Special Needs Resources

Organizations

• Attention Deficit Disorders Association (ADDA)

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

Articles

• School Success Kit for Kids with ADHD

• Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Issues in African-American Youth: A Guide for Parents

• The Best Sports for Kids with ADHD

• Creating the Optimal Living Environment for a Child with ADHD

Books

• How to Stop Arguing and Start Talking with Your ADHD Child

• Parenting Teenagers with ADHD

• “Ten Things I Wish Students with ADHD Knew”

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• Tips for Speech Therapy at Home for Children with Autism

• Classroom Accommodations for Kids with Sensory Issues

• Sensory Processing Treatments

• Create a Sensory Safe Yard for Children with Special Needs

• Estate Planning for Parents of Kids with Autism

• Moving with Special Needs Kids

• How to Calm a Child with Autism

• The Autism Society of America

• Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
  Includes information on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

• “It’s a Spectrum”- Doesn’t Mean What You Think

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• National Federation of the Blind

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• Student Accommodation Classroom Plan

• Student Accommodation Plan

• Accommodations and Modifications

• Suggested Classroom Interventions for Children with ADD and Learning Disabilities

• Checklists for Teachers
  50 Tips: Classroom Management of ADD

• ADDitude
  Inside the ADHD mind

• LDonline
  The educator’s guide to learning disabilities & ADHD

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• Dyscalculia

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• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

• The International Dyslexia Association

• The National Center for Learning Disabilities

• Kids Source

• 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

• National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management

• American Speech-Language Hearing Association

• National Information Center on Deafness-Clerc Center

• American Society of Deaf Children

• A Teacher’s Guide to IDEA
  Supporting students with disabilities

• Financial Planning for Children with Disabilities

• Special Education Nation

• Learning Disabilities Association of America

• Learning Disabilities On-line

• The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)

• Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities

• LaunchPad Education
  Test preparation for students with special learning needs

• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
  U.S. Department of Education, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA

• PBS Kids – Between the Lions, Get Wild About Reading

• Reading Rockets
  Teaching Kids to Read and Helping Those Who Struggle

• EPIC
  Digital library for students (Pre-K through 7th grade+) offered in English, Spanish, French, and Chinese.

Resources related to children that exhibit characteristics of both gifted and learning disabilities.

• Council for Exceptional Children

• LD Online
  More information on GT/LD Students

• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
  Includes discussion of Misdiagnosis of Gifted Children (twice exceptional)