List of Our Favorite Websites

 

www.asha.org/public/speech/development/parent-stim-activities.htm  Website for the American Speech Hearing and Language Assoc.

www.aota.org  Website for the American Occupational Therapy Assoc.

www.apta.org  Website for the American Physical Therapy Assoc.

www.ucf-card.org Website for The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities

www.americanhippotherapyassociation.org  Website for the American Hippotherapy Association

www.spdfoundation.net  Website for more information regarding sensory processing disorders

www.eyecanlearn.com  This website gives you ideas for improving visual perception, tracking, and focusing.

www.scholastic.com/spy/games/index.htm   Eye spy games online, great for improving visual perceptual skills.

www.atozkidsstuff.com/shoes.html  Ideas for helping your child learn to tie his shoes.

www.wholesomebabyfood.com  Good home made recipes for different stages.

www.talkingchild.com  Development charts for speech.

www.autismshop.com

www.handwritingworksheets.com

www.sensory-processing-disorder.com

www.funandfunction.com  A great website to purchase sensory equipment/toys.

www.preschoolactivitybox.com

www.shirleys-preschool-activities.com

www.speakingofspeech.com

www.linguisystems.com

www.soundkeepers.com/sign  A website for sign language information.
 

Our Favorite Book List

 

Behavior

Easy To Love, Difficult to Discipline.  By Becky A. Bailey
Setting Limits with Strong Willed Children. By Robert J Mackenzie
The No Cry Potty Training Solution. By Elizabeth Pantley

For Caregivers

A Different Kind of Perfect.  By Cindy Dowling, Neil Nicoll and Bernadette Thomas
More Than a Mom: Living a full and balanced life when your child has special need. By Amy Baskin and Heather Fawcett
Signing: How to Speak With Your Hands.  By Elaine Costello

Games to Play with Babies.  By Jackie Silberg

Thicker than Water: Essays by adult siblings of people with disabilities.

For Siblings

Mysterious Journey: Hot Air Ballooning. By Kelley DuTuro (8-12)

For Parents of ‘Tweens and Teens

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk. By Lisa Nyberg & Rosalyn Anstine Templeton

Sensory Processing Disorder

Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Processing Disorders. By Lucy Jane Miller
The Out of Sync Child. By Carol Stock Kranowitz
The Out of Sync Child has Fun. By Carol Sock Kranowitz

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate and Think. 

By Stanley Greenspan and Serena Weider.

Special Needs

The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth.  By Stanley I. Greenspan and Serena Weider.

Special Needs

Advocacy Resource Book: What You can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child’s Education.

By Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis.
 

Developmental Milestones

(These are guidelines ONLY, reminder that every child is different and will develop at their own pace.)

Gross Motor Skills

3- 5 Months

  • Rolling toward an object
  • While on his stomach, baby will extend his arm to retrieve a toy
  • Holding adult’s index fingers, baby will people to sit
  • Pushing up into straight arms on tummy

6-10 Months

  • Sitting independently
  • Crawling using both arms and legs
  • Reaches forward to retrieve objects while in sitting without falling over
  • Get up to sitting independently

10-12 Months

  • Cruising along furniture
  • Pulling to stand

13-17 Months

  • Walking

18-23 Months

  • Throwing a ball
  • Running

24-29 Months

  • Walking up and down stairs with hand held assist

30-35 Months

  • Kicking a ball
  • Jumping

36-41 Months

  • Riding a tricycle

 

Fine Motor Skills

 

0-3 Months

  • Visually tracking a rattle
  • Reaching for a rattle

4-7 Months

  • Bringing hands together at midline
  • Raking grasp
  • Grasping and retaining cubes

8-9 Months

  • Remove a peg from a peg board
  • Pick up two blocks, one in each hand
  • Clapping hands

10-11 Months

  • Remove a ring from ring stand
  • Releases an object into a container

12-14 Months

  • Turn pages of a book
  • Building a tower of three blocks
  • Insert a circle into a shape sorter

15-17 Months

  • Imitating scribble
  • Removes socks

18-23 Months

  • Separates pop beads
  • Lacing beads

24-29 Months

  • Places rings on a ring stand

30-35 Months

  • Copying a circle
  • Washing hands
  • Unbuttoning large buttons

36-41 Months

  • Showing hand dominance
  • Cutting a line

 

 

 

 

Speech and Language Skills

0-3 Months

  • Quiets to a familiar voice
  • Cries when hungry or to get attention
  • Vocalizes to caregiver’s smile and/or talking

3-6 Months

  • Stops crying when spoken to
  • Babbles when alone or with others
  • Laughs

6-9 Months

  • Responds with gestures to “come up” or “want up?”
  • Responds to no most of the time
  • Waves in response to bye-bye

9-12 Months

  • Gives objects upon verbal request
  • Identifies two body parts
  • Says at least two words (ie. mama or dada)
  • Imitates sounds or some words

12-15 Months

  • Follows one step commands
  • Maintains attention to pictures
  • Has at least 5-10 words
  • Sings independently

15-18 Months

  • Finds familiar objects not in sight
  • Identifies 5-6 body parts, clothing items or objects
  • Says at least 15 words
  • Answers “What’s that?”
  • Has sounds like /t,d,n,h/

18-21 Months

  • Identifies pictures named
  • Understands meaning of action words
  • Imitates 2-3 word phrases
  • Uses single words consistently

 

21-24 Months

  • Has at least 50 words
  • Uses 2 word phrases frequently
  • Refers to self by name

24-27 Months

  • Understands size concepts
  • Recognizes family members names
  • Uses 3 word phrases frequently
  • Uses action words

27-30 Months

  • Responds to simple questions
  • Names one color
  • Responds to greetings consistently

30-33 Months

  • Answers yes/no questions consistently
  • Follows 2 step commands
  • Imitates series of 3 numbers or words
  • States first and last name

30-36 Months

  • Responds to wh-questions consistently
  • Follows 3 step commands
  • Converses in sentences
  • Counts to at least 5