Resources
Sensory-Friendly Events
Ramsey County Library
The Ramsey County Library in Roseville is offering sensory-friendly mornings every Friday this summer. The Library will open the Children’s Area an hour early for children who have special sensory needs and families who are looking for a smaller, more adaptive...
St. Paul Public Library: Next Chapter Book Club
Next Chapter Book Club offers community-based book clubs for adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our members (including some who cannot read) love the way books transport them to different worlds where they meet interesting...
The Raptor Center
Established in 1974 as part of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, The Raptor Center rehabilitates around 800 sick and injured raptors each year, while helping to identify emerging environmental issues related to raptor health and populations....
Sensory Processing Disorder
Kids with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders Show Brain Wiring Differences
Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that children with sensory processing disorders have decreased structural brain connections in specific sensory regions different than those in autism, further establishing SPD as a clinically important neurodevelopmental...
Physiological and Behavioral Differences in Sensory Processing: A Comparison of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Modulation Disorder
Click here for article.
Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids
Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids Click here for article.
Community Events
Valley Friendship Club
Valley Friendship Club (VFC) was the brainchild of a group of Washington County Parents who saw a need for fun social opportunities for their children with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities, as well an opportunity to create an inclusive partnership with...
Stages Theater Company
Stages Theatre Company (STC) was founded in 1984 in the western suburbs of Minneapolis out of a need for quality theatre programming for children. For more than 25 years, it has significantly broadened its reach and scope, involving young people in the theatre arts...
Navigating MSP Airport
Many families who have children with autism avoid flying because they are unsure how their children will respond. In an effort to ease the anxiety associated with an airport visit and flying, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), Fraser and the Autism Society of...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Society of Minnesota (AUSM)
The Autism Society of Minnesota exists to enhance the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. AuSM seeks to realize its mission through education support, collaboration, and advocacy. For more info click here.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
For more info on ADHD click here.
CHADD – The National Resource on ADHD
CHADD is a membership organization, produces the bi-monthly Attention magazine (for members), and sponsors an annual conference. The National Resource Center on ADHD (NRC) is the CDC-funded national clearinghouse for evidence-based information about ADHD. CHADD was...
Feeding Disorders
Picky Eaters vs. Problem Feeders
Click here for a checklist showing differences between a picky eater and a problem feeder.
Feeding Matters
We, who struggled to feed our own children, hear you - and your voice matters. Our dedication is driven by the necessity to minimize the challenge for families with feeding disorders. Between our personal experience with the problem and our partnership with the...