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Useful Links

My role as special educator is to help design individualized education plans for students and provide specialized instruction and support. I am happy to share useful links with you so you are aware of current topics on your child's disability, though not all views are my own. Please keep in mind that I am not advocating any doctor's or researcher's beliefs. Your decicision to include medication in your child's treatment is a personal one made in consultation with a doctor.

Emotional Disability

Definitions of disability terms, US Dept. of Education, #4 Emotional Disturbance

http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,regs,300,A,300%252E8,c,

Psychologist-created chart illustrating differences between Emotional Disability and Social Maladjustment.

http://www.schoolpsychologistfiles.com/EmDisability.html

Discipline, US Dept Ed.

http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/%2Croot%2Cdynamic%2CTopicalBrief%2C6%2C

Anxiety disorders [generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and specific phobias.] Anxiety Disorders Association of America

http://www.adaa.org/

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/children_with_oppositional_defiant_disorder

Learning Disability

Learning disabilities are not caused by economic disadvantage, environmental factors, or cultural differences. Find out more at LD.org

http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics

Autism Spectrum Disorders

General info on Autism Spectrum Disorders info from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html

Understanding Facial Expressions

http://www.glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/Faces/EyesTest.aspx

Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism

http://www.behavior.org/AUTISM/index.cfm?page=http%3A//www.behavior.org/AUTISM/autism_ABA_autism.cfm

Autism info from Wrightslaw Special Education Advocates

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/autism.index.htm

AD/HD(Includes -inattentive/-hyperactive/-combined)

Gadgets for ADHD

http://www.addconsults.com/store/index.php?cPath=34&osCsid=ee066eb88e139a60b508e82b270cf28e

ADHD bracelets

http://www.smileco.org/about.html

Are you wondering if adults family members may be affected by ADHD? Please see me for additional resources if you would like more information about Adult ADHD.

http://www.oneaddplace.com/add-test.php

What is AD/HD?

http://www.chadd.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Understanding

Find out about CHADD (Chldren and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)Organization

http://www.chadd.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=About_CHADD

Dr. Charles Parker Research in AD/HD

http://www.corepsychblog.com/useful-references/

Diagnosis and Treatment, National Resource Center on AD/HD

http://help4adhd.org/en/treatment/guides/dsm

Got AD/HD? (similar to Diagnosis and Treatment, see above)

http://www.chrisdendy.com/gotadhd.htm