Links on this site are provided for informational purposes only, not for endorsement of organizations, services, treatments, etc.  This site is a based on information found by a parent of an autistic child.  It is meant to be a resource for information and to provide inspiration and personal insight.  It is not a source of professional, medical, or legal advice.

Community Partnership for
People with Autism

2560 US Highway 22 No.177

Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

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This site is dedicated to providing information to parents and children who live with the challenges of autism.  The goal is to help guide and support the educational, emotional, spiritual, and social welfare of children with autism and their families in all aspects of our community.

 

 

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COMMUNICATION

American Sign Language Browser

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/index.htm

Michigan State University's ASL Browser web site, an online American Sign Language (ASL) browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

http://www.asha.org/default.htm

To promote the interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with communication disabilities" 

Apraxia Kids

http://www.apraxia-kids.org/index.html

Apraxia-Kids Internet Resources - an online source for reliable and comprehensive information about Childhood Apraxia of Speech for families, professionals and all those who care about a child with apraxia.

Augmentative Communication Inc.

http://www.augcominc.com/

Augmentative Communication Inc. publishes resources that help keep busy professionals and individuals with complex communication needs up-to-date on important developments in AAC. ACI is also a partner in the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement (www.aac-rerc.com).

Family Center on Technology and Disability

http://www.asah.org/

The Family Center is a resource designed to support organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities. We offer a range of information and services on the subject of assistive technologies. Whether you're an organization, a parent, an educator, or an interested friend, we hope you'll find information that supports you in your efforts to bring the highest quality education to children with disabilities.

Goals of Augmentative Communication

http://www.cs.wright.edu/bie/rehabengr/AAC/goals.htm

International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

http://www.isaac-online.org/en/home.html

ISAAC, the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, is a charitable organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of every child or adult with little or no functional speech. ISAAC's members are committed to increasing awareness of the potential that alternative methods of communicating have for achieving this goal.

Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Augmentative-and-Alternative.htm

Mayer Johnson

http://www.mayer-johnson.com/

Augmentative Communication Products

Pyramid Educational Consultants (PECS)

http://www.pecs.com/

Pyramid offers a variety of training opportunities and products that focus on the initiation of communication and the design of effective educational environments utilizing structural and instructional elements.  We present a unique blend of broad spectrum applied behavior analysis in conjunction with the development of functional communication skills - emphasizing the individual needs of each learner.  We are the premier source of training for the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)

Speech Fun

http://speechfun.com/

  

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This site was last updated on Wednesday, 26 March 2008.