Got A Peanut? (Resources)

Got a peanut you think might have autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Just been diagnosed?

There are a lot of great resources out there, but it is hard to know where to start. Here are some of my favorite places to learn and share. This page is a work in progress and will be updated periodically.

My Favorite Autism Parenting Blogs


 

• Autism In a Word
• Bad Words
• Both Hands and a Flashlight
• Everybody's Boy
• Fighting Monsters With Rubber Swords
• The King And Eye
• Laura Shumaker
• Look Me in the Eye
• The Squashed Bologna
• Squidalicious (Great blog to learn about iPad apps!)
• Try Defying Gravity

Other Special Needs Blogs I Read

• Hopeful Parents
• Kidneys and Eyes
• Love That Max
• Rachel Coleman's Blog
• Support for Special Needs

Resources

• Parents Helping Parents
• First Signs
• Autism Speaks
• Do2Learn (Free Icons, Picture Cards, etc.)
• Signing Time
• IEP information (links coming soon)
  
  • Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy (Great place to learn your rights)

Where to Buy:

• Chewies
• Chewy tubes
• Moe's favorite chewy on a rope
• HuggMe Tank Top
  
  • This is also the site for the Abilitations Catalog - tons of great specialty resources including weighted lap pads and blankets, swings, fine and gross motor toys. Lots of great products to buy or inspire make at home or less expensive solutions.
• I used this Etsy seller for a custom weighted lap pad.

And check out this great resource page at Both Hands and Flashlight.