Parent Trainings
NMTSA's parent training sessions are vital to understanding how the NMT techniques your therapist uses will benefit your child. Much time is given to assisting parents in problem-solving home issues and identifying functional accommodations and techniques to make life at home and in the community more enjoyable for the entire family. Look at the right-hand column of our website to find out the date of our next parent training, then e-mail training@nmtsa.org and let us know you would like to attend.
Book & Article Recommendations
Kranowitz, C.S. (1998).
The out-of-sync child: Recognizing and coping with sensory integration dysfunction.
New York: Skylight Press.
Donnellan, A.M. & Leary, M.R. (1995).
Movement differences and diversity in autism/mental retardation: Appreciating and accommodating people with communication and behavior challenges.
Pacific Beach: DRI Press.
Kliewer, C. & Biklen, D. (2001).
“School’s not really a place for reading”: A research synthesis of the literate lives of students with severe disabilities.
JASH (Journal of the Assosiation for Persons with Severe Handicaps), Vol. 26, No.1, 1-12.
Biklen, D. & Kliewer, C.
Constructing Competence: autism, voice, and the 'disordered' body
International Journal of Inclusive Education Vol. 10, No. 2-3, March-May 2006, pp. 169-188.
Therapy Products for Purchase
IntegrationsCatalog.com
This website carries helpful sensory products such as chewys, 'The Grabber', and 'Body Socks'.
FitBall.com
This website carries wedges, discs, therapy balls and therapy ball accessories.
Helpful Links
GALA (Groupo de Apoyo para Latinos con Autismo)
A group formed to serve and support the Hispanic/Latino autism community and other individuals with developmental disabilities. Special thanks goes out to
Jose Orozco from GALA for translating NMTSA's Parent Training and Handouts.
Recovering Our Kids (ROK) Biomedical Organization
A group is for parents who are pursuing recovery of their children with autism using alternative methods including homeopathy, chelation and the DAN Protocol.
Arizona Autism Support
Arizona Autism Support is an organization dedicated to providing resources, information and support to families living in Arizona and facing a diagnosis of autism in a loved one.
Autism Resource Foudation
The Autism Resource Foundation is a non-profit organization that has been designed to build awareness about autism and to help educate parents and their families. It's goal is to give these families the tools necessary for finding therapists, care providers and support groups. Anthony Hale, the founder of Autism Resource Foundation also hosts a weekly radio show on AM 1100 KFNX called "Autism Talks".
Autism 2 Awesome
This program provides a practical guide for fathers and caregivers to assist and speed-up the development of social, learning, and motor skills in children with autism.
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 23
Competency-Based Communication
Training Level 1
September 6
NMT Parent Training
October 25
Competency-Based Communication
Training Level 2
Call 602-840-6410
or talk to your therapist to make reservations for these programs.
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