Resources

"Understanding Autism" Video now available with a $30 donation!
Our "Understanding Autism" class on February 23, 2008 was presented by guest speaker and psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Epstein of Children's Hospital. If you would like a video and presentation handout of this popular class, please contact our office or make a $30 donation through our website. In the comments section of the purchase information, type in "Autism DVD".  Be sure to enter the address where you would like the video sent.  Shipping and handling is included in the donation.

Alliance for a Healthier Generation: http://www.healthiergeneration.org/engine/renderpage.asp
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation was created through a partnership of the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation with the goal of fighting the rise in childhood obesity and diseases associated with obesity including diabetes and heart disease.

The American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.aap.org/parents.html
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides free health and wellness information, as well as reliable information about childhood illnesses from medical experts.

The Autism Society of Boulder County: http://www.autismboulder.org/
The Autism Society of Boulder County serves Boulder and Broomfield counties and provides information on all topics related to autism, educational support, autism research, and legislation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides up to date health information and resources for adults and children of all ages.

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network: http://www.foodallergy.org
Parents can learn important information regarding food allergies in children. Schools can obtain a copy of the School Food Allergy Program training kit from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network to keep as a resource in the school health room.

Dream-A-Lings: http://www.dreamalings.com
The Dream-A-Lings Concept is to use our educationally proven brand, “whole child” concept, and colorful characters to increase a child’s lesson learning and retention.  We use Positive Message Correlation and Reinforcement, Imagination, Color Stimulus, and Rhyming in our children’s books and parent-teacher activity guides.  Jaime Abromovitz created StoryGirl Productions, and the Dream-A-Lings:

• To teach children to “Believe in Themselves,” and show we can create our dreams in the real world;
• To bring us simple, universal gift messages of wisdom from collective life experiences;
• To enlighten us along the way and help us understand ourselves and others better, make better life decisions; and respect our environment; and
• To bring us love, happiness, understanding, wisdom, fun, strength, and entertaining experiences.

Health and Healing Center at Good Samaritan Medical Center
http://www.exempla.org/body.cfm?id=930
The Health and Healing Center at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center provides a unique pediatric approach to Physical therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Audiology. Focused on the needs of children, our providers use a multi-disciplinary therapy approach to treatment and follow-up care. We provide services for premature infants through the teen years.

The Irlen Method: http://www.irlen.com
The Irlen Method:  Helping children and adults with processing problems for over 25 years. The Irlen Method is the only research-based color method backed by over 4,000 school districts. Used by educators since 1983, this patented method and color-based technology was discovered by Helen Irlen, MA, LMFT, the nation's leading expert in perceptually-based reading and learning difficulties.

The Maime Doud Eisenhower Library: http://www.broomfield.org/library/kidtracks/children.shtml