The Internet provides a rich set of resources to learn more about your child's special needs and available educational resources. Here are just a few websites, with additional resources available at www.state.gov/m/a/os/36301.htm and www.state.gov/m/dgh2/flo/9856.htm.
Learning Disabilities - General Information
www.nichcy.org - National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
www.woodbinehouse.com/online.html - Publisher of The Special Needs Collection made up of books and other products on disabilities and related topics for parents, children, therapists, health care providers, and teachers.
www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer - Autism Society of America.
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/index.htm - Facts for Families published by the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/83.htm - Services in School for Children with Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know discusses identifying and qualifying children with special needs for special education.
http://seriweb.com/ - Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/specialed- University of Virginia Curry School of Education gives information and resources on special needs.
www.familyeducation.com - Site for all children, but contains a section on LD/Special Education issues such as reading challenges, homework strategies, and skill building activities, ADD and ADHD, including treatment and medication plans and behavior modification.
www.schwablearning.org/index.asp - Non-profit foundation that funds programs in learning differences and human services. Site addresses children with identified learning disabilities (LD), AD/HD, and those who struggle with learning.
www.peatc.org - Parent Advocacy Training Center publishes a newsletter on special needs to which members can subscribe. Site contains numerous parent resources.
http://specialed.about.com/cs/homeschool - Numerous articles and links to support and enhance the education of all children with special needs, especially those being homeschooled.
www.asha.org - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
www.ldanatl.org- Learning Disabilities Association of America.
http://dec-sped.org/ - The Division of Early Childhood.
www.naspcenter.org - National Association of School
Psychologists.
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/pubListing.cfm?dlD=23 - The National
Institute of Health.
www.cldinternational.org - Council for Learning Disabilities.
www.ldonline.org - A parent resource with numerous articles and
links to more information on disabilities and parent support groups.
www.disability.org.sg/home/index.asp - A site with information on
disabilities, services available and support for families in Singapore.
Specific Learning Disabilities
www.interdys.org - International Dyslexia Association.
www.chadd.org - Association for Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
www.nlda.org - Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Association.
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