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ADHD - AB 88 - Autism & Asperger Info - Behavior Resources - Bullying - Early Intervention - Education Information - Medical Issues - Parenting Information & Resources - Potty Training - Regional Center Services - Schools - Social Skills - Sensory Integration - Seizure/Epilepsy - Sleep Problems - Special Education Law & Advocacy - Speech & Language - Support Groups - Tourette Syndrome

ADHD

Top 5 Sites Online To Visit First about ADD & ADHD (Spanish):

1 - What is ADHD - what parents should know

2 - Special Education Rights & Responsibilities for Children with ADHD

3 - Educational Rights for Children with ADHD

4 - Tips for Parents

5 - Working with your child's school

• ADHD Series from the National Association of Special Education Teachers

• Kids Health ADHD Info

• Kids Health ADHD in Spanish

• Spark Top

Assembly Bill 88 - California's Mental Health Parity Law

• AB 88 UPDATE

• AB 88 Letter Template

• Assembly Bill 88 Letter Guide

• California Department of Managed Health Care search AB 88 info

• AB 88 Patient Advocate an informative guide to accessing the medical benefit services you are entitled to in California.

• ASD Insurance Help Yahoo Group message board for California insurance support and autism

Autism & Asperger Information 

Top 5 Sites Online To Visit First About Autism & Aspergers (En Espanol):

1 - What is Autism?

2 - The First 100 Days Kit - From Autism Speaks

3 - Special Education Rights & Responsibilities

4 - Handy Handouts from Super Duper

5 - Communicating through letter writing

• About.com Autism

• American Academy of Neurology - search autism

• ANOC - Autism News of Orange County and the Rest of the World

• Asperger Disorder Home Page

• Area Board Offices of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities

• ASD: Guidelines for Effective Practice

• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

• AutismCares Family Support Awards - Crisis funding for families from Autism speaks

• Autism Awareness Center

• Autism & Communication from NIDCD

• Autism Education Network

• Autism Online

• Autism-PDD Resources Network

• Autism Series from the National Association of Special Education Teachers

• Autism Speaks

• Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit

• Autism Society of America

• Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Changes in the California Caseload

• BBB  Autism Online Support Network

• Brain Connection - Autism in the classroom

• Brain Connection - Looking at autism from the inside

• Center for the Study of Autism

• Department of Developmental Services Autism info

• Distance Education

• Do People with Asperger's Syndrome Have Empathy?

• First Signs

• Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)

• Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

• Federation for Children with Special Needs

• Identification and Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: from the AAP

• Indiana Resource Center for Autism

• Kids Health Autism Info

• Kids Health Search autism for online articles

• Kids Quest How to share info about autism with children

• Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Search autism

• Learn the Signs Act Early Autism & child development information - a GREAT reference

• MedlinePlus Information about autism

• MIND Videos from UC Davis

• National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)

• National Autism Center: View the Standards Report here

• National Autistic Society of Great Brittan A must bookmark!

• National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine: Find reliable and research based information on alternative therapies.

• National Institutes of Mental Health Autism information

• O.A.S.I.S. Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support Education & information

• Relate Now autism resources

• Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) Network from the National Institutes of Mental Health

• TeensHealth autism info

• Tony Attwood's Website

• West Virginia Autism Training Center Links & resources

• The ZAC Browser

• 101 Useful Sites

Behavior Resources

• ABA - What is it?

• Behavior Management from the National Association of Special Education Teachers

• Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies Behavior and ABA information

• Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment

• Creating Positive Behavior Intervention Plans

• Discipline Flow Chart for Children in Special Education what does the law say?

• Functional Behavioral Assessments & the IEP

• Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children

• Conference Presentations: Doreen Granpeesheh PhD. What is AB?

• Discrete Trial

• About.com ABA

Bullying

• Bullying

• Disability Harassment in the Public Schools

• Sample letter if your special needs child is being bullied or harassed at school

• Office of Civil Rights Prohibiting Disability Harassment; Why it is an Important Issue

• Stop Bullying Now! Bullying among children and youth with disabilities and special needs

Early Intervention

• Centers for Excellence for Children's Well-Being; Early Childhood Development

• Citations for early intervention efficacy Bibliography in support of Early Intervention services

• Early childhood publications from the California Department of Education

• Early Start California's early intervention program through DDS

• WestEd Center for Prevention & Early Intervention

• See Regional Center links on this page

Education Information

• Accommodations Manual How to select, administer, and evaluate accommodations

• Education Approaches from Division TEACCH

• Free Handouts from Super Duper Publications Save this site!

• Kindergarten Transition Manual

• National Center for Learning Disabilities

• Division TEACCH Treatment and education information

• Polyxo.com Teaching students with autism

• Schwab Learning Search their online topics

• Tin Snips Special Education resources for parents & professionals, a must bookmark!

• The Pop-Up IEP - useful responses for those challenging IEP problems

• The IEP Process Needs You / LAUSD Video English Spanish

Medical Issues

• California Medical Home Project

• Medical topics/terminology in Spanish & English

Parenting Information & Resources

• Family Village

• Family Voices

• Family Web Guide

• National Child Care Information Center

• Parents Action for Children

• Sandy McDaniel on Parenting

• TFH Special Needs Toys

Potty Training

• Applying Structured Teaching Techniques to Toilet Training

• Potty Traing FAQ

• NAS Article: Toilet Training

Regional Center Services

• Early Intervention/ Early Start Rights Chapters 11 & 12 (English, Spanish, Vietnamese)

• Rights Under the Lanterman Act You must visit this site and save this link if you have a child who has, or needs Regional Center Services!

• 16 Tips for Getting Quality Regional Center Services... English

• 16 Tips for Getting Quality Regional Center Services... Vietnamese

• 16 Sugerencial Para Obtener Servicios... Spanish

Schools

• Dorazio Learning Center

• New Vista School

Sensory Integration

• Sensory Processing Disorder Network

• School Behavior.com Sensory Issues

Seizure/Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Alliance Orange County

Sleep Problems

• NAS Article: Helping your child with autism to sleep better

• Sleep Disorders & Sleep Problems in Children

Social Skills

• Behavior Management - Getting to the Bottom of Social Skills Deficits

• "Do's & Don'ts" for Fostering Social Competence

• Finding Friends and Persuading People: Teaching the Skills of Social Interaction

• Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society

• Making & Keeping Friends

• Social Skills & Autism

• Social Skills info from BBBAutism

Special Education Law & Advocacy Information

• A Guide to the IEP from the Office of Special Education Programs

• 10 Common Mistakes Parents Make During the IEP Meeting

• CADRE For dispute resolution in special education

• Fiesta Educativa

• IEP 4 U IEP's made easy

• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Special Education info

• Put it in Writing Letter writing template bank

• Protection & Advocacy Special Education info & online publications

• Representing the Special Education Child: A Manual for the Attorney and Lay Advocate

• Special education publications from F.A.P.E.

• WrightsLaw Special Education Law and Advocacy

Speech & Language

• American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

• Child Development Institute Autism & communication info

• Speech Pathology Associates

• Therapeutic Resources - Speech
   

Support Groups

• Autism Spectrum of Support - ASOS

• Grandparent Autism Network

• Jami Levitt's Autism Support Group in Orange

Tourette Syndrome

• National Tourette Syndrome Association- Audio presentations and IEP/504 plan information
  
  

ADHD

5 itios en línea de la primera visita acerca de ADHD

1 - ¿Padece mi hijo (a) de Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad (ADHD)?

2- Drechos y Responsabilidades de la Educacion Especial para Ninos con Trastornos de Deficiencia de Atencion

3 - Derechos educativos para niños con Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad (ADHD)

4 - Recomendaciones generales

5 - Trabajando con la escuela de sus hijos

Autismo

5 itios en línea de la primera visita acerca de autismo y síndrome de Asperger

1- ¿Qué es el autismo?

2- Manual de 100 Días

3- Derechos y Responsabilidades de la Educacion Especial

4- Handy Handouts

5- Como comunicarse con la escuela a traves de la correspondecia
 

• Resources

• Informacion General Sobre el Autismo - Autism Society of America

• GALA - Grupo de Apoyo para Latinos con Autismo

• Acerca del autismo - Center for Disease Control & Prevention

• Autismo - National Institutes of Health

• ¿Qué es el autismo?

• Los recursos en español del autismo hablan

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