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Children with Special Needs
Children with Special Needs

Advocacy


www.familyvoices.org


A great site that discusses advocacy for your child with special needs.  It includes various publications, family resources and information about the Kids As Self Advocates (KASA), a program of teens and young adults who speak out about their disabilities in hopes that more kids will become involved.  You can also find family voices based on the state in which you live along with the advocacy laws for that state.

www.comeunity.com/disability/advocacy.html

Another great website where you can find articles, books and precedents for advocacy for your child with special needs.  Includes the laws that protect your child (including laws about public school education) and it includes advocacy laws and rights for parents of preemies and adoptive parents.

http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/

A great website that looks at parenting help for children with special needs.  Includes resources such as books, articles, research and links to find advocacy groups in your area who will help you fight for the rights for your child.  Updated regularly.

www.cincinnatichildrens.org

Includes links to resources for families of children with special needs some of which include: advocacy, health care, education, employment, financial assistance, transportation/travel needs and wish-giving organizations.  There are many, many more areas that are covered through this website.  Click here to see the resource list: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/c/special-needs/resources/default.htm



General Information

www.aboutourkids.org

A frequently updated website that gives information regarding a variety of needs/issues children have from depression to severe handicaps.  Relevant articles that are beneficial including a special “Back to School” section that discusses the various transition issues children may have based from their disabilities including the change from summer to school in the fall.  A great source for both teachers and parents.  The site includes information for children aged pre-K through college aged.

http://www.uniquelygifted.org/

A website dedicated for those twice-exceptional children: intellectually gifted with special needs such as Asperger Syndrome.  The site includes information and resources for parents of these children and their teachers.  Also includes stories from parents, kids and general motivational stories to keep the spirit up.



Autism

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

A website devoted to the Autism spectrum and includes up to date research about autism disorders.  Also includes free downloads and materials about living with autism that would be great for any parent/educator working with a child on the autistic spectrum.

http://autism.org/

A site dedicated to the research surrounding autism and all of the websites that support research tested help for parents.  The site also includes a great search engine that filters through pre-determined websites devoted to autism so you can find relevant information about the topic you are searching for.



Support

http://coping.org/

This website includes coping techniques, strategies and stories for children, educators and parents of children with special needs.  It includes great tips for students on how to study and do their work and the entire website can be translated into the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.

http://www.comeunity.com/

A great website for any unique family whether you have a child with special needs or you have adopted.  Includes information, relevant and up-to-date articles plus great support for all parents.

http://www.comeunity.com/disability/speclists.html

A great website to find support groups for parents who have children with special needs.  Support groups are broken down based upon the needs of your child and include but are not limited to ADHD, allergies, autism, birth defects and genetic disorders.  Worth a look to see if there is a support group for your specific needs!





Home-schooling

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8259/special.html


Information about home-schooling your child with special needs.  Includes links to support groups and sites specifically for home-schoolers.  Also useful for public school educators as many of the tips may be adapted for your classroom.



Resources

http://www.specialneeds.com/

A great resource for any disability information you may be looking for.  Has books, videos, DVD’s and more for any persons working with or closely related to a person with special needs.

http://woodbinehouse.com/

This site is a site that includes books for parents, children, teachers and professionals regarding children with special needs.  Their books cover many issues including Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, inclusion, communication skills and many more.  A great site to bookmark as it has resources for a multitude of special needs.  Also includes books for children that are age and developmentally appropriate.

http://parentsupportgroup.org/books.html

Another great resource for books for children of all ages and the adults working with them regarding disabilities and special needs.  Has a particular emphasis on autism and includes strategies and a resource section for parents.

http://sensetoys.com/

A site for parents and early childhood educators that includes various games, manipulatives and toys that have been proven to help children with special needs.  They are all educational and serve a functional purpose.  The website makes sure you understand the use of the toys by using FUN. Finding the toys that meet the needs of your child, Understanding how the toys meet those needs and Nurturing the parents and the children.  Also includes books for adults and children.




Camps

Camps specific to working with children with special needs/disorders.

http://www.kidscamps.com/specialneeds-camps.camp

A listing of certain disabilities and links to find camps in the United States that serve those children so that they too can experience the favorite summer pastime of many children.  Many of the camps offer services and meet the needs of your child while providing a safe, fun and engaging environment.

http://www.coca-intl.org/

The Children’s Oncology Camping Association International.  A site that lists camps for children with cancer by country and by state (USA only).  These camps work to give kids a normal summer experience that is both safe and fun in the middle of everything they are dealing with.  Many camps also provide weeks for the siblings of these children as a support group.