About Kids Health.
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children's health in the country. As innovators in child health, SickKids improves the health of children by integrating care, research and teaching.
http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/ResourceCentres/Pages/default.aspx
Autism Ontario
Autism Ontario is dedicated to increasing public awareness about autism and the day-to-day issues faced by individuals with autism, their families, and the professionals with whom they interact. The association and its chapters share common goals of providing information and education, supporting research, and advocating for programs and services for the autism community.
http://www.autismontario.com/
CanChild
A research centre at McMaster University dedicated to generating knowledge & transforming lives of children and youth with developmental conditions and their families. Check out the information about supporting children with special needs and the "F words".
https://www.canchild.ca/
Children's Treatment Network
CTN offers services through contracted public and private partner organizations in the education, health and community sectors. CTN supports families in York Region and Simcoe County for all services through 10 shared service sites, offers school-based rehabilitation services in an expanded catchment area including Central and West Toronto and also offers assessment and diagnostic services within Dufferin, Halton, Peel, Waterloo and Wellington. Through its innovative network model, CTN’s commitment to providing family-centred care is anchored by an electronic client record that is shared across its partner organizations and provides the foundation for integrated plans of care and services.
https://www.ctnsy.ca/
Down syndrome and Autism Connection
Our mission is to provide education and support to individuals facing the unique challenges caused by co-occurring Down syndrome and autism.
http://www.ds-asd-connection.org/home.html
Erinoak Kids Centre for Treatment and Development
Our clients have a wide range of physical and/or developmental disabilities, communication disorders, autism and some of the children we care for a blind and/or deaf. Serving Halton, Peel and Dufferin.
Our Main services include Autism Services, Communication Services, Infant Hearing Services, Medical Services, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Vision Services. Our goals is to help each child we serve to build on his/her unique strengths, and to maximize opportunities for independence, health and well-being. We also help families as the meet the challenges of everyday life.
https://www.erinoakkids.ca/
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
"At Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, we care for kids with disabilities, kids needing rehabilitation after illness or trauma, kids whose medical complexity requires a kind of care they can’t get elsewhere."
https://hollandbloorview.ca/
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) collaborates with provincial and territorial partners to build awareness in the broader community and promote equitable opportunities so that all individuals with learning disabilities can achieve their educational, employment, health and personal goals.
http://www.ldac-acta.ca/
Lyndsey Stevenato Children's Therapy Services
A Multi Disciplinary Children’s Treatment Centre offering Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Pathology, Social Work and Psychological-Educational Assessment.
"LSCTS are passionate about helping children and families. We believe strongly in a family-centred approach so together we can transform the lives of the children."
http://childrenstherapy.ca/
Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders (OAFCCD)
"Our vision is that all children will have access to a continuum of speech and language services to support their successful participation at home, in school and in the community."
http://www.oafccd.com/
Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
The Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy is an organization committed to supporting independence, inclusion, choice and full integration of all persons with cerebral palsy.
https://www.ofcp.ca
Self-Reg - Merhit Centre
Dr. Shanker has served as an advisor on early child development to government organizations across Canada and the United States, and in countries around the world. During this period, he became increasingly interested in the impact of excessive stress on child development and behaviour. Dr. Shanker’s five-step Self-Reg model, The Shanker Method®, is a powerful process for understanding and managing stress in children, youth and adults.
https://self-reg.ca/resources/
Simcoe County Resource Consultant Services (SCRCS)
We are child development specialists who provide support to infants, toddlers and children (up to 6 years of age) who have developmental support needs. As Resource Consultants (RCs) we assist parents in understanding their child’s growth and development while helping them navigate the early intervention system. Through the development of individual program plans, RCs help coordinate services, assist with funding applications and referrals, and provide support for children’s participation in community programs. Program plans and services may include speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational and behavioural therapy, vision, hearing, psychological assessment, social work and feeding support. Throughout, we respect the values and choices of the family.
https://www.clhmidland.on.ca/scrcs/
The Chaos and the Clutter
Sharla is a mother of 7, author, adoption advocate and homeschooling mother who offers a website full of valuable information.
https://www.thechaosandtheclutter.com/?ref=368
Zero to Three
"Our mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. At ZERO TO THREE, we envision a society that has the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential."
https://www.zerotothree.org/
