Needs

See also:

• Health: Child Health: Special Needs  (18)
• Reference: Education: Special Education  (420)

• Aba Resources for Recovery from Autism - Information on educational intervention for autism and related pervasive developmental disorders.
• Hearing, Speech, and Deafness Center Site - An educational, service, and supply resource for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech impaired people. Has a parent-infant program for parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
• Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential - Nonprofit educational organization introduces caregivers to the field of child brain development. Serves both brain-injured children and well children.
• Learning Disabilities Resources - Offers new articles about learning disabilities each week. Also features children's artwork and stories.
• Meeting the Needs of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children with Disabilities - Summarizes U.S. requirements for meeting the needs of special needs children under the age of 5 in the public school classroom.
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) - Supports the implementation of the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
• The Parent-Child Home Program - Home-based literacy and parenting program serving families challenged by poverty, low-levels of education, language barriers and other obstacles to educational success.
• Preschoolers: Learning and Other Disabilities - Links to articles on learning and other disabilities that have information and advice directly relevant to preschool children. Rating system rates each articles as good, very good, or best.
• Speech Therapy Activities - Activities for parents and educators to help enhance the speech and language of children.
• Too young for glasses? - contains information useful for families of babies and young children who have vision impairment which could be improved by use of prescription glasses.
• Website for Parents of Dyslexics - Offers advice and links for parenting children with dyslexia and special needs.