Resources for Parents of Special Needs Children

Special Needs Resources

ADHD/Hyperactivity

www.chadd.org

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is a national non-profit organization founded in 1987 in response to the frustration and sense of isolation experienced by parents and their children with AD/HD.

www.newideas.net

This is the ADD information library.  It takes the visitor through ten lessons that explain ADD and what its implications are.

Anger/Aggression

Safeyouth.org

This organization was established by the Federal Government to serve as a clearinghouse for all types of information including grants, articles, events, and general information on teen violence.

www.talkingwithkids.org

This site is a project of Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Provides practical tips that parents can use to talk with their kids about tough issues, including s**, violence, and drugs.

Asperger Syndrome/Autism/Severe Disability

www.yautism.org

This is an association founded by parents and professionals working to forward programs to effectively diagnose and treat young children with autism and related disorders.

www.nads.org

The National  Association for Down Syndrome (NADS), a not-for-profit organization, was founded in Chicago in 1961 by parents of children with Down syndrome who felt a need to create a better environment and bring about understanding and acceptance of people with Down syndrome.

http://djensen.ourfamily.com/asisn/index.html

The Asperger’s Syndrome Internet Support Network is a bulletin board for parents of children with Asperger’s Syndrome to find support.

www.asperger.org

This organization is committed to providing up-to-date and comprehensive information on social and communication disorders, with particular focus on Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD).

www.AspenNJ.org

The Asperger Syndrome Education Network (ASPEN) is an organization providing support and education to families of those affected by Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, PDD-NOS, and related disorders.

Blindness/Visual Impairment

www.brl.org

Visit this web site to learn Braille through remote learning.

www.afb.org

This is the online home of the American Foundation for the Blind.

www.viguide.com

This site offers information on many  topics pertaining to parenting and teaching a child with visual impairments.

www.blind.net

BlindNet provides useful and factual information about blindness; general information as well as links to organizations of the Blind, those organizations for the Blind that work with us, some of the companies that provide equipment we use, and other resources.

Cross-cultural Issues

www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed399486.html

This article from the ERIC digest is entitled, Career Counseling for Native Youth: What Kind and by Whom?

www.yunona.org/news/adoption-news-181.htm

This site offers information on parenting for cross-cultural adoptive parents.

Deafness/Hearing Impairment

www.nad.org

Programs and activities include grassroots advocacy and empowerment, captioned media, certification of American Sign Language professionals; certification of sign language interpreters; deafness-related information and publications, legal assistance, policy development and research, public awareness, and youth leadership development.

www.coda-international.org

Children of  Deaf Adults (CODA), is a non-profit organization for the adult hearing sons and daughters of deaf parents.  The organization began in 1983 and has grown to include people from many different countries and very different family and extended family situations.

Depressive Disorders

www.depression.org

National Foundation for Depressive Illness

www.drada.org

DRADA’s mission is to alleviate the suffering arising from depression and bipolar illness by assisting self-help groups, providing education and information, and lending support to research programs.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

www.come-over.to/FASCRC

This is the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center.

www.nofas.org

The National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)  works eliminate birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and to improve the quality of life for those individuals and families affected. NOFAS, the only national organization focusing solely on FAS, takes a multicultural approach to prevention and healing.

www.arium.org

Arium is a charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of addictions and their effects upon individuals and our communities, through the provision of resources, information and research concerning issues such as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – FAS and Fetal Alcohol Effects – FAE.

Gifted Children

www.nfgcc.org/

The main goal of The Foundation National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children is to get much needed information to the parents of gifted children.  The National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children is a non-profit, non-sectarian, organization

www.uniquelygifted.org/

This site offers an annotated directory of internet resources for gifted/special needs children, including information on specific special needs, online support groups, and advocacy.

Mental/Developmental Disability

www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org

Go here to learn about Federal agencies and their funded and supported programs, initiatives, information, and other resources available and of interest to families of children with disabilities.

www.our-kids.org

The Our-Kids Web site supports the Our-Kids Email list. Our-Kids is a “Family” of parents, caregivers and others who are working with children with physical and/or mental disabilities and delays.

Physical Disability

www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org

Go here to learn about Federal agencies and their funded and supported programs, initiatives, information, and other resources available and of interest to families of children with disabilities.

www.our-kids.org

The Our-Kids Web site supports the Our-Kids Email list. Our-Kids is a “Family” of parents, caregivers and others who are working with children with physical and/or mental disabilities and delays.

Reading/Communication Disability

www.reading.org

The International Reading Association (IRA) promotes literacy worldwide through publications, conferences, community activity, international projects, research, advocacy, and professional development.

www.interdys.org/index.jsp

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them.

s**uality

www.talkingwithkids.org

This site is a project of Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Provides practical tips that parents can use to talk with their kids about tough issues, including s**, violence, and drugs.

Speech/Language Impairment

www.childpsychologist.com/speach_language/speech.htm

This site offers an overview of facts and information about speech and language disorders.

www.nncc.org/Diversity/spec.speech.html

This site offers interesting and practical articles regarding caring for children with speech and language disorders.

www.asha.org

The American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)  is a professional, scientific, and credentialing association for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.

Substance Abuse

www.y2yint.com

The goal of Youth 2 Youth International is to encourage young people to live free of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.

Traumatic Brain Injury

www.biausa.org

The Brain Injury Association of America’s  mission is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education, and advocacy.

www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/Neuro/BrainInjury/00TableOfContents.html

This site, sponsored by the University of Iowa offers sound, basic information on brain injury in general.