Resources

Committee Chairs:

Angela Jacobs (District Chair)
angelajacobs@comcast.net

Heather O'Connell-Stony Brook Chair

hloconnell@verizon.net

Theran MacNeil- Bear Tavern Chair

theran@comcast.net

Mona Patel- Hopewell Elementary Chair

mjpatel99@yahoo.com

Amy Anderson- Toll Gate Elementary Chair

amy.anderson@me.com

PTO websites

Bear Tavern:http://hvpto.org/btpto/

Toll Gate: http://www.hvpto.org/tgpto/

Hopewell: http://hopewellelementarypto.shutterfly.com/

Stony Brook: http://hvpto.org/sbpto/

Timberlane: http://hvpto.org/tpto/

CHS: http://hvpto.org/hvchspto/

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Feel free to send the chair your favorite resources! All links are in blue!!!

Challenges....

Auditory Processing Disorder
Understanding Auditory Processing Disorders in Children-American-Speech Hearing Association
Autism
Autism NJ
Autism Speaks/
Organization for Autism Research/
Autistic Like:Graham's Story movie
Autism Resource Search engine
Autism Service Dogs/
Autism Link/
Aspen NJ/
Do2Learn

Early Onset Bipolar/Mood Disorder
The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
The Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
S.T.E.P. Up 4 Kids, Inc.
The Bipolar Child
STARFISH Advocacy Association (SAA)
Teaching LD.Org
McMann's Depression and Bipolar Web
Access to Medline search engine
Cerebral Palsy
4MyChild
Cerebral Palsy of NJ
United Cerebral Palsy
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Association of Central NJ/
National Down Syndrome Society

Network 21

National Down Syndrome Congress

Learning Differences
http://www.ldonline.org/
LRC Network (Learning Resource Network (State of NJ Department of Education): http://www.state.nj.us/education/lrc/genfo.htm
Teaching LD.org
Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensations Newsletter (Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation)
Sensory Processing Disorder
Raising a Sensory Smart Child
Williams Syndrome
William Syndrome Association
A Genetic Drive To Love, Yet Distanced By Differences http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126396171&sc=emaf
When The Trust Hormone Is Out Of Balance http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126141922&sc=emaf

General Information

Photography

Heather O'Connell Photography

Safety

Project Lifesaver (Mercer County)
Project Lifesaver International

Special Education Information

HVRSD Overview of the Special Education Department (http://www2.hvrsd.org/Offices/SpecialEducation/Documents/Special%20Education%20Parent%20Presentation.pdf)

HVRSD comprehensive resource list

Safety Products

Select Autism Merchandise
My Precious Kid
Tattoos with a Purpose
*Free* Project Lifesaver.... Mercer county: http://www.state.nj.us/counties/mercer/officials/sheriff/senior/lifesaver.html

Social Skills Classes

Behavioral Therapy Associates
Eden Institute
Princeton Speech-Language and Learning Center (Social Thinking Group)
The Social Skills Training Project

Special Education Rights

MMF (Moving Minds Forward) Foundation/
Wrightslaw/
SPAN (Statewide Parent Advocacy Network/
Autism NJ/
ARC Mercer
Disability Rights NJ
Progressive Center for Independent Living (PCIL) dedicated its mission to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities to achieve and maintain independent lifestyles. Through promotion of choice, self-direction and inclusion, PCIL works with people with disabilities and their families to ensure the same freedoms and civil liberties as everyone else.

Therapies

Art Therapy
"Arts Resource Handbook- Activities for Students with Disabilities" by Paula Chan Bing. A Joint Project of Arts Horizons, Inc. and Atrsgenesis, INc.
Intelligence Testing
http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/puzzle-hidden-ability-autism-212333

Music Therapy
Music Together
Occupational Therapy
The American Occupational Therapy Association/

Therapy Products
Super Duper Publications- Fun Learning Materials for Special Needs Kids/
Toys r us for differently abled kids
iPrompts by Handheld Adaptive, LLC. via iTunes - Picture schedules, visual countdown timer, choice prompts, image library
iConverse- Augmentative Alternative Communication application (audible sentences corresponding to the icons touched
BP (Bipolar) Children
The Mood Tree
Sensory Comfort Catalog
The Courage to Change Catalog (features games and books that help kids deal with their anger and low self-esteem)
Fun and Function
Pocket Full of Therapy

New Jersey Government Resources
NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities
Federal Government website: Benefits for Children with Disabilities