Parent and Caregiver Resources
We get many calls from parents and caregivers asking about local resources and information on not-so-common disorders in children. Hopefully, this page will help direct you in finding what you need or answer a question that has gone unanswered. Please contact Danielle or Sara if you have further questions or need assistance. If you have information that you believe would be helpful to include on this page PLEASE let us know.
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Local Support/ Speech and Language Support
Connections SLP
Speech Language Pathology
http://www.connectionsslp.com
Western Washington University Speech and Hearing Clinic
516 High St MS9078
Bellingham WA 98225
(360) 650-3881 or (360) 650-3198
The Opportunity Council - Birth to Three Agency
1111 Cornwall Ave, Suite C
Bellingham WA 98225
(360) 734-8396 ex 209
Whatcom Center for Early Learning - Birth to Three Agency
2001 H Street
Bellingham WA 98225
(360) 671-3660
Early Childhood Opportunities, Northwest Head Start
220 Unity Street, Suite 102
Bellingham WA 98225
(360) 734-8396 ex 153
Whatcom County Parent to Parent
(360)715-0170
Auditory Processing Support
Vital Links Therapeutic Listening Program; http://www.vitallinks.net (this program is available through our clinic)
Liliana Sacarin Sacarin Listening, Movement and Developmental Center
http://www.sacarin.com
Visual Processing Support
Amy Bearden, OD
2222 James St. Ste. A
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 676-4030
Peter M. Charron, OD
1616 Cornwall Ave. Ste. 105
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 393-4479
Dr. Nancy Torgerson, FCOVD
Alderwood Vision Therapy Center
http://www.alderwoodvisiontherapy.com
Karen Preston, OD
14645 Bel Red Road, Ste. 102
Bellevue, WA 98007
(425) 732-6056
http://www.nwpediatriceyecare.com
Family and Behavioral Support
Marilyn Jensen, MA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Support for parenting children with special needs
(360) 733-1497
Parent To Parent of Whatcom County
http://www.arcwhatcom.org
Nutritional Support
Gluten and Casein Free Diets
http://www.gfcfdiet.com
DAN! "Defeat Autism Now" and Washington State DAN! practitioners
http://www.autismwebsite.com/ARI/dan/dan.htm
Liliane J. Bartha, M.D.
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 456-2967
Mark Steinberg, N.D.
2505 Cedarwood, #5
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 738-3230
Que Areste, N.D.
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 328-2926
Sally Rockwell, Ph.D., C.N.
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 547-1814
Jonathan Wright, M.D.
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 264-0059
Body Support
Michael Maskornick, LMP
Rolfing, Cranial Release/Balancing
(360) 671-9716
General Information Sites
Basics about Sensory Integration Dysfunction and related links
http://www.kid-power.org/sid.html
A Parent’s Guide to Sensory Integration
http://www.efrconline.org/admin/files/Parent'sGuideToSI.pdf
Basics of Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT)
http://www.ndta.org
Therapeutic Listening
http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/therapeutic-listening.html
Recommended Book List
Sensory Integration and the Child, by Jeal Ayres
The Out-Of Sync Child Has Fun, by Carol Kranowitz
Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Signals: A Practical Daily Use Handbook for Parents and Teachers by Angie Voss, OTR/L
Your Essential Guide to Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder: When You See a Child Through Sensory Goggles…It All Makes More “Sense”!
By Angie Voss, OTR/L
Just Take A Bite: Easy, Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges! by Lori Ernspeger, PhD and Tania Stegen-Hanson , OTR/L
The Kid Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to The Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet by Pamela Compart, M.D. and Dana Laake, R.H.D., M.S., L.D.N.
Cooking for Isaiah: Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Recipes for Easy, Delicious Meals by Silvana Nardone
Food Chaining: The Proven 6-Step Plan to Stop Picky Eating, Solve Feeding Problems, and Expand Your Child’s Diet, Cheri Fraker, Mark Fishbein MD, Sibyl Cox, and Laura Walbert
The Alert Program With Songs for Self-Regulation, by Mary Sue Williams, Sherry Shellerherger
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight, by Sharon Heller
The Sensory -Sensitive Child:Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior, by Karen A. Smith
Listening with the Whole Body, by Sheila Frick and Colleen Hacker
Brain, Mind and Behavior, by Floyd E. Bloom, Arlyne Lazerson
Brain, Mind and Behavior,by David L. Robinson
The Healing Mind:The Vital Links Between Brain and Behavior, Immunity and Disease, by Paul Marin
Comic Strip Conversations by Carol Gray
My Social Stories Book by Abbie Leigh White, Carol Gray, and Sean McAndrew