General Resources
"Interactive Metronome® (IM) is an evidence based, engaging therapeutic modality that improves cognitive and motor skills.
IM works on the body and mind simultaneously in a motivating and engaging way in order to improve the critical timing skills that underlie all of our human capabilities (i.e., speech, language, attention, memory/learning, reading, motor skills, self-control, etc)." https://www.interactivemetronome.com
"Therapeutic Listening is a comprehensive, multi-faceted sound-based approach that involves much more than just the ears. Like other sensory systems, the auditory system does not work in isolation. Neurologically it is connected to all levels of brain function and as a result it has a vast range of influence. How we listen impacts not only our overall physiology, but also our behavior."
The SPD Foundation is the leader in Sensory Processing Disorder research, education and advocacy. It offers an abundance of services and programs for professionals, parents, and anyone interested in knowing more about how sensory challenges affect children academically, socially, and/or in their emotional development. www.spdstar.org
SPLISH and SPLASH are local summer programs offered by the Curry School of Education. These summer intensives offer speech and language services to children with autism or those with articulation or phonological deficits. http://curry.virginia.edu/community-programs/sjc/u.va.-speech-language-hearing-center/splish-splash
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports provides outdoor sports and recreational opportunities for persons of all ages with all types of disabilities. www.wintergreenadaptivesports.org
A Dream Come True Playground is a fully accessible playground in the city of Harrisonburg, VA. It features the Liberty Swing, which allows children in wheelchairs to experience the joy of swinging, while remaining in their chairs. www.harrisonburgva.gov/dream-come-true-playground
Camp LIGHT is a 501-c(3) non-profit summer camp for kids ages 6-17 with medical and physical conditions and other special needs, as well as at risk youth. Thanks to generous sponsors and donors, campers attend at no cost to their families.
AYSO now has a LOCAL - Augusta County - VIP (Very Important Person) Soccer League! The AYSO VIP program is a league for children and adults with physical or mental disabilities. Volunteer assistants, called buddies, assist during the games. The league offers open enrollment, meaning kids can join at any point during the season, and the games are non-competitive. For more information, or to sign up to play, contact Morris Hickman at 540-849-0073 or morrismoose@comcast.net. There's also info available online at www.ayso816.org
Supporting, equipping and empowering foster, adoptive and special needs families to rest, reclaim hope and thrive through trauma, crisis or hardship. www.reclaimedhopeinitiative.org
Books for Parents and Caregivers
Love, Jean: Inspiration for Families Living with Dysfunction of Sensory Integration
A, Jean Ayres, Zoe Mailloux
Making Sense of Sensory Integration (CD and Booklet)
Conversation with Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
and Stacey Szklut, MS ,OTR/L, moderated by Sharon Cermak, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
SenseAbilities - Understanding Sensory Integration
Maryann Colby Trott, Marci K. Laurel, and Susan L. Windeck
Sensory Defensiveness in children aged 2-12: An intervention guide for parents and other caretakers
Patricia Wilbarger
Sensory Integration and the Child: 25th Anniversary Edition
A. Jean Ayres
Sensory Integration: Answers for Parents
Gina Geppert Coleman, Zoe Mailloux and Susanne Smith Roley
Sensational Kids: Hope and help for children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Lucy Jane Miller and Doris Fuller
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Carol Stock Kranowitz
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
Carol Stock Kranowitz
Books For Professionals
Answers To Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Carol Stock Kranowitz
How Does Your Engine Run? A Leader's Guide to the Alert Program® for Self-Regulation
Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger
Alert Program by Therapy Works, Inc.
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Sheila Frick, Ron Frick; Patricia Oetter, and Eileen Richter
Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Carol Stock Kranowitzand Stacey Szklut
Tool chest for teachers, parents, and students: A handbook to facilitate self-regulation
Diana A. Henry
Books for Professionals
Answers To Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Carol Stock Kranowitz
How Does Your Engine Run? A Leader's Guide to the Alert Program® for Self-Regulation
Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger
Alert Program by Therapy Works, Inc.
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Sheila Frick, Ron Frick; Patricia Oetter, and Eileen Richter
Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Carol Stock Kranowitzand Stacey Szklut
Tool chest for teachers, parents, and students: A handbook to facilitate self-regulation
Diana A. Henry
Sensory Integration Treatment Equipment Manual
Marsha Raredon, OTR/L; Mandy Hurwitz, OTR/L; Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; and Andrew Dwyer
Available through The Spiral Foundation.
Toy Resources
Resources for choosing sensory toys, occupational therapy supplies, and therapeutic activities to support intervention can be found:
Abilitations
Amazon
Discovery Toys
Fat Brain Toys
Flaghouse
Fun and Function
Hearth Song
Highlights
Integrations
Leaps and Bounds
Mindware
Sensational Beginnings
Therapro
Toys To Grow On
Young Explorers