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.

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ADHD

Erikson Institute’s Center for Children & Families

Software for Treating the ADHD Patient

Vanderbilt ADHD Parent Diagnostic Rating Scale (PDF)

Vanderbilt ADHD Parent Assessment Follow-up Form (PDF)

Vanderbilt ADHD Teacher Diagnostic Rating Scale (PDF)

Vanderbilt ADHD Teacher Assessment Follow-Up Form (PDF)

Autism

Erikson Institute’s Center for Children & Families

Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT-R / M-CHAT-R/F)

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

Process for Early Intervention Services

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

Physicians Network Presentations

The Science and Culture of Picky Eating: When to Worry and What to Do, presented by Dr. Ruby Roy

An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Settings, presented by Dr. Kelly Walker Lowry

Thriving Through Early Childhood: Building Social-Emotional Resiliency, presented by Dr. Carla Beatrici

Caregivers Matter! Building Social-Emotional Resiliency in Early Childhood Settings, presented by Carol Johnson, LCSW

Gender Identity: Model Policy for Student Support

Gender Identity: Lurie Education Handout

Gender Identity: Program

Gender Identity: Understanding Gender Variance

Gender Identity: The Gender Affirmative Model

Gender Identity: Working with Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients

Gender Identity: Key Terms

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

References for Sensory Processing

Sensory Processing

Informational Documents and Articles about Sensory Processing

Books on Sensory Processing

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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