More information about SPD may be found at these sites:





The International Resource Directory
www.SPDnetwork.org/directory

Nationwide listing of service providers experienced in working with people with SPD. Service providers include health care providers, therapists, and other professionals, such as hair stylists, whose experience enables them to sensitively and successfully serve clients with Sensory Processing Disorder.


SPD Parent Connections
www.spdnetwork.org/parentconnection

A grassroots network that provides support, information, and understanding to anyone who lives with a child who has a Sensory Processing Disorder or wants to learn more about the disorder. Meetings feature group discussions, educational presentations, and guest speakers who emphasize hope, help, and encouragement.


Sensory Processing Disorder Scientific Work Group
www.spdnetwork.org/research/workgroup.html

Collaborative group of NIH-funded researchers, many with pilot projects on Sensory Processing Disorder funded by the Wallace Research Foundation. Abstracts of current scientific studies are written for consumers to understand, and a listing of related scientific papers is provided. Researchers in the Work Group include scientists from Harvard, Yale, Duke, Madison, and other research universities.


STAR (Sensory Therapies And Research) Center
www.STARcenter.us

Assessment services and individualized therapy for children, adolescents, and adults with Sensory Processing Disorder. Directed by Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR, and Ron A. Minson, MD, STAR Center offers occupational therapy and listening therapy separately or in combination to optimize results. Therapy is based on an “intensive” model of short term (often 20 sessions) with frequent treatment (often 3 or more times per week) to address the cause of sensory difficulties rather than the symptoms. (303) 221-STAR.



An extensive list of additional resources including organizations, web sites, specialty equipment manufacturers, books, and other materials may be found in Appendix A of Sensational Kids.