Special Needs Resources
AGING AND DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/   AUTISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE www.autism.com/ari/   BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR ARTS THERAPY www.biat.org   CADRE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR SPED www.directionservice.org/cadre   CENTRAL MASS FOFC CALENDAR www.communitygateway.org/calendar.htm   CHILDCARE REFERRAL MAINSTREAM & SPECIAL NEEDS www.childcarecircuit.org/   CHILDREN MAKING STRIDES www.childrenmakingstrides.com   Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) www.chadd.org   COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION, ARTS & HUMANITIES www.magnet.state.ma.us/legis/comm/j14.htm   THE ARC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS www.thearc.org/   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FULL STAFF DIRECTORY www.doe.mass.edu/resources/phone.asp   DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH www.state.ma.us/eohhs/agencies/dmh.htm   DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION http://www.dmr.state.ma.us/   DESIGNING A MORE USABLE WORLD www.trace.wisc.edu/world/web   DISABILITY RESOURCES www.clearinghouse.net   DISABILITY RESOURCES www.dbpeds.org/links   FAMILIES ORGANIZING FOR CHANGE - CENTRAL MASS www.cmfoc.org   FAMILY TIES RESOURCE GUIDE www.massfamilyties.org   FAMILY TO FAMILY www.gis.net/~arcmass/fam-fam.htm   FAMILY VILLAGE www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/   FAMILY VOICES www.familyvoices.org   FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS www.fcsn.org   HUMAN RIGHTS & EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION  http://www.hreoc.gov.au   IDEA INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT www.ideapractices.org   INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY INCLUSION www.communityinclusion.org/   NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION www.nfpa.org	BUILDING OFFICIALS AND CODE ADMIN. www.bocai.org   ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS BOARD www.access-board.gov/   KIDS BELONG TOGETHER www.kidstogether.org   LD ONLINE www.ldonline.org   LEARNING DISABILITY ASSN. OF MA www.ldam.org/   LIST OF SENATORS & REPRESENTATIVES BY TOWN www.magnet.state.ma.us/legis/citytown.htm   THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATE www.wrightslaw.com   THE EXCEPTIONAL PARENT www.eparent.com   MASS. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP CENTER www.matp.org   MASS. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL www.state.ma.us/mddc/   MASSACHUSETTS DISABILITY EXCHANGE www.onelist.com/community/MaDisabilityExchange   MASSACHUSETTS DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS www.mdsc.org   MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE ON DISABILITY www.state.ma.us/mod/   MASSACHUSETTS SPED SCHOOL LISTINGS www.spedschools.com   MASSPAC www.masspac.org   NATIONAL PARENT NETWORK ON DISABILITIES www.npnd.org   NEW ENGLAND INDEX www.DisabilityInfo.org   OR  www.umassmed.edu/shriver/service/informationservices/   NINCHCY NATIONAL RESOURCE REGISTRY www.nichcy.org/index.html   NON VERBAL LEARNING DISABILITIES www.nldline.com   OUR KIDS (GENERAL DISABILITIES-KIDS) www.our-kids.org/   SIBLING INFORMATION www.parentsoup.com    search for sibling under parenting   SIBSHOPS www.chmc.org/4_browsers/parents/special/sibshops.htm   SPANISH LANGUAGE WEB SITE DISABILITIES www.schwablearning.org   SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS www.specialednews.com   SPED SCHOOL REFERRAL SERVICE www.napsec.com/referral.html   AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE www.ansi.org   CENTER FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/   U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Email lists/Phone numbers
CHILDREN WITH ADD/ADHD 301-306-7070 email message to listserv@maelstrom.stjohn.edu
ADD Parents www.ourfriends.com/addgl.htm listserver@ourfriends.com
Attention Deficit Disorder Association Mentor, OH 800-487-2282 www.add.org/
Additional AD/HD and Learning Disorder RESOURCES Website: www.chrisdendy.com (Teens with ADHD)ADHD books written by Chris Zeigler Dendy and her son Alex Healing ADD—the Six Types, by Daniel Amen, MD. Give Your ADD Teen a Chance, Lynn Weiss Driven to Distraction, Dr. Hallowell, website:http://www.drhallowell.com Carol Gignoux, website: http://addinsights.com/ Note info under "Consulting as an ADD Coach" for various references about value of coaching ADD students Overcoming Dyslexia, Dr. Sally Shaywitz. Co-director, Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention
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