The day Dr. "Doom and Gloom" gave me "THE DIAGNOSIS", the internet did not exist. She walked me to the "lending library" and offered to allow me to "check out" materials. Today, the internet connects parents and provides information at the touch of a keyboard. This list may help get you started.
Resources
Parent Resources
Support Groups/Informational Websites
Aspergers - Tony Atwood's site
Aspergers: Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS)
Attention Deficit: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Auditory Processing: Central Auditory Processing Support
Autism: Age of Autism
Autism: Autism One
Autism: Autism Society of Greater Phoenix
Autism: Autism Society of San Diego
Autism: Autism Speaks
Autism: Center for Autism Research and Education - CARE (Phoenix)
Autism: East Valley Autism Network (EVAN)
Support group for Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Guadalupe families of children with Autism
Autism: Familes for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)
Autism: Grandparents Autism Network
Autism: National Autism Association
Autism: Organization for Autism Research
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Autism: Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC)
Autism: Talk About Curing Autism (TACA)
Behavior: Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
Behavior: Relationship Development Intervention (RDI Connect)
Bipolar Disorder Resource Center
Bullying: No Name Calling week
Bullying: Pacer Kids Against Bullying
Bullying: Voices Against Cruelty Hatred and Intolerance
Helps high school students form clubs/groups to promote tolerance and diversity
College: College Autism Spectrum
Disability Support: Office of Disability Employment Policy
Disability Support: Children's Disability Information
Disability Support: Council for Exceptional Children
Disability Support: Disability Rights California
Disability Support: Raising Special Kids (Phoenix)
Disability Support: The Disability Scoop
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Down Syndrome: National Down Syndrome Society
Down Syndrome: San Diego Down Syndrome Society
Down Syndrome: Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona
Dyslexia: International Dyslexia Association
Epilepsy: Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego
Fragile X: National Fragile X Foundation
Gifted: National Association of Gifted Children
Hearing Impairments: Hands and Voices
Supports families and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Inclusion: Kids Included Together
Provides training and support for inclusive settings (government, education, camps, business)
Inclusion: Paula Kluth - Forward Inclusive Classrooms and Communities
Intellectual Disabilities: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities: Special Olympics R-Word Campaign
Intellectual Disabilities: The Arc
Intellectual Disabilities: Think College
College Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Learning Disabilities: Learning Disabilities Association of America
Learning Disabilities: Learning Disabilities Association of California
Learning Disabilities: Learning Disabilities Online
Legal: Council of Parent Attorney Advocates (COPAA)
Legal: Wrightslaw
Psychiatry: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Reading Disabilities: Learning Ally (formerly Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic)
Religious Support: Council for Jews with Special Needs
Special Education: National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education
Special Education: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Ideas that work
Educational Worksheets/Websites/Activities
Educational Activities: AAA Math
Educational Activities: Fun Brain
Educational Activities: IXL
Educational Activities: Knowledge Adventure
Educational Quizzes: QUIA
Educational Quizzes: Quizlet (application)
Educational Resources: Draftbuilder
graphic organizers/writing support
Educational Resources: Free Flashcard maker
Educational Resources: Graph Paper (set your own grid size)
Educational Resources: Inspiration
graphic organizers, writing support
Educational Resources: Kurzweil 3000
Computer software/application for e-reading, writing
Educational Resources: Vocabulary Development
Educational Worksheets: ABC Teach
Educational Worksheets: Ed Helper
Educational Worksheets: RHL School
Educational Worksheets: Super Teacher
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Keyboarding/Typing Websites
Type to Learn 4 (Keyboarding software and download)
Typing Training
Type the words and letters as they appear on screen
Three typing games
Seven different keyboarding games
Basic Keyboarding practice for each section of computer
requires user account
Basic Keyboarding Practice
Requires a user account