Health Professionals’ Resources
The following information is categorized so that you can quickly find services and resources to help you support the children and families that you serve. Another tool is the Health Connection Hub, a database designed to expand the resource and referral network available to health and social service providers and community members.
Click on any topic to see more information. We also have an additional library of information that you can share with parents and caregivers about early intervention and children with disabilities.


ADHD
Autism
Developmental Screening
Developmental Referral and Services Online Directory
Early Childhood Resource Directory
American Academy of Pediatrics: Healthy Children
Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Special Services
River Forest Public Schools District 90 Special Services
West Suburban Special Recreation Association
Center for Parent Information and Resources; Overview of Early Intervention
CDC: Developmental Monitoring and Screening
Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)
American Academy of Pediatrics, Illinois Chapter (ICAAP)
CDC: Learn the Signs. Act Early.
Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Referrals for Evaluation and Consent Forms (PDF)
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT-R / M-CHAT-R/F)
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Illinois Early Intervention Standardized Referral Form [PDF]
Early Intervention & Early Childhood Special Education
Collaboration Publication: Watch and Help Me Grow
Illinois Intervention Clearinghouse
Illinois Early Intervention Program: A Guide for Families
Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Special Services
River Forest Public Schools District 90 Special Services
West Suburban Special Recreation Association
Center for Parent Information and Resources; Overview of Early Intervention
Illinois Early Intervention Standardized Referral Form
Illinois Early Intervention Program Referral Fax Back Form
Illinois Early Intervention Communication and Referral Procees
Illinois Early Childhood Special Education Communication and Referral Process
Physicians Network Newsletters
Physicians Network Newsletter April 2017
Physicians Network Newsletter April 2016
Physicians Network Newsletter October 2016
Physicians Network Newsletter April 2015
Physicians Network Newsletter October 2015
Physicians Network Newsletter October 2014
Physicians Network Newsletter May 2014
Physicians Network Newsletter October 2013
Physicians Network Newsletter April 2013
Physicians Network Newsletter April 2012
Physicians Network Newsletter October 2012
Physicians Network Newsletter May 2011
Physicians Network Newsletter December 2011
Physicians Network Newsletter February 2010
Physicians Network Presentations
The Science and Culture of Picky Eating: When to Worry and What to Do, presented by Dr. Ruby Roy
Gender Identity: Model Policy for Student Support
Gender Identity: Lurie Education Handout
Gender Identity: Understanding Gender Variance
Gender Identity: The Gender Affirmative Model
Gender Identity: Working with Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients
What is Sensory Defensiveness?
What Is Sensory Processing Disorder?
The Effects of Infant and Maternal Sensory Processing on Infant Fussing, Crying, and Sleep
The Development of Sensory Over-responsivity From Infancy to Elementary School
Sensory Processing
Informational Documents and Articles about Sensory Processing
- Uncovering the Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders
- Sensory Processing Issues Explained
- The Debate Over Sensory Processing
- What is Sensory Defensiveness? [PDF]
- What Is Sensory Processing Disorder? [PDF]
- The Effects of Infant and Maternal Sensory Processing on Infant Fussing, Crying, and Sleep [PDF]
- The Development of Sensory Over-responsivity From Infancy to Elementary School [PDF]
- References for Sensory Processing [PDF]
Books on Sensory Processing
- Sensory Integration and the Child
- Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
- The Out-of-Sync Child
- Sensational Kids
- Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Signals
Online Resource Centers for Sensory Processing Disorder
Standardized Illinois Early Intervention Referral Form
The Standardized Illinois Early Intervention Referral Form should be completed by the referring party (i.e. a physician or early childhood care and education provider) with the parent or guardian. Be sure to check (√) the appropriate boxes in Section 4 and have the parent or guardian complete and sign Section 6. This will allow the referring party to receive information about the outcome of the referral.
Fax the completed form to the appropriate Child and Family Connections (CFC) office. See the list of CFC service areas and fax #s on pages 7-10 of the Collaboration’s Developmental Referral & Services Directory.
The West Cook County area, which includes Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park, is CFC 7. The CFC 7 fax # is (708) 449-7071 or (708) 449-7173.
CFC will assign the family a service coordinator who must contact the family (usually by phone) within 2 business days. Please share this information with the parent or guardian and let them know to expect a phone call.
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