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Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support The Online Asperger Syndrome Information website includes information about Asperger's Syndrome, chat board, research, education information, support groups, newsletters, legal resources, conferences, schools and camps, and a kid's corner. Website
Ontario Prader-Willi Syndrome Association The Ontario Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (OPWSA) is a non-profit, charity which was established in 1982. Their mission is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome. OPWSA has a membership of 1000, including individuals with PWS, their families and interested professionals. This website was created to be a source of information for those interested in and affected by Prader-Willi Syndrome. Website
Open Hands Library The Open Hands Library is the first digital library of its kind, providing access to language and literacy by collecting books and stories from deaf and ASL creators.  Website
Optimistic Outcomes Winner of 2009 Teachers? Choice Award for the Family. ?Optimistic Outcomes: What Every Parent Wants and Every Child Needs? presents educational and parenting strategies to reach children with learning differences. This standing, tabbed resource presents 240 strategies in an easy-to-use format. Each idea can be quickly implemented by following a one-page action-plan. Strategies are identified to strengthen visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning. Each book contains a CD-ROM with 181 printable companion tools. ?Optimistic Outcomes? offers a positive experience for busy, frustrated, or overwhelmed families. Parents and educators can pick up this book and start using it right away-without a lot of reading. Document
Oral Deaf Education Oral Deaf Education website offers information and free resources for parents and professionals on the topic of oral deaf education. This organization ofers videos, training materials and written infomration with a goal of encouraging oral education to children who are deaf. The site also links to school across North America who particpate in oral deaf education. Website
Oral Health Tooth decay is the most common childhood disease, but it's preventable. Children with dental pain can have trouble speaking clearly, eating, and learning. Use the resources below to promote a healthy mouth. Learn about proper toothbrushing and other preventive measures and how to find a dentist. This resource is from the Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC).
Oral Health: Health Tips for Families This fact sheet provides tips to help families ensure that their children's oral health begins in infancy. Document
Organization for Autism Research OAR funds pilot studies and targeted research within specific modalities and issues affecting the autism community, primarily for studies whose outcomes offer new insights into the behavioral and social development of individuals with autism with an emphasis on communications, education, and vocational challenges. The identification of priorities for OAR?s research will be undertaken with focus groups comprised of parents, educators, clinicians, and leading authorities whose life work is the promotion of autism research and the dissemination of information to the autism community. Our immediate task is the creation of an overall strategy for research to address issues "across the lifespan." While OAR´s scope encompasses applied and biomedical research, its emphasis from the beginning is heavily weighted toward the applied. Website
Orientación para educadores (Coaching for Educators) Cómo el uso del entrenamiento como herramienta de desarrollo profesional beneficia a los educadores, administradores, niños y familias de cuidado infantil temprano. How the use of coaching as a professional development tool benefits early child care educators, administrators, children, and families. Tipsheet
OSEP Policy Letter Regarding the Extended Part C Option of the IDEA The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has published a new policy letter (May 9, 2016) regarding the option to make Part C early intervention services available to children aged three and older under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and clarifying that there is nothing in the IDEA or its implementing regulations that addresses whether an individualized education program (IEP) must be developed before a parent chooses Part C early intervention services or chooses Part B services for their child beyond the age of three. Document
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