Speech Therapy Center

Healthy Child Healthy World: Community Organization in Review

Healthy Child Healthy World is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to helping families keep their children healthy and safe from harmful chemicals and pollutants. Today there is a vast number of children being diagnosed with autism, ADHD, cancer, and many other diseases and disorders. Harmful chemicals and pollutants have been blamed for the cause of these disorders and diseases; therefore Healthy Child Healthy World’s mission is to educate families on how to maintain a healthy environment.

Read more about Healthy Child Healthy World on: http://www.healthychild.org/main/

To read a book that this organization has sponsored, look at our “Book Review” blog, at:

http://www.myspeechtherapycenter.com/?p=826

The Stuttering Foundation: Community Organization in Review

The Stuttering Foundation is a non-for profit organization committed to supporting, helping, and informing those who stutter, their families and the professionals who serve them.

Their website offers a variety of information regarding stuttering; including symptom descriptions, therapy information, research findings, and a newsletter.  This can be a very useful site for parents, doctors, therapists, teachers, and individuals who deal with stuttering.

To learn more about the Stuttering Foundation, please visit their website at: http://www.stutteringhelp.org/

Natural Learning Concepts: Community Organization in Review

Natural Learning Concepts is a website devoted to sharing with the community products for assisting children with Autism; in their intellectual, social, behavioral, and cognitive development. They offer a variety of fun and educational games, toys, puzzles, and books.

Parents and speech pathologists alike, can benefit from their materials. We use their products in therapy everyday, and our children love them.

For more information about this organization:

http://www.nlconcepts.com/autism-nlc.htm

Pizza Fusion: Community Organization in Review

Pizza Fusion offers delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, and more with the healthiness of organic ingredients.  They have from traditional cheese pizza to specialty vegan pizzas.  They even offer gluten free pizza crusts, for those families who are on gluten free diets! There’s a something for everyone!

Also check out the dozens of ways they implement alternative strategies in their business, in order to stay as “green” as possible. For example: “delivering food in company owned hybrid vehicles,”  and “offsetting 100% of energy usage with the purchase of renewable wind energy certificates.”

Thank you Pizza Fusion for FOOD & INSPIRATION.

For more information on Pizza Fusion, please feel free to visit their website at:

http://pizzafusion.com/saving-the-earth/

National Aphasia Association- Community Organization in Review

The National Aphasia Association (NAA) is a non-for profit organization committed to spreading awareness on aphasia as well as offering support services to the community.

Aphasia is a communication disorder caused by a stroke or injury of the brain. Depending on where the lesion, or aphasia is located, it may impair an individual’s ability to either process or produce language.
This organization promotes education and research related to aphasia. They post articles, as well as, valid information, tools, tips, and events. If you know someone who has aphasia, make sure you share this website with them; it will highly benefit them.

To find out more about the National Aphasia Association, please visit them at:

http://www.aphasia.org/index.html

AutismSpot- Community Organization in Review

AutismSpot is a great site for both informative resources and reading about other parents like yourselves and their experiences with autism. It also has news and videos to keep you up to date with the latest findings. There are different “channels” you can watch on the video portion including sources on education, family, health, nutrition and more.

To learn more about AutismSpot, please visit their website at:

http://www.autismspot.com/

Bunnie Cakes- Community Organization in Review

Bunnie Cakes have a delicious treat for you and your family. Check out their vegan, organic cupcakes, cakes, and sweets. They have an assortment of flavors and decorations perfect for any occasion. They are sure to win your taste buds right from the first bite. And best of all, they’re good for you.

Most importantly they also offer an allergy free alternative, consistent with the GFCF Diet (gluten and casein free) for our children in the Autism Spectrum. Fortunately, with the help of BunnieCakes, we can re-introduce these yummy treats back into our children’s food choices without breaking their diet regimen.

For more information on BunnieCakes, please visit their website at: http://www.bunniecakes.com

Supporting Autism Awareness in a Fashionable Way

Hello Mommies, do we have a treat for you! Oakley is known for its exuberant and lavish sports sunglasses. They’re also known for their iconic polarized lens and durable frames. From goggles to masks to fashionable wear, Oakley has it all. In combination with Talk About Curing Autism (TACA), they have designed a pair of sunglasses to promote Autism awareness!

The TACA Autism Awareness sunglasses are available for both men and women. Oakley will donate $20.00 from each purchase to TACA. The design features Oakley’s signature “Ravishing” style with lightweight O’MATTER frame material and HDO, High Definition Optic Lens; plus, the mascot for Autism, the puzzle pieces. These sunglasses also promote vision wellness, protecting your eyes from harmful UVA, UVB, & UVC rays from the sun. Now, you can have some protective, and cool sunglasses to wear to those fun Autism Speaks and TACA walks for Autism!

The following two websites have more information on the sunglasses.

Be fashionable and promote awareness with these awesome sunglasses!

http://www.oakley.com/women/pd/6452

http://www.talkaboutcuringautism.org/about_taca/oakley/