Resource Links
Categories:
Adoption and Reactive Attachment Disorder
- Adoption Clubhouse (for children to learn about adoption)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Reactive Attachment Disorder – AACAP Facts for Families #85
- Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children
- Dave Thomas Foundation (free resources for adoption agencies and organizations)
- Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute (for adoption professionals: research, policy, practice)
- Helpguide, Parenting: Attachment, Bonding and Reactive Attachment Disorder
- Mental Health Matters Reactive Attachment Disorder: Description, Criteria, Causes …
- National Adoption Center
- National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
- Older Child Adoption
- RadKid.Org homepage
- Reactive Attachment Disorder Characteristics Checklist
- Reactive Attachment Disorder—A Self-guided Primer
- Reactive Attachment Disorder—Bonding and Attachment
Advocacy
- Wrightslaw
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Massachusetts Association for Community Action MASSCAP
- Massachusetts Attorney General
- Legal Advocacy Services for Assistive Technology
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Disability Information Website
- Disability Law Center
Assistive Technology
- Accessible Design for Library Web Sites
- Dreams for Kids, Inc. Assistive Technology Solutions
- Technology-Related Assistance
- The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)
- National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education (AccessIT),
- Assistive Technology
- Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD and ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
- Living with Attention Deficit Disorder
- National Institute of Health
- ADD Resources
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Children’s Health Topics
Autism Spectrum
- Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Resources
- ASA – Autism Society of America
- Asperger Syndrome Info.
- Asperger-Syndrome Net
- Autism Information
- Autism Research Institute
- Autism Research Institute
- Autism Resources
- Autism Society America
- Family Village
- Focus Adolescent Services
- Mama’s Health
- MayoClinic – Children’s Health Asperger’s Syndrome
- National Institute of Neurological Disorder
- O.A.S.I.S. Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
- Autism Society of America – Massachusetts Chapter
- Autism Support Network
- Autism Today
- Center for the Study of Autism
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Medline
- National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)
- TACA Talk About Curing Autism
- Talk Autism
- The Autism Autoimmunity Project
- The Autism Depot
- The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation
- The New England Center for Children
- Web Toolbox for Educators & Parents: Autism Resources
Blindness
- A Blind Net
- American Association of the Deaf-Blind
- American Council of the Blind
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Blinded Veteran’s Association
- Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
- National Federation of the Blind
- Talking Books
- Vision Impairment
Career and Career Placement
- Community Enterprises, Inc.
- Community Work Services, Inc.
- Employment Options, Inc.
- WORK, Inc.
- Career and Education Resources
- Career Planning / CareerAssessments
- Career / Occupation Choice
Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy Help
- General Information about Cerebral Palsy
- How is Cerebral Palsy Managed?
- United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
Deafness
- Allied Rehabilitation Associates
- American Association of the Deaf-Blind
- Amherst Program for the Deaf and Hard Crocker Farm School
- Assistive Listening Device Systems, Inc
- Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
- Clarke School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- D.E.A.F. Inc.
- Interpreter Mentorship Program
- Deaf Resource Library
- Hearing Loss
- Massachusetts Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
- Northeastern University Interpreter Training Program
- Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
- Massachusetts for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
- Speech and Hearing
- Technology-Related Assistance
- Web Able Disability – Related Internet Resources
- Willie Ross School for the Deaf Outreach Department
Developmental Disabilities/Mental Retardation
- Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- Association for Retarded Citizens of the South Shore
- Children with Mental Retardation – AACAP
- Councils on Developmental Disabilities
- Developmental Disabilities
- Massachusetts Association for Retarded Citizens
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation (DMR)
- National Center on Birth and Developmental Disabilities
- Parent Pals
- South Norfolk County Association for Retarded Citizens
- Special Olympics International
- The Arc – Mental Retardation Information
- University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Dyslexia
- Child Development Institute
- Dyslexia
- Dyslexia Association
- Dyslexia Parents Resource
- Dyslexia Resource Aid
- The Resource Room
- The International Dyslexia Association
- WEBB International Center for Dyslexia
- Wikipedia
Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Epilepsy Therapy Development Project
- International League Against Epilepsy
- Medline Plus
- The American Epilepsy Society
Government Agencies
- HUD, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Child Care
- Massachusetts Department of Education: Special Education
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
- Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- US Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Transportation to tell you about accessible transportation
Kinship Care
- Associated Early Care and Education
- Community Care Services, Inc. Foster Care Program
- CWLA – Child Welfare League of America
- GrandsPlace
- NAIC National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
- NAIC Kinship Care Factsheet
Learning Disabilities
- Americans with Disability Act
- Kid Source On Line
- KidsHealth — Learning Disabilities
- LD (Learning Disabilities) Online
- Learning Disabilities on Line – LD or Gifted?
- Learning Disabilities Worldwide
- Learning Disability Association of America
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- NLD on the Web!
- Welcome to NLDline!
Mental Health
- Anxiety Disorder
- Anxiety Disorder “Plus”
- Anxiety Resources
- Bipolar
- Bipolar Central
- Bipolar Children and Teens
- Bipolar Disorder Center
- Bipolar Disorder Information
- Bipolar Resources
- Bipolar World
- Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association
- Guide to Bipolar Disorder
- Helpguide
- Helping Children Cope with Anxiety
- Medline Plus
- Mental Health Matters
- Mental Health Resources for Consumers and Professionals
- National Institute of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Mental Health Information Center
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Anxiety Guide to Emotional Health & Wellness
- The Center for Mental Health Services
- The International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression
Mobility/Accessibility
- Client Assistance Program
- National Organization on Disability
- Adaptive Environments, Inc.
- Massachusetts Architectural Access Board
Parent Support
- Parent/Professional Advocacy League
- Basics for Parents–Parent to Parent Support
- Disabled Children’s Relief Fund
- Family Ties of Massachusetts
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Health Touch on line for better Health
- Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC)
- Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change
- National Center on Accessibility (promotes access for people with disabilities in recreation)
- National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- Parent’s Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Difficulties
- Parents Network for the Post-Institutionalized Child
- Parent-To-Parent
- Social Security on Line
- Teaching Tolerance (for parents, children and teens)
- WrightsLaw
Social Security
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security Information
- Social Security Policies
- Social Security Resources
- Social Security’s Future
- Social Security on Line
Social Skills
Speech and Language Disabilities
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Apraxia Kids
- Kid Source Online
- National Aphasia Association
- National Center for Voice and Speech
- Pictures 4 Learning
- Speech Delay
- Speech Therapy Activities
- Speech Therapy World
- Speechville Express
- Stuttering Foundation of America
- V.O.I.C.E.S.
- Vocal Development
Tourette’s Syndrome
- American Family Physician
- Dr. Green. – Caring for the next generation
- Glossary of Symptoms
- Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette’s Syndrome
- HealthLink
- The Tourette’s Syndrome Association Inc.
- Tourette’s Syndrome – Free Encyclopedia
- Tourette’s Syndrome On-Line
- Tourette’s Syndrome: Now What?
- Tourette’s Information and Support Site
- Tourette’s Syndrome “Plus”
- What is Tourette’s Syndrome?