Council for Exceptional Children

Federation for Children with Special Needs

PACER Center: Champions for Children with Disabilities

INTERFACE Referral Service

ADD/ADHD: 

MetroWest Chadd: Parent Support Group 

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Autism Spectrum Disorder:

Massachusetts Autism Commission

Massachusetts Autism Support Centers

The Department of Mental Health: Services for Individuals with ASD and Mental Illness

Autism Speaks

Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts

Autism Alliance of MetroWest

Dyslexia/Specific Learning Disabilities: 

Decoding Dyslexia- Massachusetts

International Dyslexia Association/

Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

The Gaab Lab: Boston Children's Hospital

Children's Dyslexia Centers (Free Orton-Gillingham Tutoring)

National Center for Learning Disabilities 

National Center for Improving Literacy

NoticeAbility

Headstrong Nation

Emotional Disabilities: 

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Federation for Families for Children's Mental Health

Child Mind Institute

International OCD Foundation

OCD Massachusetts

Hearing Impairment or Deafness: 

MA Commission for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf (MSAD) (Facebook Group)

National Association of the Deaf

DEAF Inc.

Intellectual Disabilities: 

The ARC: Massachusetts Chapter

MA Department of Developmental Services (DDS)

Orthopedic Impairment: 

United Cerebral Palsy- Massachusetts

Cerebral Palsy Network of Eastern Massachusetts

Sibling Support: 

Massachusetts Sibling Support Network

Speech and Language Impairment:

 Massachusetts Speech-Language Hearing Association

Traumatic Brain Injury: 

Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts

Brain Injury Association of America

Vision Impairment or Blindness: 

MCB: Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI)

American Council for the Blind

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments

Book Suggestions:

• DyslexiaLand

• Fish in a Tree

• High School Drop-out to Harvard: My Life with Dyslexia

• How to Advocate for your Child Successfully

• Learning Outside the Lines

• Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters

• Overcoming Dyslexia

• Proust and Squid

• Special Education Savvy: A Mom's Guide to Mindset and Effective Advocacy 

• Taking Charge of ADHD

• The Behavior Code

• The Complete IEP Guide

• The Dyslexic Advantage

• The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan

• Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide to Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities 

• Wrights Law: All About IEPs

• Wrights Law: All about Tests and Assessments

• Wrights Law: From Emotions to Advocacy

• Wrights Law: Special Education Law

Articles: 

• 20 Tips to Promote Positive Self-Esteem

• Department of Education: Massachusetts Dyslexia Guidelines

• Dear Colleague Letter: Dyslexia Guidance

• How to Listen to Your Inner Voice (you know your child best)

• Teaching Reading is Rocket Science

• What are the Early Warning Signs of Learning Disabilities?

• MA DOE: Section 504 Resources

• Medway Public Schools 504 Policies and Procedures

• Wrights Law: Section 504 and ADA

• The Difference between an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and 504 Plan

• Section 504 Parent Information

Neuropsychological Assessment and Language Based Learning Disabilities

Federation for Children with Special Needs: Understanding Assessments

Why Should Parents/Guardians Get an Independent Educational Evaluation

Evaluating School-Age Children for Disabilities

A Parent's Guide to Special Education in Massachusetts

• Getting the Best IEP for your Child

• Understanding IEP Goals and Objectives

• Your Child's IEP: Practical and Legal Guidance for Parents

• Wrights Law: SMART IEPs

• Wrights Law: LRE (Least Restrictive Environment) and FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education)

• Concord SEPAC Website

• Medway Public Schools: Special Education Continuum of Services 

• Mass Advocates for Children- COVID-19 Resources

• COVID-19 Information Clearinghouse 

• COVID-19 Tips for Parents

• Chat with Massachusetts Advocates for Children about Special Education and COVID-19: MAC’s free monthly chats bring special education attorneys and other experts straight to you to break down the latest guidances from the state Department of Education and answer your questions in real time. Our chats have covered engaging students with disabilities in remote instruction, addressing the needs of students transitioning to adulthood during COVID-19, and more.