- Our Kids - http://www.our-kids.org
Information and support for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Links to resources and affiliated web sites.
- Parents Helping Parents - http://www.php.com/
Helping children with special needs receive the love, hope, respect and services they need to achieve their full potential by strengthening their families and the professionals who serve them.
- Schwab Foundation for Learning - http://www.schwablearning.org/
Services for parents and educators to provide information, support and resources to improve the lives of students with learning differences.
- ICan Online - http://www.icanonline.net/
ICan Online is a well organized site that offers a tremendous amount of information to the disabled community.
- Ideal Lives - http://www.ideallives.com/
Practical tips & web resources for special needs parents. We specialize in free resources and personlized "real life" solutions for families and the teachers & professionals who support them.
- Impact of a Handicapped Child on the Family - http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1982/6/82.06.08.x.html
From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute and meant for teachers, but has information for parents too.
- Partners Resource Network - http://www.partnerstx.org/
Purpose is to empower parents of children and youth with disabilities in their roles as parents, decision makers, and advocates for their children.
- Parent Training and Information Centers by State - http://www.angelfire.com/ny/Debsimms/pti.html
Programs funded by the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education to help provide training and information to meet the needs of parents of children with disabilities living in the area served by the center.
- Parenting Toolbox - http://parentingtoolbox.com/
Provides articles with tips and information, as well as links to specific threads in the accompanying message boards.
- Exceptional Parent - http://www.eparent.com/
Magazine for parents of children or young adults with disabilities. Includes reports, forum, products links, books.
- Ten Commandments of Etiquette - http://www.empowermentzone.com/etiquet.txt
The Empowerment Zone offers tips for communicating with those who have special needs.
- Special Families Guide - http://www.specialfamilies.com/
Articles and answers to questions from Robert Naseef, Ph.D. on parenting a child with a disability.
- Disabled Parents Network - http://www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk/
A UK based organisation of disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, their families and allies.
- Child Care and the ADA - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/chcaflyr.htm
Child care centers rather privately or publicly operated must conform to ADA standards in order to meet the needs of special children.
- Special Needs - http://www.geocities.com/twi_d/index.html
Support site for the disabled, chronically ill, and the people who care for them.
- Tips for the Teacher - http://www.edutechsbs.com/adhd/00037.htm
From The ADHD Owner's Manual, tips for teachers who are teaching children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
- Westchester ARC - http://www.westchesterarc.org/
We serve people who have developmental disabilities and their families.
- SNAP - http://www.snap4kids.org/
SNAP wants to promote awareness and acceptance of children with special needs, especially the physically challenged.
- Kids Together, Inc. - http://www.kidstogether.org/
Kids Together, Inc. is an all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Our goals include providing helpful information and resources to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities.
- Special Child - http://www.specialchild.com/
Provides educational resources and emotional support to parents and care-givers of children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities.
- Parenting From the Heart - http://specialchildren.about.com/gi/pages/mmail.htm
A twice weekly newsletter devoted to all who are touched by children with special needs.
- Exceptional Resources Inc. - http://www.autismtoday.com/
A provider of autism books, autism videos, and other autism, asperger syndrome and related resources.
- Heads Up! - http://www.headsupnow.com/
Information and helpful products for Occupational therapists, speech therapists, teachers and families with special needs children.
- The Arc's Q&A on Child Care - http://thearc.org/faqs/ccqa1.html
Child Care Settings and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Know your rights.
- Parent Pals.com - http://www.parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/index.html
Special education website focusing on parent and professional support for special needs children. Directory of articles and links contributed by parents and professionals.
- Life's Crooked Path - http://designsbytrina.com/crookedpath/path.htm
A mother's true story about parenting a child with disabilities.
- Special Mommy Chronicles - http://www.sleepingangel.com/smc.htm
"Special Mommy Chronicles" is a weekly column by a Special Needs mom to Special Needs parents.
- Devine Muscle Therapy - http://www.devinemuscletherapy.com
Offering craniosacral therapy, pfrimmer deep muscle therapy, thai yoga massage, swedish massage, and frequency energy work. Specializing in working with children with chronic conditions.
- Mothers From Hell 2 - http://www.mothersfromhell2.org
Facing disability issues with combustable humor & advocating for disability rights! MFH2 is a national group offering more support than a 44DD underwire and more empowerment than a tanker full of caffeine, chocolate & Viagra!
- The Prevention News - http://www.prevention-news.com/
Newsletter published by Peter Leibert for Arc-California chapters and their members, focusing on issues related to the prevention of mental retardation and other disabilities.
- Mothers with Attitude - http://www.motherswithattitude.com
Humor and help for adoptive moms, special-needs moms, any old moms at all.
- TRI Online! Parent Advocacy - http://www.taconicresources.net/parentadvocacy.php
A place for information and resources for parents of children with disabilities, education, transition and school-to-work issues.
- PSP (Parents Supporting Parents) - http://beehive.thisisessex.co.uk/psp
Support group where parents of children with special needs support other parents with special needs children,organise fun days and trips for these children and their siblings. We invite speakers to meetings in the past these have included experts from many different fields.
- Parenting the Spirited Child - http://www.theparentingclass.com
Classes for parents of a 3-7 year old who is spirited, oppositional, willful, aggressive, angry, or ADHD will want to learn about this exceptional class.
- Special People, Special Planning - http://specialpeoplespecialplanning.com
Special People, Special Planning is a special needs planning book on how to create a lifelong plan for special needs children and a disabled family member.
- Angels Gather Here - http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/angelsgatherhere/index.html
Family raising 3 biological children,7 medically fragile adopted children and fostered 225.
- Maggy Larsen Books - http://www.maggylarsenbooks.com
Encouragement for those raising difficult and challenged children.
- Bright Tots - http://www.brighttots.com/Resourcehome.html
Offers information on autism, pdd and aspergers.
- Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs - http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/prog/special-needs/default.htm
The Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center cares for children and young adults with significant chronic illness.
- Helping Your Special Needs Child - http://www.tovray.com/books/specpage.html
Authors Sandy Tovray and Maria Wilson-Portuondo, both parents of special needs children, share their experiences and offer solid advice in Helping Your Special Needs Child.
- Parents Exchange - http://pex.tripod.com/index.html
An information, referral, and advocacy service for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and professionals who work with our families.
- Tamarack Reading Pages - http://www.readingpages.com
A commercial site that offers reading books for beginning readers with special needs. A sight word reading system is designed to improve reading skills.
- Ability Online - http://www.ablelink.org/public/default.htm
A safe computer haven where kids and teens with disabilities can meet and share their interests.
- The Little Prince - http://www.thelittleprince.org/
Articles, resources, and links to therapists and treatment programs.
- About Potty Training Children with Special Needs - http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/parentingadvice/a/sp_needs_potty.htm
Learn about potty training children with special needs, such as autism and down syndrome, including signs of readiness and how to avoid resistance.
- About Stress in Childhood - http://stress.about.com/cs/parentingstress/a/aa011501.htm
Children experience stress just as adults do. But sometimes, its manifestations are different.
- Angels In Care - http://www.geocities.com/angelsincare1/index.html
A place for children who are hurting emotionally, mentally or physically in which they can find love, hope, peace and joy within themselves and each other.
- The Bible's Way to Victory over ADHD and Other Childhood Challenges - http://christian-parenting.learninginfo.org/
This free online book provides sound answers on preventing and overcoming behavioral, emotional and learning problems, including ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder), Conduct Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome.
- Special Needs News - http://Coloradan.tripod.com/snn.html
News and information of interest to families of children and adults with special needs in the Security, Widefield, Fountain, and Colorado Springs, Colorado area.
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