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Contents

Anxiety Disorders

Attention Deficit Disorder

Autism (PDD)

Behavior/Conduct Disorders

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Gifted and Talented

Learning Disabilities

Medical Conditions

Mental Retardation

Mood Disorders

Selective Mutism

Substance Abuse

Speech & Language

Suicide

Tourette's Disorder

Traumatic Brain Injury

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Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety - an impressive selection of links. Also includes a discussion of depression.

Anxiety Disorders Association of America - general information about anxiety disorders. Find descriptions of the disorders, a discussion of medication and other treatments, and a bulletin board of current information.

How to Survive Unbearable Stress - a brief online book by Steve Burns, M.D. Intended for high school and college students.

Treatment of Panic Disorders - NIH statement.

National Center for PTSD - first-rate site.

Obsessive - Compulsive Foundation - This web site contains useful information concerning children and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) 

Post Traumatic Stress - National Center for Post Traumatic stress home page.

More Post Traumatic Stress - David Baldwin's Trauma Information site concentrates on emotional trauma, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and disaster mental health response.

The Selective Mutism Foundation - This nonprofit organization was founded by parents of children with SM. There is a nice chart summarizing the history of the SM diagnosis in the DSM.

The Selective Mutism Group

The Sidran Foundation - early recognition and treatment of trauma-related stress in children

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

ADD FAQ site

ADHD Accommodations - School based adaptations and accommodations for a 504 plan.

Center for Children and Families - The Center for Children and Families at the University at Buffalo provides a number of helpful downloadable tools for students with ADHD. Look for the download link. I really like the "How to Establish a School-Home Daily Report Card" teacher packet.

CHADD of Bay County, Fla. - an excellent site with helpful articles on teaching and parenting.

Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child with ADHD - American Academy of Pediatrics Practice Guideline

Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - NIH consensus statement.

Library In The Sky - sponsored by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Comprehensive.

Medlineplus: Attention Deficit Disorder - Hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, this Web site presents a broad array of information on the disorder that is gathered from a variety of sources.

Medscape Member Sign In - Sign in or register (free) and be taken to a page from which you can subscribe to various newsletters, including ADHD and psychiatry.

Misunderstood Minds . Attention Responses | PBS - This helpful page of strategies for attention problems comes from the companion guide to a PBS special on learning differences and disabilities. The program was called Misunderstood Minds, and it focused on the work of Dr. Mel Levine, All Kinds of Minds.

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association - There is a wealth of reliable information here for professionals, parents and adhd students. Diagnosis, research, treatment, and self-management are covered.

National Resource Center on AD/HD - According to the press release, this is "the country's first and only national clearinghouse dedicated to the evidence-based science and treatment of AD/HD." The Web site is operated by CHADD and funded primarily by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The site offers an abundance of sound information on diagnosis and treatment.

NICHQ ADHD Practitioners' Toolkit - This is a "toolkit" for physicians to use when implementing the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for treating ADHD.This includes the Vanderbilt Assessment Scales and a variety of useful parent handouts.

NIMH Article on ADHD - good pamphlet on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Helpful for parents.

Pediatric Neurological Associates - Check out the free online book. The book emphasizes current executive function research as the key to understanding and treatment. It summarizes treatment advice; and includes chapters for parents, teachers, and kids.

Autism

ABA Resources - the father of an autistic child shares what he has learned about Aplied Behavior Analysis

American Hyperlexia Association - an unusual syndrome that may or may not be related to the autism spectrum disorders.

AskEric Info Guide - provides resources for locating and retrieving information on Autism through the Internet and hard print sources.

ASPEN - Asperger Syndrome Education Network. Many excellent articles.

ASPEN of America - information on social and communication disorders (Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder).

Autism - Good NIMH pamphlet on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Helpful for parents.

Autism Society of America

Center for the Study of Autism - excellent resource; includes info. on Asperger's, Rett's and Williams Syndromes.

Division TEACCH - home page of the well known University of North Carolina program dedicated to improving the understanding and services for autistic and communication handicapped children and their families.

Education World - links to several articles on autism and autism spectrum disorders

OASIS - Asperger's Syndrome information.

Pediatric Neurological Associates - This pediatric neurologists' web site has on-line article entitled "Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Sorting It All Out," that explains Autistic Spectrum Disorders. There are also audio clips of two children with Asperger's Syndrome.

PDD Information Pages - from the Yale Child Study Center.

Teaching Children With Autism - an introduction for educators who are working with students with autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Behavior and Conduct Disorders

Behavior Disorders - An ERIC Digest. Peruse for other digests.

Conduct Disorder- Facts for Families information sheet.

Conduct Disorder - Information from the excellent Internet Mental Health Encyclopedia

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Center for Assessment and Demographic Studies at Gallaudet University

Deafness/Hard of Hearing from the Mining Company - General information/links put together by a deaf person.

Deaf WorldWeb - a large and comprehensive site.

NASP interest group on deafness.

Dissociative Disorders

The Sidran Foundation

Eating Disorders

Center for Eating Disorders, St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, Md. - Informative pages from a treatment program. You can post queries or join a mailing list.

Eating Disorders Online: Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions - This 12 page pamphlet from the NIMH provides an overview of eating disorders and their treatment.

Harvard Eating Disorders Center - a wealth of information about the detection, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders.

MedlinePlus:Eating Disorders - a good general resource.

National Eating Disorders Association - many articles including information on eating disorders in males.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - a Canadian site with a lot of information, including teaching tips.

Gifted and Talented

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education - Brought to you by the Council on Exceptional Children.

Gifted and Talented Resources Home Page - all kinds of G&T information here.

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page - a large number of resources.

Learning Disabilites

All Kinds of Minds - this site is devoted to Mel Levine's unique perspective on learning disabilities and attention difficulties.

ASPEN of America - information on social and communication disorders (Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder).

Career Counseling of Youth with Learning Disabilities - ERIC Digest

Dyslexia - This is a Scandinavian site that gives a brief overview of various theories

Dyslexia InfoGuide - locate and retreive information on dyslexia through the Internet and other sources.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education - Brought to you by the Council on Exceptional Children.

International Dyslexia Association - formerly the Orton Dyslexia Society

Keys to Successful Learning - Held May 7 & 8, 1999, the National Summit on Research in Learning Disabilities brought together decision makers and researchers to talk about bridging the gap between research and practice. You can view a video of the conference online and also read the executive summary. Very worthwhile.

LD Online - interactive guide to learning disabilities.

LD Resources - resources for people with learning disabilities.

National Center for Learning Disabilities - committed to improving the lives of those affected by learning disabilities.

NIMH booklet on learning disabilities

Rethinking Learning Disabilities - Several eminent researchers have contributed to this chapter that is critical of current assessment, identification, and educational strategies. New evidence based alternatives are suggested.

Riggs Institute - information on the teaching of phonetics in reading and writing.

Stress Management - an Eric Digest

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities

NLD on the Web - a very comprehensive site devoted to nonverbal learning disabilities.

Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities - The Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, an excellent article from the online journal, Current Issues in Education.

Research Council on Learning Mathematics - an organization concerned with problems in learning math. [Learning Disabilities], non-verbal learning disabilities.

Medical Conditions

Band-Aides and Blackboards - students with medical conditions go to school.

eMedicine - Designed for physicians and other health professionals, you will find many excellent evidence based articles covering 62 specialties, including psychiatry and pediatrics. Be sure to check out the free courses.

MEDLINE: PubMed - the US National Library of Medicine.

National Organization for Rare Disorders - Information on medical disorders.

Pedbase - database of pediatric disorders.

Pediatric Neurological Associates - The Childhood Seizure e-Book provides accurate information for parents whose children have seizuures. Topics include what to look for, what to expect, what treatment (if any) is needed; emotional aspects, and chapters for kids and teens.

PedLynx - Information on medical disorders.

Specific Diagnoses - Excellent. From the Family Village. Information on medical disorders.

Mental Retardation

Mental Retardation - The ARC Home Page

Pacing a 'Hard News' Session: Key Concepts for Communicating a Mental Retardation Diagnosis - Telling parents their child is mentally retarded is one of the most difficult tasks faced by school psychologists. This paper provides excellent suggestions for presenting this information in a sensitive, empathetic, and respectful manner.

Down Syndrome Home Page

Family Village - information, resources, and communication opportunities for persons with mental retardation, & other disabilities, for their families, and for service providers.

FRAXA Research Foundation - Fragile X Syndrome is the #1 inherited cause of mental retardation.

Intellectual Disabilities - This site is in Australia.

Mental Retardation - An Eric Digest that discusses different definitions of MR.

Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities - one of 14 national centers dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development and developmental disabilities.

Mood Disorders

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation - An outstanding site devoted to bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.

Depression in Primary Care: Detection, Diagnosic and Treatment - published by the U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). A Quick Reference Guide.

Depression in Primary Care - Volume 1: Detection and Diagnosis,   Volume 2: Treatment - published by the U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)

Depression in Children and Adolescents - an excellent site.
Depression is a Treatable Illness: a Patient's Guide - published by the National Library of Medicine.

Facts About Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder - This helpful overview from NAMI explains what childhood-onset bipolar disorder (COBPD) is, describes its symptoms and treatment, and differentiates it from ADHD.

Pendulum Resources - Bipolar disorder information.

The Write Brain - links page to a broad range of information relating to depression and bipolar disorder...very comprehensive.

Selective Mutism

also see Anxiety

The Selective Mutism Group

Speech and Language

IDEA and Your Caseload:A Template for Eligibility and Dismissal - Scroll down to the section called Rejection of Cognitive Referencing for a discussion of why excluding students for language services when language and cognitive scores are commensurate is not recommended.

National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities - This position statement states that eligibility for services should be based on individual communication needs. The cognitive referencing material begins on the bottom of page 3.

Substance Abuse

Gopher menu of many articles - Eric Digests

Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention - Developed by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education

National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information

Child, Youth, and Family Network - do a search on substance abuse.

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition

Suicide

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention - Suicide is the eighth leading cause of dealth in the United States. This fine web site provides a central repository of information on suicide prevention. It is a work in progress and already houses an abundance of excellent material.

Save - The mission of SA\VE is to educate about suicide and to speak for suicide survivors.

Suicide and the Exceptional Child - an Eric Digest

Suicide FAQ from Usenet

Suicide Resources on the Internet - a companion to the Suicide FAQ from Usenet.

Suicide and Sudden Loss - Crisis Management in the Schools

Tourette's Disorder

The British Tourette Syndrome Page

Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette Syndrome

National Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. - helpful information.

The Tourette Syndrome Home Page

TS+ - a good source for teaching tips for students with Tourette's Disorder.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Head Injury Hotline - designed primarily as a self-help site, there is much useful information here.