Links of Interest

     Health Organizations

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry                           

• National Institute of Mental Health

• Zero-to-Three: Infant Psychiatry

• American Academy of Pediatrics

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine

• American Speech/Language/Hearing Association

• American Physical Therapy Association

• American Occupational Therapy Association

• United States Department of Health and Human Services

 Early Intervention

• Services in Oregon: Birth to Kindergarten

• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System

     Assistance to Parents/Guardians of Children with Special Needs

• Oregon Parent Training and Information Center

• Washington’s Parent Center: Washington PAVE

• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)

• The Family Village

• Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities

• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Child and Adolescent Action Center

• Oregon DHS Home Page

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      Disorder-Related Links

• Learning Disabilities Online

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

• Auditory Processing Disorder - NIDCD

• The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association

• The International Dyslexia Association

• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

• Sensory Integration International

• Center for the Study of Autism

• The Autism Society of America

• Mental Retardation: The Arc of the United States

• Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page

• The Anxiety Network International Home Page

• Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

• Tourette Spectrum Disorder Association, Inc.

• US Department of Justice:  Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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  Parenting

• Parenting Resources for the 21^st Century

• iVillage-Parent Soup

• Parents Anonymous® Inc.

  General Medical Information

• Dr. C. Everett Koop’s Medical Web Site: drkoop.com

 Education-Related Links

• Oregon Department of Education: Office of Special Education

• Washington State: Special Education

• US Department of Education: Office of Special Education

• US Department of Education: Star Distance Learning Sites

• US Department of Education: ERIC Database

• National Association of School Psychologists

• The Educational Testing Service Network

• ED/OESE - Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program

• Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

• Guide to the Individualized Education Program (IEP)

• Oregon Department of Education: The Functional Behavioral Assessment

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Commercial Sites

• Trillium Family Services:  Parry Center, Farm Home and Waverly

• Sylvan Learning Centers

• Scientific Learning: Fast ForWord

• K12: Homeschooling

• Bullies to Buddies

Technology and Access Links

• Center for Accessible Technology

• Alliance for Technology Access - Assistive Technology Advocates

     Law and Advocacy for Children and Adolescents

• Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights: PACER

• Wrightslaw: IDEA, Section 504 and Special Education

• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: Social Security, Disability Rights, and more

• The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates

 Guides and Measurements for Professionals

• National Guideline Clearinghouse

• OMIM Home Page -- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

• Growth Charts - Centers for Disease Control

• Family Practice Notebook

• Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

• Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale   

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       The ‘Other Side’: Alternative Sites

• Born to Explore: The Other Side of ADD

• The Keirsey-Bates Temperament Sorter

 Fun and Learning

• NASA

• Mensa

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