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Organizations & Resources
| The resources on this page are not related to homeschooling. Rather, they are nonprofit organizations who provide information about specific disorders/disabilities/differences. |
Asperger's Syndrome / Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Autism Link
A place on the internet that gathers information from ALL organizations and put it in one place. We offer you a way to meet and talk to other parents in your area, and we offer a network of parents of children with autism who can help guide you. We don't compete with support organizations such as the local chapters of ASA, etc. We work with them to provide you with information. AutismLink is run by volunteers -- there is no payroll.
Communicative Disorders
John Tracy Clinic (deaf resources), 806 West Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, 213/748.5481
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic National Headquarters
Serves students from kindergarten through postgraduate studies who cannot read or have difficulty reading due to visual, perceptual or physical disabilities by providing books (including textbooks) on audio cassette and computer disks .
Main office: 20 Roszel Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540, call (800) 803-7201 or contact custserv@rfbd.org. Regional offices are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Learning Disabilities
AVKO Dyslexia Research Foundation, 3084 W. Willard Road, Suite W, Clio, MI 48420-7801, 810/686.9283.
Davis Dyslexia Association International, 1601 Bayshore Highway, Suite 245, Burlingame, CA 94010, 650/692-7141.
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
4156 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
Occupational Therapy & Sensory Integration
American Occupational Therapy Association
Vision Therapy
Parents Active for Vision Education (P.A.V.E.)
Wonderful resource for families of children who have vision related learning problems!
Miscellaneous
The Sibling Support Project
A national program dedicated to the interests of brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs. The Project's primary goal is to increase the availability of peer support and education opportunities for brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs.
American Music Therapy Association
Music Therapy is an established healthcare profession that uses music to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals of all ages. Music therapy improves the quality of life for persons who are well and meets the needs of children and adults with disabilities or illnesses.