Information Links
There are many websites related to speech and language, early intervention, child development and education. We have included a selection that you may find useful.

Our information links are organized in the following categories:

A. Speech and Language Associations and Education Resources
B. Ministries and School Boards
C. Hospitals and Community Organizations
D. Child Development and Health Information
E. Peer Programs In Ontario

A. Speech and Language Associations and Education Resources

• The Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA)
• The Hanen Centre
• CASLPA - Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
• CASLPO - College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario
• CDAAC - Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

B. Ministries and School Boards

• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
• Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
• Ontario Ministry of Community & Social Services
• York Region District School Board
• York Catholic District School Board

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C. Hospitals and Community Organizations

• Markham Stouffville Hospital
• York Central Hospital
• Southlake Regional Health Centre
• Child and Family Collaborative
• Children's Treatment Network of Simcoe York
• CHAP (Community Helpers for Active Participation)
• Community Care Access Centre of York Region
• York Region, Family and Children's Services
• Learning Disabilities Association of York Region
• Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
• Ontario Infant Hearing Program (IHP)
• YorkLink-York Region Community Service Directory
• Grandview Children's Centre
• Five Counties Children's Centre

D. Child Development and Health Information

• Ability OnLine Support Network - Toronto
• ASHA - Office of Multicultural Affairs of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - resources for Chinese speaking families
• Autism Research Institute
• Autism Resources offering information regarding the developmental disabilities autism and Asperger's Syndrome
• BabyCenter.com - information for new and expectant parents
• BC Council for Families
• The Canadian Association for People Who Stutter
• Canadian Child Care Federation
• Canadian Directory of Genetic Support Groups
• Canadian Down Syndrome Society
• Canadian Hearing Society
• Canadian Institute of Child Health - a dedicated voice for children, improving their health and well-being
• Canadian Living Magazine On-Line
• Canadian Parents On-Line - help for parents of newborns to teens
• CASANA - Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association - (Apraxia-Kids)
• Child, Youth and Family Health - Health Canada Childhood and Youth division's website
• Emory Pediatrics Developmental Continuity Program - information about medical and developmental complications for preemies
• Expressive Communication Help Organization (E.C.H.O.) Apraxia Support Group - Toronto, Ontario CANADA
• Family Education Network
• Family Village - A global community of disability related resources
• FIRST WORDS - Department of Communication Disorders at Florida State University
• Geneva Centre for Autism
• Health Canada Online
• I Am Your Child
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• National Parent Information Network
• The Arc
• Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders (O.A.F.C.C.D.)
• Ooops...Wrong Planet! Syndrome
• Our-Kids - Devoted to Raising Special Kids with Special Needs
• Parenting Q&A
• Parent Soup
• Psych Central: Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page
• The Selectively Silent Child - information and support for selective Mutism
• The Stuttering Homepage
• The Talking Page (parents can hear many apraxic children speak)
• The Unicorn Children's Foundation
• Weehands - signing for babies (with York Region workshop)
• ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families - good developmental milestone information with parent friendly vocabulary

E. Peer Programs In Ontario

• Algoma Preschool Speech and Language
• Durham Preschool Speech and Language Program
• Early Words - Hamilton-Wentworth Preschool Speech & Language Service
• Early Words - Preschool Speech and Language Program for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent
• Early Expressions - Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox and Addington Preschool Speech and Language
• Eastern Ontario Preschool Speech and Language
• First Words - Preschool Speech and Language Program of Ottawa-Carleton
• Kidtalk - Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge & District Preschool Speech & Language Services
• Language Express - Preschool Speech System at Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
• Niagara Peninsula - Speech and Language Services
• North Words - Kenora Rainy River District Preschool Speech & Language System
• Peel Preschool Speech and Language
• Porcupine Health Unit - Speech-Language Pathology Services
• One Kids Place - Preschool Children’s Speech and Language Service of Muskoka and Parry Sound
• Small Talk - Huron-Perth Preschool Speech and Language Initiative
• SoundStart - Preschool Speech and Language Program of Lambton County
• Speech-Language Department of the Cochrane Temiskaming Resource Centre
• Toronto Preschool Speech and Language Services
• The Haldimand-Norfolk Preschool Speech & Language Program
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit - Speech-Language Services
• tykeTALK - Thames Valley Region Speech Language Services
• Waterloo Region - Speech Language Services
• Wee Talk - The Preschool Speech and Language Services of Ontario's Wellington & Dufferin Counties