Links: Disability Links

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Disability Definitions and Related Links:

ADD / ADHD

National Resource Center on ADD/ADHD

ADHD Information and Support

CHADD - Children and Adults with ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder Association

ANXIETY DISORDER

Anxiety Disorders Association of America

International Association of Anxiety Management

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Online

NIMH - Anxiety Disorders

AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER

NIDCD - Auditory Processing Disorder in Children

Kids Heath Central Auditory Processing Disorder

AUTISM / PDD / ASPERGER'S

NIMH: Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)

Pervasive Developmental Disorders Fact Sheet from NICHY

Autism Support Center of New England (ASC)

Autism Society of America (ASA)

AutismWeb: A Parent's Guide to Autism and PDD

Autism Speaks - Overview of Treatments for Autism

Families for Effective Autism Treatment

Connecticut Families for Effective Autism Treatment

Families of Autistic Children

Cure Autism Now (CAN)

Autism Research Institute (ARI)

Asperger's Association of New England

Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (O.A.S.I.S)

Digital Resources for Students with Autism

BIPOLAR DISORDER

Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Bipolar Child

Bipolar Disorders Information Center

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation

DEPRESSION

Families for Depression Awareness

Depression Information, News and Support

DYSLEXIA

The International Dyslexia Association

Bright Solutions for Dyslexia

Davis Dyslexia Association International

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

Developmental Delay Resources (DDR)

DOWN SYNDROME

National Association for Down Syndrome

Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress

National Down Syndrome Society

EPILEPSY

National Epilepsy Foundation

Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts

HEARING IMPAIRED

American Society for Deaf Children

HYPERLEXIA

American Hyperlexia Association

General Information about Hyperlexia

LEARNING DISABILITIES

Learning Disabilities Worldwide (LDW)

Schwabb Parent Guide to Helping kids with Learning Difficulties

Learning Disabilities Association of America

National Center for Learning Disabilities

LDOnLine

MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE

The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation

NONVERBAL LEARNING DISABILITY (NLD/NVLD)

Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association (NLDA)

NLD on the Web

SELECTIVE MUTISM

Selective Mutism and Childhood Anxiety Disorders

SENSORY INTEGRATION DYSFUNCTION / SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER

SensoryNation: A Place to Start Talking about Sensory Integration Dysfunction

Sensory Integration Resource Center

Sensory Integration Articles and Resources

The Sensory Processing Disorder Network (SPD Network)

TOURETTE SYNDROME

Tourette Syndrome Association

Tourette Syndrome Plus

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Brain Injury Association of America

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Central

VISUALLY IMPAIRED / BLIND

American Association for the Blind