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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT: Links & Resources
Tags: Child Development, Links and Resources

Motor Skill Development:

http://www.umich.edu/%7Ecmbds/parinfo/goals.html
Website of the University Of Michigan Center for Motor Behavior & Pediatric Disabilities, which includes examples of goals and objectives that can be used or adapted for your child’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for motor development

http://www.fitness.gov/funfit/kidsinaction.html
Website of the Department of Health and Human Services with an online booklet providing motor activities for children from birth to age five

http://letsplay.buffalo.edu/index.html
Website of the University of Buffalo’s Center for Assistive Technology

http://www.ableplay.org/
Website of AblePlay, which rates and reviews products for children with special needs

http://www.pathwaysawareness.org/
Website of Pathways Awareness, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the benefit of early detection and therapy for children with early motor delays

http://www.spdnetwork.org/
Website of the Sensory Processing Disorder (SDP) Foundation, which researches, provides education, and advocates for those with SDP

http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular/
Website of Washington University’s Neuromuscular Disease Center

http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/
Website of the Movement Disorder Virtual University, an online, comprehensive resource for movement disorder information and education

http://www.kennedykrieger.org/kki_2nd_inside.jsp?pid=9
Website of the Kennedy Krieger Institute, which is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents with pediatric developmental disabilities through patient care, special education, research, and professional training

En Espanol:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/ActEarly/spanish/default.htm
Website of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Es hora de ver el crecimiento de los niños de una manera diferente

http://www.pathwaysawareness.org/files/PAFSpanish_PDForder.pdf
Asegure lo mejor para el desarrollo físico de su bebé

http://www.talaris.org/synopsis.htm
Parenting Counts video clips in Spanish

Vision Development / Desarrollo de la Vista:

http://www.nei.nih.gov/
National Eye Institute website through the U.S. National Institutes of Health

http://www.familyconnect.org/parentsitehome.asp
The website of the American Foundation for the Blind and National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments

http://www.stlouischildrens.org/content/greystone_854.htm
St. Louis Children’s Hospital information about age-appropriate vision milestones

http://www.blindbabies.org
The website of the Blind Babies Foundation, which serves children with visual impairments and their families

http://www.blindchildrenscenter.org
The website of the Blind Children’s Center, a family-centered agency serving children with visual impairments

http://www.blindchildrensfund.org
The website of Blind Children’s Fund, a nonprofit organization encouraging the development, education, and welfare of children with visual or multiple impairments

http://www.blindkids.org
The website of Blind Children’s Learning Center, which works to develop the full potential of the blind, visually impaired, and deaf/blind children and youth

http://www.csb-cde.ca.gov/
The website of the California School for the Blind, a statewide resource available to students between ages 5 and 22

http://www.hadley-school.org
The website of the Hadley School for the Blind, the largest worldwide distance educator of blind and visually impaired people, their families, and professionals

http://www.perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us/
The website of the Perkins School for the Blind, a leader in serving people with visual impairments

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