Providing Special Education Resources
Timely and accurate information is one of the keys to successful intervention strategies at school. HOPE serves its clients as a valuable special education resource. We evaluate the needs that parents have in working with their children and then recommend the resources relating specifically to the challenges at hand.
Many of the special education resources that we recommend are ones that we have found helpful in raising our own children with special needs. These resources include information, web addresses, and literature on the following:
- Autism
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Pervasive Development Disorder
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Dyslexia
- Dysgraphia
- Anxiety, Depression and other mental health issues
- Tourette Syndrome
- Individual Education Plans (IEP)
- Written Education Plans (WEP)
- Multi-factored Evaluations (MFE)
- 504 Plans
Helping You Through the Maze of Information
The sheer volume of information on learning disabilities, mental illness, brain injury, cognitive disabilities, and other special needs can be overwhelming, - especially for a new parent on a steep learning curve. Tapping HOPE’s knowledge and experience shortens the learning process and helps identify exactly the literature that will be most helpful.
Educating yourself about your child's needs can provide insight, encouragement, and information. Here are some recommended books and web sites to get your started. Check back often for new additions!
Assistive Technology
www.k12software.com - Educational Software, Software for Schools
www.rfbd.org - Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
www.laureatelearning.com - Educational Software for Children with LD
www.closingthegap.com - Assistive Technology Resources for Children and Adults with Special Needs.
www.attainmentcompany.com - Materials on Life Skills (board games, computer games, ect.)
www.intellitools.com - Software and Technology Adaptations.
www.donjohnston.com - Reading and Writing Solutions for Children with LD.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD or ADHD)
www.chadd.org - Site of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
www.drhallowell.com
www.addwarehouse.com - Information warehouse for ADD/ADHD
www.addvance.com - A Resource for Woman and Girls with ADHD
www.ADDvisor.com - The ADDvisor is designed for individuals with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and their families.
Driven to Distraction - Dr. Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
Delivered from Distraction - Dr. Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide - Michael Reiff/ American Academy of Pediatric
Making the System Work for Your child with ADHD - Dr. Peter Jenson
Learning Outside the Lines - Jonathan Mooney, David Cole (college)
Shelley, the Hyperactive Turtle - Deborah Moss (young child)
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents - Dr. Russell Barkley
Autism, Aspergers and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
www.feat.org - Families for Early Autism Treatment
www.autism-society.org - Autism Association of America
www.rdiconnect.com - Relationship Development Intervention
www.futurehorizons-autism.com
www.linguisystems.com
www.integrationscatalog.com
www.autismlink.com
www.ocali.org Ohio center for autism and low incidence
www.autism.fm - The Yale Study Center
Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals - Tony Attwood
O.A.S.I.S. Guide to Aspergers - Patricia Romanowski Bashe and Barbara Kirby
Navigating the Social World: A Curriculum for Individuals with Aspergers Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, and Related Disorders - Dr. Jeannette McAfee
Out if Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction - Carol Stock Kranowitz
Autism and Aspergers: Solving the Relationship Puzzle - Dr. Steven Gutstien
Emergence: Labeled Autistic - Temple Grandin
There is a Boy in Here - Sean Barron
The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorder - Bryna Siegel
1001 Great Ideas for teaching and raising Children W/ ASD - Ellen Notbohm/ Veronica Zysk
Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew - Ellen Notbohm
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome - Tony Attwood
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism - Temple Grandin and Sean Barron
Brain Injury in Children
www.chasa.org - Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke web site
www.pediatricstroke.org - Information on Children with Strokes
Childhood Development
www.pediatricneurology.com
Your Child’s Growing Mind - Dr. Jane Healey
The Hurried Child - David Elkind
The Growth of the Mind - Dr. Stanley Greenspan
The Optimistic Child - Martin Seligman
How to Talk So Kids Will Learn - Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk - Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness - Dr. Edward Hallowell
Building Healthy Minds: The Six Experiences That Create Intelligence and Emotional Growth in Babies and Young Children - Dr. Stanley Greenspan
Curriculum & Instruction
www.esteme.org - Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education
www.starburst.com - Type to Learn Program
www.braingym.com - Braingym based on Educational kinesiology
Down Syndrome
www.downsed.org - Downs Syndrome Educational web site
www.ds-health.com - Created by Dr. Len Leshin, a specialist in Downs Syndrome and a parent of a Downs Syndrome child
Dyslexia And Reading Issues
www.interdys.org International Dyslexia Association
www.proactiveparent.com
www.dyslexia-teacher.com
www.nationalreadingpanel.org
Overcoming Dyslexia Dr. Sally Shaywitz
About Dyslexia: Unraveling the Myth Priscilla Vail
Beginning to Read Marilyn Jager Adams
Straight Talk About Reading Susan Hall and Louisa Moats
Gifted Education
www.nagc.org - National Association for Gifted Children
www.ditd.org - Davidson Institute for Talent Development
http://www.apa.org/ed/cgep.html - Center for Gifted Education Policy
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades - Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and
Successful Children - Dr. James K. Delisle
Information on Special Education Law
www.wrightslaw.com
www.ideapractices.org
www.reedmartin.com
Learning Disabilities
www.schwablearning.com - Web resource sponsored by Charles Schwab
www.ldanatl.org - Learning Disabilities Association of America
www.ldonline.org
www.nrcld.org - National research center on learning disabilities
www.ncld.org - National center for learning disabilities
www.LDAAmerica.org - Learning Disabilities Association of
America
Keeping A Head in School Dr. Mel Levine
The Myth of Laziness Dr. Mel Levine
Mental Health Issues in Children
www.DBSAlliance.org - Depression and Bipolar Alliance
www.bpkids.org - Children with Bipolar Disorder
www.nimh.nih.gov - National Institute of Mental Health within the National Institutes of Health
www.kidsmentalhealth.org - Advancement of Children’s Mental Health ( CACMH)
www.nami.org - National Alliance for the Mental Illness
www.ndmda.org - National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Foundation (NDMDA)
www.fcbtf.com - A model practice for family centered mental health care; services include psychiatric assessments, medical management, counseling, psychoeducational testing and social skills groups. Read Dr. Steve’s blog for information on “hot topics” in ADHD and mental health.
Healing Anxiety and Depression - Dr. Daniel G. Amen and Dr. Lisa C. Routh
Parenting Resources
Raising Resilient Children - Dr. Robert Brooks
1-2-3- Magic - Dr. Thomas W. Phelan
The Explosive Child - Dr. Ross W. Green
Parenting the Explosive Child - Dr. Ross W. Green
Special Education Law
From Emotions to Advocacy By Peter and Pamela Wright
Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004 By Peter and Pamela Wright
Special Education Parenting
www.allkindsofminds.org Dr. Mel Levine’s web site
www.specialednews.com
www.nichcy.org National Dissemination Center for children with Disabilities
All Kinds of Minds Dr. Mel Levine
How to Parent so Children Will Learn Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Tourette Syndrome
www.tsa-usa.org - Site of the National Tourette Syndrome Association
www.lifesatwitch.com
Teaching the Tiger - Marilyn P. Dorbush and Sheryl K. Pruit
If there is any information that you are looking for and have not found on this list, please feel free to contact us and we will be more than happy to help you find it.
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