Resources: Internet: Learning Disabilities

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.