Resources for Children with Special Needs
Find contact information of local, state and national agencies on the following topics for parents of children with special needs.
Advocacy Resources
NYS Commission on Quality of Care & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
Allergies & Asthma
Allergy and Asthma Network - Mothers of Asthmatics
See Also: Health and Hygiene
Attention Deficit Disorder
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Learning Disabilities Online
See Also: Learning Disabilities, Mental Health
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Society of America - Hudson Valley Chapter
Hudson Valley Autism Resource Center
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy Association of NYS
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Putnam and Southern Dutchess
40 Jon Barrett Road
Patterson, NY 12563
(845) 878-9078
See Also: Health and Hygiene
Developmental Disabilities
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - NYS Resources
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Developmental Disabilities
NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Association - Hudson Valley
National Down Syndrome Society
See Also: Developmental Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Dyslexia
The International Dyslexia Association - New York Branch
See Also: Education, Learning Disabilities
Early Intervention
Dutchess County Early Intervention Program
510 Haight Ave, Suite 105
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 486-3518
Dutchess County Department of Health
Early Childhood Direction Center
25 Webster St.
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 338-6755
Early Intervention Program-NYS Department of Health
See Also: Developmental Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
Education
US Department of Education
US Department of Education - Special Education
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
See Also: Health and Hygiene
Genetic Disorders
March of Dimes
National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)
Health and Hygiene
March of Dimes
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Library of Medicine
Hearing Impaired
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Children’s Health and Human Development
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
See Also: Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention, Education
Mental Health
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene
Families Together in NYS, Inc.
New York State Office of Mental Health
See Also: Health and Hygiene
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
See Also: Health and Hygiene, Mental Health
Parent Support
Early Childhood Direction Center
25 Webster St.
Kingston, NY 12402
(845) 338-6755
Parent to Parent of New York State
Pregnancy and Childbirth
See Also: Health and Hygiene
Premature Birth
March of Dimes
Premature Baby-Premature Child
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia Disease Association of America
See Also: Health and Hygiene, Genetic Disorders
Speech and Language Disorders
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
See Also: Early Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Tourette Syndrome
See Also: Genetic Disorders
Visually Handicapped
National Association for Visually Handicapped
NYS Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
See Also: Health and Hygiene
Prepared by Beth Zambito, Youth Services Librarian, 3/10
Call 485-3445 x3320 for more information.