Special Needs Resources

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD

Attention Deficit Disorders Association (ADDA)Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)School Success Kit for Kids with ADHDSigns and Symptoms of Mental Health Issues in African-American Youth: A Guide for ParentsThe Best Sports for Kids with ADHDCreating the Optimal Living Environment for a Child with ADHDHow to Stop Arguing and Start Talking with Your ADHD ChildParenting Teenagers with ADHD“Ten Things I Wish Students with ADHD Knew”

Autism 

Tips for Speech Therapy at Home for Children with AutismClassroom Accommodations for Kids with Sensory IssuesSensory Processing TreatmentsCreate a Sensory Safe Yard for Children with Special NeedsEstate Planning for Parents of Kids with AutismMoving with Special Needs KidsHow to Calm a Child with AutismThe Autism Society of AmericaCambridge Center for Behavioral Studies – Includes information on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).“It’s a Spectrum”- Doesn’t Mean What You Think

Blind and Visually Impaired

National Federation of the Blind

Classroom Accommodations

Student Accommodation Classroom PlanStudent Accommodation PlanAccommodations and ModificationsSuggested Classroom Interventions for Children with ADD and Learning DisabilitiesChecklists for Teachers -“50 Tips: Classroom Management of ADD”ADDitude – Inside the ADHD mindLDonline – the educator’s guide to learning disabilities & ADHD

Disability Guide

Family Resource Center on DisabilitiesCenter for Independent FuturesSleep: A Guide for People with Physical Disabilities

Dyscalculia (or dyscalcula)

Dyscalculia

Dysgraphia

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Dyslexia

The International Dyslexia AssociationThe National Center for Learning Disabilities

Early Intervention and Young Children

Kids Source

Family Support

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Publishes Facts for Families, articles are also available in Spanish,German, French, and Polish.Great Schools Involved Parents, Successful KidsLDOnline Valuable resources for parents, teachers,and students

Hearing Issues

National Center for Hearing Assessment and ManagementAmerican Speech-Language Hearing AssociationNational Information Center on Deafness- Clerc CenterAmerican Society of Deaf Children

Learning Disabilities

A Teacher’s Guide to IDEA – supporting students with disabilitiesFinancial Planning for Children with DisabilitiesSpecial Education NationLearning Disabilities Association of AmericaLearning Disabilities On-lineThe National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities

Legal Rights

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services – U.S. Department of Education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA

Reading Readiness

PBS Kids – Between the Lions, Get Wild About ReadingReading Rockets – Teaching Kids to Read and Helping Those Who StruggleEPIC – Digital library for students (Pre-K through 7th grade+) offered in English, Spanish, French, and Chinese.

Twice Exceptional Students
More about children that exhibit characteristics of both gifted and learning disabilities:

Council for Exceptional ChildrenMore information on GT/LD StudentsSENG -Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted also includes discussion of Misdiagnosis of Gifted Children (twice exceptional).

 

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