Resource Links

Attention Deficit Disorders

• ADD Resources
  http://www.addresources.org
• Attention Deficit Disorder Resources (ADD Resources)
  http://www.addresources.org
• CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)
  http://www.chadd.org
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  http://www.add.org
• National Center for Gender Issues and AD/HD
  http://www.ncgiadd.org
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov

Autism

• Association for Science in Autism Treatment
  http://www.ASATonline.org
• Autism Society of America (ASA)
  http://www.autism-society.org
• Autism Speaks
  http://www.autismspeaks.org
• Autism Research Institute
  http://www.autism.com/ari/
• Asperger Coalition of the United States
  http://www.asperger.org
• Cure Autism Now (CAN)
  http://www.canfoundation.org
• Division TEACCH
  http://www.teacch.com
• The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
  http://www.djfiddlefoundation.org
• Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
  http://www.dougflutiejrfoundation.org
• The Eden Family of Services
  http://www.edenservices.org
• Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)
  http://www.feat.org
• International Rett Syndrome Association
  http://www.rettsyndrome.org
• New Jersey Center for Outreach & Services for the Autism Community (COSAC)
  http://www.njcosac.org
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov
• Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc.
  http://www.pecs.com

Celiac Disease

• Celiac Disease Foundation
  http://www.celiac.org
• Gluten Intolerance Group of North America
  http://www.gluten.net
• Celiac Sprue Association of the USA (CSA/USA)
  http://www.csaceliacs.org

Cerebral Palsy

• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
  http://www.ucp.org
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov

Deafness & Hearing Loss

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
  http://www.agbell.org
• American Society for Deaf Children
  http://www.deafchildren.org
• American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
  http://www.asha.org
• National Association of the Deaf
  http://www.nad.org
• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
  http://www.shhh.org

Down Syndrome

• The Association for Children with Down Syndrome, Inc.
  http://www.acds.org
• National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)
  http://www.nads.org
• National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)
  http://www.ndsccenter.org
• National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
  http://www.ndss.org

Depression

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
  http://www.aacap.org
• American Psychological Association (APA)
  http://www.apa.org
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
  http://www.adaa.org
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
  http://www.nami.org
• National Alliance of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists (NACBT)
  http://www.nacbt.org
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Fragile X Syndrome

• The National Fragile X Foundation
  http://www.fragilex.org
• FRAXA Research Foundation
  http://www.fraxa.org

Mental Retardation

• American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
  http://www.aamr.org
• Re-Focus, Inc.
  http://www.re-focusinc.org
• The Arc of the United States
  http://www.thearc.org

Physical Disabilities

• National Easter Seals Society
  http://www.easter-seals.org
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCPA)
  http://www.ucpa.org

Premature Birth

• American Pregnancy Association
  http://www.americanpregnancy.org/main/mission.html
• March of Dimes
  http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/prematurity.asp
• Premature Baby Resource Websites
  http://www.prematurity.org/preemiepgs.html

Speech Disorders

• American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
  http://www.asha.org

Spina Bifida

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov
• Spina Bifida Association of America
  http://www.sbaa.org

Tourette Syndrome

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov
• Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
  http://www.tsa-usa.org

Traumatic Brain Injury

• National Brain Injury Association
  http://www.biausa.org
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov
• Brain and Spinal Cord Organization
  http://www.brainandspinalcord.org

Visual Impairments

• American Council for the Blind
  http://www.acb.org
• American Foundation for the Blind
  http://www.afb.org/afb
• National Association for Visually Handicapped
  http://www.navh.org
• National Braille Press
  http://www.nbp.org
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls

General

• American Medical Association (AMA)
  http://www.ama-assn.org
• The Arc of the United States
  http://www.thearc.org
• The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)
  http://www.tash.org
• Association of University Center on Disabilities (AUCD)
  http://www.aucd.org
• The Beach Center on Disability
  http://www.beachcenter.org
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  http://www.cec.sped.org
• Creating Futures
  http://www.creating-futures.org
• The Genetic Alliance
  http://www.geneticalliance.org
• Health Resources and Services Administration
  http://www.ask.hrsa.gov
• HEATH Resource Center (The National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities)
  http://www.heath.gwu.edu
• March of Dimes
  http://www.modimes.org
• Med Help International
  http://www.medhelp.org
• National Association for Rare Disorders, Inc (NORD)
  http://www.rarediseases.org/
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  http://www.nichcy.org
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
• National Organization on Disability
  http://www.nod.org
• National Rehabilitation Information Center
  http://www.naric.com
• NIH Neurology Institute
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov
• The Pacer Center
  http://www.pacer.org
• Sibling Support Project
  http://www.siblingsupport.org

Author's Websites

• Kyra Anderson
  Editor of: Gravity Pulls You In
  http://www.thismom.com
  
  
• Stephen Anderson, Ph.D., BCBA, Amy Jablonski, Psy.D., Marcus Thomeer, Ph.D., & Vicki Madaus Knapp, Ph.D., BCBA
  Authors of: Self-Help Skills for People with Autism
  http://www.summited.org
  
  
• Hilary Baldi & Deanne Detmers / Behavioral Intervention Association
  Developers of: Embracing Play DVD
  http://www.bia4autism.org
  
  
• Amy Baskin & Heather Fawcett
  Authors of: More Than a Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child Has Special Needs
  http://www.morethanamom.net
  
  
• Andy Bondy, Ph.D. &Lori Frost, M.S., CCC/SLP
  Authors of: A Picture's Worth: PECS and Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism and Autism 24/7: A Family Guide to Learning at Home and in the Community
  Pyramid Educational Consultants,Inc.
  http://www.pecs.com
  
  
• Tom Buggey, Ph.D.
  Author of: Seeing is Believing: Video Self-Modeling for People with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
  http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Tom-Buggey/
  
  
• Joanne Cafiero, Ph.D.
  Author of: Meaningful Exchanges for People with Autism
  http://www.cafierocommunications.com
  
  
• Marlene Cohen, Ed.D., BCBA & Donna Sloan, M.A., BCBA
  Authors of: Visual Supports for People with Autism
  http://gsappweb.rutgers.edu/dddc
   
• Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D.
  Author of: Late, Lost, and Unprepared
  http://www.pra-info.com
  
  
• Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, M.S.
  Author of: Teenagers with ADD and ADHD, 2nd edition  and Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD
  http://www.chrisdendy.com
   
• Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D.
  Author of: Late, Lost, and Unprepared
  http://dietzelbutler.com
   
• Tom Fish, Ph.D., LISW & Paula Rabidoux, Ph.D./CCC with Jilliam Ober, M.A., CRC, and Vicki L.W. Graff, B.A., B.Ed.
  Authors of: Next Chapter Book Club
  http://www.nextchapterbookclub.org
   
• Vicki Forman
  Editor of: Gravity Pulls You In
  http://www.vickiforman.com
  
  
• Beth A. Glasberg, Ph.D., BCBA
  Author of: Stop that Seemingly Senseless Behavior, Functional Behavior Assessment for People with Autism, and co-author of Siblings of Children with Autism, 2nd edition
   
• Natalie Hale
  Author of: Managing My Money
  http://www.specialreads.com/
  
  
• Sandra Harris, Ph.D. & Lara Delmolino, Ph.D.
  Authors of: Incentives for Change
  http://gsappweb.rutgers.edu/dddc
  
  
• Sandra Harris, Ph.D. & Beth Glasberg, Ph.D.
  Authors of: Siblings of Children with Autism, 2nd ed.
  http://gsappweb.rutgers.edu/dddc
  
  
• Sandra Harris, Ph.D. & Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA
  Authors of: Reaching Out, Joining In and Right from the Start, 2nd ed.
  http://gsappweb.rutgers.edu/dddc
  
  
• Deidre Hayden, Cherie Takemoto, Winifred Anderson & Stephen Chitwood
  Authors of: Negotiating the Special Education Maze, 4th ed.
  http://www.peatc.org
  
  
• Danna Korn
  Author of: Gluten-Free Kids: Raising Happy, Healthy, Children with Celiac Disease, Autism, and Other Conditions
  http://www.celiackids.com
  
  
• Lynn E. McClannahan, Ph.D. & Patricia J. Krantz, Ph.D.
  Authors of: Activity Schedules for Children with Autism and Teaching Conversation to Children with Autism
  http://www.pcdi.org
  
  
• Dennis McGuire, Ph.D., & Brian Chicoine, M.D.
  Authors of: Mental Wellness in Adults with Down Syndrome and The Guide to Good Health for Teens & Adults with Down Syndrome
  http://www.advocatehealth.com/adultdown/
  
  
• Donald Meyer
  Editor f: The Sibling Slam Book: What It's Really Like to Have a Brother or Sister with Special Needs, Thicker Than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities,  and Views from Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
  http://www.siblingsupport.org
  
  
• Julie Olson
  Illustrator of: Playing by the Rules
  http://www.jujubeeillustrations.com
  
  
• Leslie E. Packer, Ph.D.
  Author of: Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers
  http://www.schoolbehavior.com and http://www.tourettesyndrome.net
   
• Marjorie W. Pitzer, M.Ed.
  Author of: I Can, Can You? and My Up & Down & All Around Book
  http://www.eispec.com
   
• Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed., ET/P
  Author of: Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers
  http://www.parkaireconsultants.com
   
• Paula Rabidoux, Ph.D./CCC & Tom Fish, Ph.D., LISW with Jilliam Ober, M.A., CRC, and Vicki L.W. Graff, B.A., B.Ed.
  Authors of: Next Chapter Book Club
  www.nextchapterbookclub.org
  
  
• Sheri Sanderson
  Author of: Incredible Edible Gluten-Free Food for Kids
  http://www.nobreadlady.com/index.htm
  
  
• Will Schermerhorn
  Producer of: Down Syndrome: The First 18 Months DVD and Discovery: Pathways to Better Speech for Children with Down Syndrome DVD and Kids with Down Syndrome DVD
  Director of: What Did You Say? A Guide to Speech Intelligibility in People with Down Syndrome DVD
  http://www.blueberryshoes.com
  
  
• Ellen B. Senisi
  Author of: All Kinds of Friends, Even Green!
  http://www.ellensenisi.com
  
  Brian Skotko, MD, MPP
  Co-author of: Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Crash Course on Down Syndrome for Brothers and Sisters
  http://www.brianskotko.com
  
  
• Kathryn Lynard Soper
  Editor of: Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives, and Gifts 2: How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich the World
  http://www.giftsds.segullah.org
  
  
• Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
  Author of: We'll Paint the Octopus Red and The Best Worst Brother
  http://www.rockforadoll.com
  
  
• Kimberly S. Voss
  Author of: Teaching by Design
  http://www.ashleysmom.com
  
  
• Beth Walker
  Author of: The Girls' Guide to AD/HD
  http://www.bethwalker.com