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General Information about Special Needs

 

Articles

• "Break in Communication: When an Advocate is Needed" from Parenting for High Potential, March 2008, and republished in Parenting Gifted Children: The Authoritative Guide from the National Association of Gifted Children. Download as pdf.
• "For-Hire Advocates Help Parents Traverse the System" Washington Post October 5, 2004.

Books

• Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child's Education
• School Success for Kids with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
• Prufrock Press, Inc. offers award-winning products focused on gifted education, gifted children, advanced learning, and special needs learners.

Online Resources

• AllExperts.com. Questions answered online by top experts, including our own Michelle Davis.
• Internet Special Education Resources (ISER). A directory of special needs services, information, and products for children, teens, and young adults, and their parents.
• Special Education Advisor is a great resource to learn about special education law, special education rights, share IEP goals, and more.
• Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities (MANSEF)
• Children's Disabilities Information. Articles and other resources for parents of children with disabilities and special needs.
• Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
• Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources
• Care.com - experienced caregivers for children with special needs.
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. This is the Department of Education entity that administers IDEA.
• Special Needs Answers. Information and resources for special needs planning.
• Families Together Offering a wide variety of services and resources, including family support, Family Enrichment Weekends, Information in a Box, Webinars, and more.
• Education.com Special Needs pages

News

• CEC Smart Briefs, daily briefings on top stories in special education from the Council for Exceptional Children.
• Disability Scoop, daily coverage of autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and more, timely and comprehensive take on the issues that matter to the developmental disability community.
• Learning Disabilities Association of America email newsletter
• Sign up for the email newsletter from ABCs for Life Success for announcements about special events, trends in special education, books, workshops, and other news.

 

ABCs for Life Success provides these listings for informational purposes only. If there is any information that you are looking for and have not found on this list, please contact us and we will be more than happy to help you find it.