Online resources for working with and advocating on behalf of children with special needs:
Disability.gov https://www.disability.gov/
U.S. federal government website dedicated to providing information about disability programs and services across the nation. Click on the ‘education’ link to find a wealth of information on various topics, including teaching strategies, accessible teaching materials, accommodations and supports in the classroom, among other things.
Disability Scoop http://www.disabilityscoop.com/
Website covering a range of topics related to disability news.
Brain Balance Center http://www.brainbalancecenters.com/blog/
The Center is actually a network for Out-of-School Time programs who work with children with disabilities including ADHD, dyslexia, autism and other special needs. Check out their blog site, which is full of great resources, articles and ideas for supporting children with disabilities as well as their families.
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) http://www.sengifted.org/about-seng
SENG is an organization that is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities. Lots of articles on various related topics are available through this website.
Special Needs.com http://www.specialneeds.com/
Website full of resources, articles, activities ideas for educators and parents with or working with children with special needs.
Tes Connect http://www.tes.co.uk/sen-teaching-resources/
Over 14,000 free learning resources for special educational needs (SEN) teachers including lesson plans, activities, games, teaching ideas, classroom resources and worksheets.
Autism
News, advocacy information, research, tools for parents, educators and children:
Down Syndrome
Advocacy, information and research, resources and tools for parents and educators:
Cerebral Palsy
Research, advocacy, tools, news related to cerebral palsy:
ADD/ADHD
Advocacy, information and research, news, resources and tools for parents and educators:
Advocacy, information and research, news, resources and tools for parents and educators:
Disability.gov https://www.disability.gov/
U.S. federal government website dedicated to providing information about disability programs and services across the nation. Click on the ‘education’ link to find a wealth of information on various topics, including teaching strategies, accessible teaching materials, accommodations and supports in the classroom, among other things.
Disability Scoop http://www.disabilityscoop.com/
Website covering a range of topics related to disability news.
Brain Balance Center http://www.brainbalancecenters.com/blog/
The Center is actually a network for Out-of-School Time programs who work with children with disabilities including ADHD, dyslexia, autism and other special needs. Check out their blog site, which is full of great resources, articles and ideas for supporting children with disabilities as well as their families.
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) http://www.sengifted.org/about-seng
SENG is an organization that is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities. Lots of articles on various related topics are available through this website.
Special Needs.com http://www.specialneeds.com/
Website full of resources, articles, activities ideas for educators and parents with or working with children with special needs.
Tes Connect http://www.tes.co.uk/sen-teaching-resources/
Over 14,000 free learning resources for special educational needs (SEN) teachers including lesson plans, activities, games, teaching ideas, classroom resources and worksheets.
Autism
News, advocacy information, research, tools for parents, educators and children:
- Arkansas Autism Alliance http://www.arkansasautismalliance.org/
- The Autism News http://theautismnews.com/
- The Autism Society http://www.autism-society.org/
- The National Autism Association http://nationalautismassociation.org/
- Autism Classroom.com http://autismclassroom.com/
- Autism Today http://www.autismtoday.com/
- Awe in Autism http://www.aweinautism.org/
- Autism Research Institute http://www.autism.com/
- Autism Speaks DC http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism
- Autism Society http://www.autism-society.org/
Down Syndrome
Advocacy, information and research, resources and tools for parents and educators:
- National Down Syndrome Society http://www.ndss.org/
- Arkansas Down Syndrome Association http://www.ardownsyndrome.org/
- National Down Syndrome Congress http://www.ndsccenter.org/
- Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation http://www.dsrtf.org/
- Down Syndrome Footprint Foundation www.downsyndromefootprint.com
- Down Syndrome Education International http://www.dseinternational.org/en-us/
Cerebral Palsy
Research, advocacy, tools, news related to cerebral palsy:
- Reaching for the Stars http://reachingforthestars.org/
- United Cerebral Palsy http://ucp.org/
ADD/ADHD
Advocacy, information and research, news, resources and tools for parents and educators:
- ADDitude http://www.additudemag.com/
- CHADD http://www.chadd.org/
- ADHD Aware http://www.adhdaware.org/
- Attention Deficit Association http://www.add.org/
- InsideADHD_org http://www.insideadhd.org/
- National Resource Center on ADHD http://www.help4adhd.org/
- A Mom’s View of ADHD http://adhdmomma.com/category/attentionfocus
Advocacy, information and research, news, resources and tools for parents and educators:
- Dyslexia Action http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/
- Power of Dyslexia http://www.thepowerofdyslexia.com/
- Dyslexic Advantage http://dyslexicadvantage.com