Special Needs

Aaron's Tracheostomy Page - Guide to home care for children with a tracheostomy. Brief FAQs, message board, mailing list and family stories.
tracheostomy.com/

Adopting the International Child with Special Needs - A practical guide to planning for the arrival of a special needs child.
www.adopting.org/sn.html

Amy's Dedication To Her Children - A personal webpage by a mother of a child with Autism, ADHD/ADD, and Adoption related links.
amypage.freeservers.com

Ashlys World of Wonders - Links to medical resources for parenting a special needs child. Resources to information on rare disorders, skeletal dysplasias, dwarfism, mucopolysaccharidoses.
www.angelfire.com/or2/ashlysworldofwonders/medicallinks.html

Association for Children with a Disability - Provides information, support and advocacy to families with a children with a disability.
www.acd.org.au

[Bellaonline] Parenting Special Needs - Information, link resources, articles, and a message board for parents and caregivers of special needs kids.
www.bellaonline.com/site.asp?name=specialneedschildren

The Capper Foundation - Mission is to enhance the independence of people with physical disabilities, primarily children.
capper.easterseals.com/

Center for Medical Home Improvement - Works to improve the quality of primary care medical homes for children with special health care needs, by advocating for and supporting partnerships between parents and care providers. Located at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
www.medicalhomeimprovement.org/

The Extra Lesson - Provides an individualised 1:1 intervention program by trained practitioners for children and adolescents with learning, and fine or gross motor problems, social or behavioural difficulties including ADD, ADHD, dyspraxia and dyslexia.
www.extralesson.com

Ideal Lives Project - Resource site for parents of children with special needs and the teachers and professionals who support them. Offers practical tips, custom services, a directory of recommended books and web sites.
www.ideallives.com

KidNeeds - A worldwide resource that provides children with special needs, families and other care givers with access to information.
www.kidneeds.com

Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) - Volunteer organization providing free one-on-one recreational opportunities for children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities.
keenusa.org

MySpecialChild Magazine - Online magazine for parents and caregivers of children with special needs.
myspecialchild.com/

NICHCY: Parenting A Child With Special Needs - Resources - Provides a starting point for families in their search for information and resources to professionals who work with families who have a child with a disability.
www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/parenting.disab.all.4.6.html

Resources for Disabled and Special Needs Children - Links to resource sites, health information and support groups.
www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/3247/

Special Child Magazine - Online magazine featuring family issues, health disorders, tips and success stories.
www.specialchild.com/index.html

Support for Families of Special Needs Kids - Links to many sites useful for those parenting special needs children.
www.bryanskidneypage.org/bryan12.html

Tour of Centers for Special Kids - Offers details of the purpose to this web ring, statistics, the sites currently participating and joining instructions.
r.webring.com/hub?ring=special