Defeat Autism Now (DAN) - www.defeatautismnow.com
Autism Society of America - www.autism-society.org
A grass roots autism organization that exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism.
Intervention Central www.interventioncentral.org
CHADD – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - www.chadd.org
Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic (Asperger’s, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Autism) info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/astreatments.html
Mid Hudson Library System Health Information Project – an excellent listing of web sites for all subjects, including substance abuse, depression, body image, careers, bullying, violence prevention pregnancy, eating disorders, death etc.
http://hip.midhudson.org
School Psychology Resources Online – another excellent listing of sites for anxiety, attention issues, autism, behavior and conduct disorders, eating disorders, gifted and talented, learning disabilities, etc.
www.schoolpsychology.net
Pre-school children – developmental issues
www.zerotothree.org
Gay/Lesbian/Transgender/Bisexual Information
www.pflag.org
www.glsen.org
Positive behavioral supports
www.pbis.org/families.htm
National Reading Panel
www.nationalreadingpanel.org
Facts for families – ideas from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/facts_for_families
National Association for School Psychologists – Ideas for families
www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx
Organizations
www.vesid.nysed.gov New York State Vocational and Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities
www.idea.ed.gov Federal government information about Individual with Disabilities Act
www.omr.state.ny.us Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Its mission coordinates and provides service for people with disabilities and their families and conduct research into the cause and prevention of disabilities.
www.omh.state.ny.us Office of Mental Health
This organization promotes the mental health of New Yorkers with particular emphasis on hope and recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.
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