Free Stuff for Teachers: http://www.thecanadianteacher.com/ Touchmath Math Series for Individuals with Disabilities: http://www.touchmath.com/index.cfm IEP goal bank: http://www.speakingofspeech.com/IEP_Goal_Bank.html http://www.bridges4kids.org/IEP/iep.goal.bank.pdf Zac Browzer: A Website for Children with Autism: http://www.zacbrowser.com/ Sandbox Learning - Creative Reading Books for Special Needs Children: http://www.sandbox-learning.com/ Michigan Rules for Special Education: http://www.cenmi.org/Documents/712fcdc8-7e60-4528-81e3-554b7a34773d.MARSE-April09.pdf Boardmaker (Make Visual Materials Easy): http://www.mayer-johnson.com/default.aspx Premade Vocational Work Tasks for Students with ASD for Job Training: http://www.hot-ideas.org/index.htm Reading Milestones and other Education Material for Individuals with Disabilities PRO ED : http://www.proedinc.com/Customer/default.aspx Autism Speaks of Berrien County : http://autisminberriencountyspeaks.org/ Back to the top MUSIC Therapeutic dance for special needs children: http://www.danceabilities.com/ Yoga for special needs children: http://www.specialyoga.com/ Special Music by Special People is a Chicago Park District music program for people with developmental disabilities: http://www.specialmusic.org/ Value of the Arts to People with Disabilities: http://www.vsarts.org/ Arts and Disabilities Web Tour - Excellent Links Included: http://nadc.ucla.edu/webtour.cfm Specialists view in providing music therapy to students: http://www.musictherapyonline.com/ National Coalition of Art Therapies: http://www.nccata.org/ Back to the top PUPPETRY Dr. Silly - Innovative Puppet Therapist: http://www.drsilly.com/ Sagecraft Puppetry Home Page and Links: http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/ Axtell Expressions Puppetry Home Page: http://www.axtell.com/links.html Puppet Productions Website and Home Page: http://www.puppetproductions.com/ Puppet Resources and Scripts Home Page: http://www.puppetresources.com/ Back to the top SELF ESTEEM Helping Your Child With Self-Esteem from the National Center for Learning Disabilities: http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics/ld-aamp-social-skills/self-esteem/helping-your-child-build-self-esteem Self-Esteem Fact Sheet: http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics/ld-aamp-social-skills/self-esteem/self-esteem-fact-sheet National Association for Self-Esteem: http://www.self-esteem-nase.org/ How You Can Strengthen Your Child�s Self-Esteem: http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/Strengthen_Children_Self.html Back to the top