Resources for Parents and Professionals
[Please note that this part of DDR's website is undergoing major renovation in 2008]
Many developmental delays are triggered by auto-immune or allergic reactions to certain foods or medications. When proteins are digested, they are broken down to amino acids, which cells use to build new proteins for the body. When proteins are not completely broken down, the resultant strings of amino acids can produce unexpected, opiate-like effects. When drugs do not break down as expected in the body, similarly unexpected reactions are triggered.
The following alphabetical list of issues points to internet websites that offer insight into diagnoses and dietary/therapeutic alternatives.
If you do not see below the topic you have in mind, use this form to try a Google search of the DDR website or the Internet:
- Commonwealth
- Parents of Kids with infectious disease
- Parent Network for the Post Institutionalized Child - Information about adopting children from orphanages
- Sensory Integration Problems in International Adoption
- Small World
- The Allergy Connection, Dr. Layton's page covering the link between allergies and a handful of disabilities
- Dr. Braly Allergy Relief Allergy Relief the Natural Way
- Cambridge Nutraceuticals
- Food Allergies, Dr. Gislason explains immunology and hypersensitivity
- The Good News Doctor Foundation
- Parents of Allergic Children
- Woodlands Healing Research Center Family, Environmental & Preventive Medicine
- Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, press release from the American Society of Microbiology claiming that many bacteria are gaining resistance to antibiotics
- Kids' Health Page on Antibiotics, Dr. Storlazzi's question/answer session
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Attention Deficits: A Developmental Approach, Patricia Lemer's article on common symptoms and alternative diagnoses
- Dr. Doris Rapp's Homepage - Natural Approaches to Treating AD(H)D
- www.add-adhd.org Recommends treatments that address causes
- Auditory Integration Training and the Counseling Center, includes questionnaires to see if AIT might help
- Davis Center for Hearing Specialized in Sound based Therapies
- Fast ForWord Therapy - Computer-Based Language Therapy
- Georgiana Institute Educating the world about Auditory Integrated Training
- IDEA All about Berard Training
- Samonas therapy
- AITsite of Terrie Silverman
- The Society for Auditory Integration Training
- Spectrum Center
- The Tomatis Method
- A mother's recovery of her child through Tomatis training
- Project Chilld
autism/pervasive developmental disorder
- Autism, links to autism sites, arranged by country
- Autism Newsgroup, an active list (50-100 posts daily) on the subject
- Autism Research Institute - Bernie Rimland's site
- Autism Society of America, US counterpart of UK's National Autistic Society
- Center for the Study of Autism, also covers related disorders, interventions, and even sibling issues
- Cure Autism Now Foundation, CAN's information on Research
- Families for Early Autism Treatment, Oregon's site promoting early intervention
- Pathways Medical Advocates, the practice of John and Betsy Hicks
- National Autistic Society, UK's counterpart to the Autism Society of America
- On-line Asperger's Syndrome Information and Support, OASIS is Barb Kirby's site devoted to high-functioning autism
- Son-rise Autism Treatment Center of America
- US Asperger & Autism Assoc.
- Autism Resource Network, Inc.
- Unlocking Autism
- Programs for Little Learners, Ridgewood, NJ
- AITsite of Terrie Silverman
- Genetic testing for autism
- National Autism Assoc.
- Autism One
- Generation Rescue A parent group focusng on mercury as the cause of autism
- Donald Valentine, DC
- International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
- Scott Theirl, DC, DACNB, Chiropractic Neurologist
- Information on bio-compatible materials
- Safe amalgam removal
- Mercury-free practice of Linda Golden
- A list of holistic dentists
- More holistic dentists
- Andy Cutler's extremely informative site
- Mercury and dentistry
- Mercury-free practice of Reid Winnick
- Collected Net Articles of Dr. Kalle Reichelt, prolific writer about the diet and behavior connection
- Dairy-free products such as puddings and drinks
- DietSpec Info
- EnjoyLife Foods - Gluten Free cereals and snacks
- Essential Fatty Acids
- Essential Fatty Acids
- Feingold Association of the U.S., a dietary connection to better behavior, learning, and health
- Food Intolerance Network
- Frankferd Farms
- gfcfdiet
- GlutenFreeMall Your Special Diet Superstore
- Gluten Free Pantry
- Kininkkinnick For People with Celiac Disease and other Food Intolerances and Allergies
- Kirkman Labs Sponsors of the Summer Issue of the DDR Newsletter
- Lisa Lewis' site for special diets
- Livingwithout For People with Food and Chemical Sensitivities
- Mail order catalog of tasty gluten-free products
- NO MSG Dangers of MSG and where it hides
- Specialfoods For persons who have allergies
- Tofu products
- Wild Oats Markets vegetarian health food store
- The Yeast Connection
- Why you shouldn't drink cow's milk
- The Apothecary, a pharmacy that specializes in nutritional supplements, vitamins, homeopathic remedies, and additive-free prescriptions
- Hopewell Pharmacy
- York Downs Pharmacy
- American Academy of Enviromental Medicine
- Children's Environmental Health Network a national project dedicated to pediatric environmental health
- Children's Excel Center - The practice of Mary Coyle
- Theo Colburn's site
- Detoxification before conception
- Environmental Working Group
- Natalie Golos and Alan Vinetsky, MD
- Healthy House Institute Archives, tips on identifying and reducing chemical contaminants in the home
- "Keeping Kids Healthy in a Toxic World" by Richard Piccota and Harold Buttram
- Mercury Policy Project
- Mt. Sinai Hospital report on toxicity
- National Integrated Health Assoc.
- Protecting Children's Health Click to download the free booklet In Harms Way
- www.detox.org - List of physicians who do detoxification
- www.thegreenguide.org - Where to buy non-toxic products
- www.safeminds.org - THE paper on mercury toxicity
- Jeannie Tower, Feng Shui consultant and Bau-Biologist
- Fetal Alcohol Support Network, a nonprofit agency, promoting education, advocacy, and survival tactics!
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects, facts about treatments, education, and parenting (as well as general information) on FAS/FAE
- National Academy of Sciences Committee to Study FAS, covers diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention, and treatment
- Classical Homeopaths, listing for Canada, and U.S. (by state)
- HomeoViticS contemporary, innovative homeopathy
- Drs. Reichenberg-Ullmann
- Dr. Franne Berez & the Squirrel Hill Family Wellness Center
- Great Smokies
- Immuno Labs Allergy testing for IMMEDIATE and Delayed FOOD REACTIONS
- William Shaw's Great Plains Laboratory
- Immunosciences Laboratory
- The Center on Human Policy, an organization that watches out for the rights of people with disabilities
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1995, highlights recent changes to IDEA
- Lindamood Bell
- Introduction to Learning Disabilities, overview from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health
- ldonline, an interactive guide to learning disabilities online
- Success Lab Learning Center
- Kelly Dorfman's site
- Dana Laake Nutrition - website for Nutrition, Alternative Health
- The practice of Julie Matthews
- HealthPro Labs - Transdermal creams for complete absorption
- Nutri-Chem, on the connections among nutrition, chemistry, and certain disabilities
- Nutrition Newsgroup, for those concerned with better health through proper and supplemented diets
- The Pediatric and Adolescent Ability Center Dr. Mary Megson's site
- Willner Chemists providing
nutritional supplements and homeopathic remedies
- The practice of Laura Power
Sensory Integration and Occupational Therapy
- Bergen Pediatrics
- Lindsey Biel, OTR/L
- Building Bridges Therapy Center
- Canada's Association for the Neurologically Disabled, link to checklist indicating sensory dysfunction
- Sandra Glovak, OTR/L
- GMS Institute/ Perceptual Motor Therapy
- Henry's Occupational Therapy Services, Diana Henry's tools and services for OT teachers
- How Does Your Engine Run?
- Kids Moving Co./Perceptual Motor Therapy
- Marie's Sensory Integration Page, one mother's compendium on SI
- Northeast Occupational Therapy
- Out of Sync Child Understanding the Sensory Integration Dysfunction and your Child
- PDP Sensory Integration Products
- Pocketful of Therapy - Toys and educational products
- Promotes daily PE for kids
- Sensory Integration According to Cindy Hatch-Rasmussen, OTR, the Center for the Study of Autism's SI link
- Sensory Integration International, good source for those who want to know more about SI
- Sensory Learning Institute, Boulder, CO
- Sensory Resources, SI products and expertise available
- Southpaw Enterprises, Inc., makes sensory integration and neuro-developmental products
- Special Clothes for special children
- Therapeutic Integration Services, Naples Florida
- Theraproducts
- Tummy Time with Judy Jennings
- Beyond Speech Language Therapy - web based program
- Sabra Gelfond - National Speech/Language Center
- Communications Connections, McLean, Va
- Stepping Stones Therapy, Bethesda, MD
- www.teamchatterboxes.com Boston , MA
- Australian look at vaccine side effects
- The Autism Autoimmunity Project
- DMPS challenge tests unsafe
- General information about Vaccines
- Dr. Amy Holmes' article on Mercury chelation
- NVIC , National Vaccines Information Center
- Neal Miller's site
- Sandy Mintz's site
- People Advocating Vaccine Education
- Vaccine Adverse Event Report System (VAERS)
- Vaccine Injury Alliance
- David Kirby's book on mercury and vaccines
- Mercury in vaccines
- Thirmerosal contents of various vaccines
- Why mercury is dangerous
- Sam Berne, OD
- www.children-special-needs.org - Vision issues in children with developmental delays
- Children's Vision Care, good variety of topics on children with special needs
- College of Optometrists in Vision
Development
- The practice of Dr. Steven Gallop
- Optometric Extension Program Foundation
- www.optometrists.org -- List of doctors offering vision therapy
- Parents Advocating Vision Education
- Leonard Press, OD
- Strabismus Information about what is commonly known as crossed-eyes
- Alan Toler, OD
- www.strabismus.org -- What to do about crossed eyes
- www.vision3d.com - How vision affects spatial understanding
- www.visiontherapy.org -- Benefits of vision therapy
- Vision Therapy, Sally Brockett's article describing vision therapy as an "intervention for developmental disabilities"
- The practice of Dr. Joel Warshowsky
- Center for Mind Body Medicine
- Family Village, broad range of information for disabled individuals and their providers
- Site of San Diego based Osteopath, Viola Frymann
- HANulE Institute, drug-free alternatives for neurodevelopmental disorders
- Health World Online, the self-described "health supersite"
- Hippotherapy.com
- Information on infant reflux and later issues
- Internet Resources for Special Children, broad range of diagnostic and issue-related links
- The National Pediculosis Association
- Parents Helping Parents, resources for and by parents of special-needs children
- Psychologist-father's help site
- Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network
- The Feng Shui and Consulting practice of William Spear
- Far Infrared Saunas
- Drug-free head lice treatment
- Mothering magazine
- The private practice of Susan Johnson, MD