Special Needs Resources

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

• Attention Deficit Disorders Association (ADDA)
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) and the College Student

• "Ten Things I Wish Students with ADHD Knew"

Autism

• The Autism Society of America
• Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies – Include info on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

Blind and Visually Impaired

• National Federation of the Blind

Classroom Accommodations

• Student Accommodation Classroom Plan
• Student Accommodation Plan
• Accommodations and Modifications
• Suggested Classroom Interventions for Children with ADD and Learning Disabilitis
• Checklists for Teachers
• "50 Tips: Classroom Management of ADD"

Dyscalculia (or dyscalcula)

• Dyscalculia

Dysgraphia

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Dyslexia

• The International Dyslexia Association
• The 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 Kids
• LDOnline
  Valuable resources for parents, teachers,and students

Hearing Issues

• National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management American Speech-Language Hearing Association
• National Information Center on Deafness- Clerc Center
• American Society of Deaf Children

Learning Disabilities

• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Learning Disabilities On-line
• The 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 Reading
• Reading Rockets – Teaching Kids to Read and Helping Those Who Struggle

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

• Council for Exceptional Children
• More information on GT/LD Students
• SENG -Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted, also includes discussion of Misdiagnosis of Gifted Children (twice exceptional).