Resources
Grants and Financial Assistance
Organizations offering Grants and Financial Assistance – A list of organizations which offer aid to families (in NJ) affected by autism
Apraxia
CASANA (The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America)
Alana Fichtelberg is listed in CASANA’s Directory of Professionals
From Michelle Garcia Winner’s website socialthinking.com:
Explaining Social Thinking® to Others – The Big Picture in Sound Bites
Social Thinking® Fact Sheet – Core Facts and Theories
The Recipe for Improving Social Skills Begins with Social Thinking ® – Parents of children with social learning challenges are often told that their children need to learn better “social skills” (i.e. teaching them specific rules on how to behave in different social situations – at school, at home, and in the community). But are these “skills” really helping them to be more socially savvy in the real world? From Michelle Garcia Winner’s blog.
Moving Beyond Teaching Social Skills – Discusses the difference between teaching Social Thinking and Social Skills, and why social thinking is so necessary — we can’t just abide by social rules, since there really aren’t any that will always apply to all situations.
