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GOVERNMENT RESOURES |
CEREBRAL PALSY |
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· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Web: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd
· National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Web: www.nichcy.org/states.htm
· Department of Education
Web: www.ed.gov/index.html |
· United Cerebral Palsy
Phone: 1-800-872-5827 Web: www.ucpa.org
· National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Web: www.ninds.nih.gov
· Apraxia-kids Web: www.apraxia-kids.org
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National Institute of Mental Health
Phone: 1-866-615-6464
Web: www.nimh.nih.gov
· State Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Phone: 1-877-KIDS-NOW
Web: www.insurekidsnow.gov |
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (a.k.a. Mental Retardation)
· The Arc of the United States
Phone: 1-301-565-3842 Web: www.thearc.org
· American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
Phone: 1-202-387-1968 Web: www.aaidd.org |
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SPECIAL RESOURCES
· American Academy of Pediatrics
Phone: 1-147-434-4000 Web: www.aap.org
· Parent to Parent-USA
Web: www.p2pusa.org |
HEARING LOSS
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program Web: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi
· American Academy of Audiology
Phone: 1-800-AAA-2336
Web: www.audiology.org |
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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD)
· Autism Society of America (ASA)
Phone: 1-800-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
· Cure Autism Now Phone: 1-888-8-AUTISM
Web: www.cureautismnow.org |
· American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures
Phone: 1-847-434-4223
· American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Phone: 1-410-659-9314
Web: www.asha.org
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· National Alliance for Autism Research
Phone: 1-888-777-NAAR Web: www.naar.org
· Organization for Autism Research
Phone: 1-703-351-5031 Web: www.reseachautism.org
· Autism Coalition
Phone: 1-914-935-1462 Web: www.autismcoalition.org
· First Signs Phone: 1-978-346-4380
Web: www.firstsigns.org |
VISION LOSS
· National Federation of the Blind
Phone: 1-410-659-9314 Web: www.nfb.org
· American Council of the Blind
Phone: 1-800-424-8666 Web: www.acb.org
· American Foundation for the Blind
Phone: 1-800-232-5463 Web: www.afb.org
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· National Institute of Child Health & Human Development Web: www.nichd.nih.gov/autism
· CDC’s National Immunization Program: “Vaccines and Autism” Internet Site
Web: www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/autism/default.htm |
ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
· Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Phone: 1-800-233-4050 Web: www.chadd.org
· CHADD National Resource Center
Phone: 1-800-233-4050 Web: www.help4adhd.org
· Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
Phone: 1-484-945-2101 Web: www.add.org
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