Related Website Links
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
www.autismspot.com
Connecting and empowering the autism community
The
MouseTrial Autism Software Database
is a free resource for parents and professionals listing all kinds of
software for autism treatment.
www.reachingforthestars.org
Reaching for the Stars: A Foundation Of Hope For Children With Cerebral Palsy
www.autismspeaks.org
The goal at Autism Speaks is to change the future for all who struggle
with autism spectrum disorders
www.thegao.org
The GAO works with and for special needs people “to secure their
protection and advocacy”
www.gaadoptionresources.org
Provides support and resources for families who have adopted or are considering
adoption.
www.atlantadsaa.org
The Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta. Provides information
and resources regarding people with Down Syndrome
www.gcdd.org
The Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities. Provides
many links and resources about programs throughout Ga. for people with
developmental disabilities.
www.glrs.org
The Ga. Learning Resource System. Has 17 educational resource centers
statewide for parents, students and professionals.
www2.gsu.edu/~wwwalh
Project Healthy Grandparents provides resources to grandparents who are
raising their children.
www.gpat.org
Georgia Project for Assistive Technology provides a range of assistive
technology professional development and technical support services
to local school system staff, students, and their families.
www.lekotekga.org
Lekotek of Georiga, Inc. offers a wide range of services for children
with disabilities and their families, support groups, and consultation
and training services for professionals and parents.
www.parenttoparentofga.org
Parent to Parent of Georgia provides support and information to parents
of children with disabilities. It has a great “roadmap” of
services for special needs children.
www.aadd.org
This is the Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities website. It
has numerous links to other support resources.
www.aspergers.org
The Maryland Asperger Advocacy & Support Group also serves individuals
who have normal to high intelligence and experience social-communication
difficulties and sensory integration problems.
www.autism-society.org
ASA is a membership organization dedicated to increasing public awareness
about autism and the day-to-day issues faced by individuals with autism,
their families and the professionals with whom they interact through
education, awareness, and advocacy on critical issues.
www.teacch.com
TEACCH provides information on programs and services for children with
autism and other communication handicaps in North Carolina.
www.aspergersyndrome.org
Provides links for information, support, and education for parents, teachers,
professionals, and individuals with AS.
www.maapservices.org/index.html
A joint project of Cambridge and Stanford Universities. MAAP services
is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information and advice
to families of more advanced individuals with Autism, Asperger’s
syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder PDD. Provides links for
services, resources, and information about legal rights.
www.chadd.org
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder CHADD
is a national non-profit membership organization. This website provides
links on education, advocacy and support for individuals with AD/HD.
www.cec.sped.org
The Council for Exceptional Children is the largest international professional
organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals
with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
www.nami.org
NAMI the National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation’s largest
grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives
of persons living with serious mental illness and their families.
www.nichcy.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
provides information on disabilities in infants, toddlers, children,
and youth, IDEA, No Child Left Behind as it relates to children with
disabilities, and research-based information on effective educational
practices.
www.copaa.net/contact/index.html
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. COPAA is an independent,
nonprofit, organization of attorneys, advocates and parents that help
secure high quality educational services for children with disabilities.
www.nimh.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health NIMH provides information on and
about mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on the
mind, brain, and behavior.
www.nih.gov
National Institute of Health provides extensive information on the breadth
of diagnoses and research.
www.add.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association provides information, resources
and networking to adults with AD/HD and to the professionals who work
with them.
www.PEPPINC.org
Parents Educating Parents and Professionals provides education and advocacy
on behalf of children with special needs.
www.interdys.org
The International Dyslexia Association website providing many resources
and much information on dyslexia.
www.umdf.org
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation provides information and
networking for those concerned about mitochondrial disorders.
www.nlm.nih.gov
The National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine
has extensive information on medical disorders, research and grants.
www.wrightslaw.com
Wrightslaw.com has everything you need to know about special education
law, advocacy and resources.
www.fodac.org/fodac/index.php
Friends Of Disabled Adults And Children provides free durable medical
equipment wheelchairs, hospital beds etc. to those in need.
www.come-over.to/fasstar/faspix
This is a website shares photographs and stories for others to see what
life with FAS/E is like. It has pictures and stories of children, adolescents,
and adults w/FAS/E.
www.nofas.org
This is the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome website.
Many different links for support groups and more general information
about FAS.
www.fasstar.com
This is a website for support, training, advocacy, and resources for
fetal alcohol syndrome.
www.fascets.org
This website is for FAS consultation, education, and training services
www.fetalalcohol.com
This is a FAS support network. Although it is based in British Columbia,
it does have an on-line message board so you can chat with other with
children with FAS.
www.IANproject.org
Interactive Autism Network