Our list of books, websites, podcasts, and videos about child development.

Our Favorite Models of Working With Children:

DIR® Model - Developmental (D), Individualized (I), Relationship-based (R).

SCERTS® Model - Social Communication (SC), Emotional Regulation (ER), and Transactional Support (TS).

Integrated Play Group Model is based on a belief in the importance of children with autism having opportunities to play with peers.  Pamela Wolfberg’s website provides resources for establishing inclusive peer socialization programs.

The ALERT Program for Self-Regulation teaches children with sensory integration disorders strategies for self-regulation awareness.

To learn more about the DIR® Model:

Building Healthy Minds and The Child With Special Needs by Greenspan and Serena Wieder are two books we recommend.  Drs. Greenspan and Wieder founded the DIR®/Floortime™ approach that informs our work at Julie Herr & Associates.  These books provide background information on the DIR® model and its application.

Stanley Greenspan and The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL) website homepage.

Web Radio Shows Index by Stanley Greenspan -  Greenspan’s shows on the DIR®/Floortime™ Model are particularly relevant to our work.

Research Supporting the DIR/Floortime Model

To learn more about the SCERTS® Model:

The SCERTS® Model is a manual written by the model’s developers, which provides an explanation of the SCERTS® approach for children with autism spectrum disorders.

The SCERTS® Model: A Transactional, Family-Centered Approach to Enhancing Communication and Socioemotional Abilities of Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder - Article on the model published in Infants and Young Children.

Understanding Child Development:

Child Development: A Practitioner’s Guide by Douglas Davies is an accessible book that provides useful information on stages of child development.

The Talaris Institute’s Research Articles - articles about early childhood development

UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute’s Distinguished Lecturer Series

Scroll down to Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Ph.D.’s lecture from the 2007-2008 series, Understanding Disorders of Mind and Brain in Children: The Necessity of a Developmental Perspective (December 12, 2007, 4pm).

Zero to Three - Nonprofit whose mission is to educate parents and professionals and to promote healthy early childhood development.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Resources:

The Autism Society of Illinois’s List of Recommended Books About Autism: Books written for children, books written by people with ASD, and books about siblings.

Autism Speaks™ ASD Video Glossary is a large collection of videos of children with and without autism spectrum disorders.  The glossary is designed to educate parents and professionals about the early red flags of ASD.

100 Useful Sites for parents of children with ASD - a compilation of sites about ASD including: organizations and groups, support and social networks, general information about ASD, treatment and therapy information, financial resources, blogs, regional resources and more.

First Signs - Resources for parents and professionals on early detection of ASD and intervention.

Autism Society of Illinois - Resources for Illinois families affected by autism.

The Family Room, a blog by Susan Etlinger, documents Etlinger’s experiences as a parent of a son with autism and offers practical advice and resources.

Autistic-Like is an award-winning documentary film by Erik Linthorst about his son, Graham, and their family’s determination to find the right treatment after Graham is incorrectly diagnosed with Autism.  Julie Herr & Associates is hosted a screening of the film in April of 2010.

Behind the Autism Statistics is an article published in The Atlantic by Jody Becker, the producer of “Autistic-Like: Graham’s Story”.

Inclusion and the Importance of Play:

Paula Kluth’s website on strategies for creating more inclusive classrooms and communities.

Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills: A report on NPR’s Morning Edition about the importance of imaginative play in cognitive development.

Happiness:

This Emotional Life, a PBS series hosted by Harvard psychologist, Daniel Gilbert, which explores human emotions and concludes that relationships, more than anything else, promote happiness.

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