Early Intervention
Resources
Disorders,
Disabilities and Delays
Aspergers/Autism
Attention
Deficit Disorders
Cleft Palates
Developmental Delays and Disabilities
Down Syndrome
Hearing and Vision Impairments
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Sensory Integration
Substance-Exposure
Tourette Syndrome
Williams Syndrome
Databases of Pediatric Disorders
Aspergers/Autism
Autism: Recognizing the Signs in
Young Children
The importance of Early Intervention, parental concerns, recognizing characteristics
in early childhood, referrals, assessment, and prognosis are discussed on
this web site.
Families
for Early Autism Treatment
Information on research, special education, conferences, treatment techniques,
and ways to contact your local FEAT chapter is provided here. A site for everyone
that wants more information on autism.
Parents
for the Early Intervention of Autism in Children (PEACH)
The fastest growing UK charity in the field of ABA and Autism. Helps families
start intensive behavioral intervention programs. Aims to encourage, support,
and inform parents of children with Autism.
Attention
Deficit Disorders
National ADD Association
Provides articles, personal stories, interviews with ADD professionals, book
reviews, and links to other ADD - related sites.
CHADD
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
National
Institute of Mental Health
Provides information on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder from a mental
health perspective.
Cleft
Palates
Wide
Smiles: Early Intervention Information
Learn more about children born with cleft lips/palates and other related and
rare syndromes.
Developmental
Delays and Disabilities
Birth to Three
A great site for families who need information on how to meet the developmental
and health-related needs of their infants and toddler with developmental delays
or disabilities. Great resources are provided.
Early
Childhood Care and Development
A site for parents as well as professionals who want guidance in home-visits
and programming for groups. This organization makes great use of child development
theory with regard to programming and activities. Links to relevant sites
in health, regulations, and women's issues are provided.
Early
Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development
This site is dedicated to exploring general growth and development outcomes,
individual growth and development indicators, and assessment solutions in
early childhood.
The
Division of Early Childhood
This nonprofit membership organization is for individuals who work with children
with special needs and their families. The organization is dedicated to promoting
policy and practice, thereby enhancing the development of young exceptional
children.
Tri
Cities Children Centers
A private, nonprofit organization that offers early intervention services
for developmentally delayed or disabled youth from birth to six years old.
Down
Syndrome
National Down Syndrome Society
A comprehensive, on-line information source about Down Syndrome.
Hearing
and Vision Impairments
Facts on Infant Hearing Loss
This site provides causes, indicators, prenatal factors, other syndromes that
cause hearing loss. Typical auditory development is also described.
National
Center for Hearing Assessment and Management at Utah State University
Find a wealth of information and resources concerning the many dimensions
of early hearing detection and intervention.
Prader-Willi
Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA)
Dedicated to educating and assisting individuals and their families with
PWS.
Sensory
Integration
Sensory
Integration
A resource center that provides parents, teachers, occupational therapists,
physicians, and researchers with online sensory integration measures in early
childhood.
Substance
Exposure
Adopting
a Substance-Exposed Infant
An article providing information on what to do before, during, and after
adopting a substance-exposed infant. Also provides links to adoption resources
as well as information on drug-exposed infants.
"Crack
Babies" Catch Up
An article on the benefits of early intervention on babies born addicted
to drugs.
"Crack
Babies" in Infancy
A photo-story about infants born addicted to crack.
Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center
This site provides information, resources, and personal stories about
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Northeast
Consultation and Training Center
This organization specializes in providing quality training and consultation
services to private and public educational, mental health and social service
agencies, as well as businesses and organizations. Information on early intervention
and FAS/FAE is also provided.
Tourette
Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association
A national organization dedicated to providing up-to-date information
about Tourette Syndrome.
Williams
Syndrome
Williams Syndrome
This site discusses what Williams Syndrome is, how it is diagnosed, physical
and psychological characteristics, and tips on how to care for a Williams
Syndrome individual.
Family
Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
An on-line community dedicated to providing resources on specific diagnoses,
communication connections, adaptive products and technologies, and disability-related
media.
National
Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
This web site offers a large database of understandable information on rare
diseases, and a comprehensive database of information on foundations, organizations,
agencies, and support groups that assist people affected by rare disorders.
An orphan drug database is also available with over 900 orphan drugs designated
by the FDA.
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