Resources
Explore our collection of helpful links to online resources that provide information regarding Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy topics.
Speech Therapy Links
Texas Speech Languae Hearing Association
TSHA empowers speech-language pathologists and audiologists by providing professional development, promoting the highest ethical and professional standards, and advocating for legislation and regulation necessary for members to provide evidence-based quality care for individuals with communicative disorders.
The mission of TSHA is to empower speech-language pathologists and audiologists in the spirit of partnership with consumers and families. We believe that TSHA members and the members of various disability support groups in Texas share similar interests and responsibilities in serving people with communication disorders. We are interested in hearing about your association's goals and in visiting with you so that we may identify ways in which we can more effectively work together.
American Speech Language Therapy Association
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 135,000 members and affiliates who are speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. ASHA has had several names over our 83-year history. The first was the American Academy of Speech Correction (1925). The current name, The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, was adopted in 1978.
Empowering and supporting speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists by:
- Advocating on behalf of persons with communication and related disorders
- Advancing communication science
- Promoting effective human communication
Learning Disabilities Association of Texas
LDAT was chartered in 1963 as a not-for-profit, parent/professional membership organization to offer help and hope to those struggling with learning disabilities, the "invisible disability." We invite you to visit our membership page and find out how you can become a part of LDAT.
Common learning disabilities are in the areas of reading (dyslexia), math (dyscalculia), and writing (dysgraphia), and are often further complicated by related disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. LDAT believes that every person with learning disabilities can be successful in school, at work, in relationships, and in their community - given the right opportunities and support! Our mission is to provide such support and increase opportunities for all people with learning disabilities.
The Stuttering Foundation
The Stuttering Foundation provides free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering.
We are the first and the largest nonprofit charitable organization in the world working towards the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering, reaching over a million people annually.
National Stuttering Association
The National Stuttering Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals through support, education, advocacy, and research.
Autism Society of America
ASA, the nation's leading grassroots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism. We do this by increasing public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy.
Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities is a 27-member board dedicated to ensuring that all Texans with developmental disabilities, about 437,885 individuals, have the opportunity to be independent, productive and valued members of their communities. Using a variety of methods, the Council works to:
- Ensure that the service delivery system provides comprehensive services and supports that meet people's needs, are easy to access and are cost effective
- Improve people's understanding of disability issues