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The Family Child Care Setting--Setting Up the Environment for Success Guest Vicki Thrasher Cronin gives strategies to provide a family child care environment to care for and educate children with special needs. She shares the essentials of creating an accepting and inclusive environment that supports children of all abilities. Podcast
The Genetic Testing Registry (GTR) The Genetic Testing Registry (GTR®) provides a central location for voluntary submission of genetic test information by providers. The scope includes the test's purpose, methodology, validity, evidence of the test's usefulness, and laboratory contacts and credentials. The overarching goal of the GTR is to advance the public health and research into the genetic basis of health and disease. Website
The Hiring Chain "By hiring someone with Down Syndrome, you start a virtuous chain. The more that people with Down Syndrome are seen at work, the more they'll be recognized as valuable employees, and the more they'll be hired. Do your part, start the #HiringChain."  Enjoy this video featuring Sting! Website
The IRIS Center The IRIS Center is a national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities birth through age twenty-one, through the use of effective evidence-based practices and interventions. Developed in collaboration with nationally recognized researchers and education experts, IRIS resources are designed to address instructional and classroom issues of great importance to today’s educators, issues like response-to-intervention (RTI), classroom behavior management, and early childhood instruction, among many, many more. IRIS resources are used in college instruction, professional development activities, and independent learning opportunities for practicing educators. Website
The UConn University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities engages in innovative disability related research, training and technical assistance to bring about societal change and improvement in relation to people with disabilities. Website
The Watson Institute The Watson Institute today is an educational organization, specializing in educating children with special needs, as well as those professionals and pre-professionals who serve children with special needs. We offer inclusive summer camp programs and provide child assessment and therapy for children and adolescents with autism. We also provide educational programming with a partial hospital component to children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances. We've given a well-deserved break to families through our CareBreak and respite programs. Website
Therapro Therapro: The therapy resource for families and professionals! We provide therapists, teachers, parents and other caregivers with the highest quality and most economical therapeutic and educational resources for all ages and abilities, from kids to adults. Our goal is to provide unique speech and occupational therapy supplies for preventive, developmental, and rehabilitative care. With the right tools, including occupational therapy assessments and evaluations, kids and adult activities, games, products and toys, developing gross motor skills, fine motor skills and communication skills is less frustrating, and will result in better outcomes in a shorter period of time. Website
Time to Sign Time to Sign Solutions for Early Childhood provides professional training and resource materials for early childhood professionals and parents. Website
Tips for Early Care and Education Providers Some of the top researchers in the country offer helpful tips and concepts to support work with young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The tips are based on concepts of learning and development that can be worked into everyday routines. Each tip describes a concept, why the concept is important, and a step-by-step description of how to work these simple concepts into everyday routines. Document
Toilet Training Children with Special Needs This resources highlights the signs of readiness and helpful information/strategies related to some specific special needs. Website
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