EDU 573: Education for Children with Special Needs - Resource Guide
This resource guide is designed to offer information, answers, and help for parents or fellow teachers regarding children with disabilities. Each disability will have General Information, Accommodations, and Family Support and Involvement articles. This page acts as a table of contents; navigate through the hyperlinks to the information you wish to find.
Specific Learning Disability
General Information on Dyslexia - National Library of Medicine
Accommodations for SLD - Do2Learn
Family Support and Involvement for Dyslexia - Bright Solutions for Dyslexia
Cognitive Disability
General Information on Down Syndrome - KidsHealth
Accommodations for Down Syndrome - Brandon University
Family Support and Involvement - Better Health Channel
Inspiring Story from Someone with Down Syndrome (video, 4 min)
Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
General Information on Bipolar Disorder - NIMH
General Information on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - The REACH Institute
Accommodations for Emotional Disorders - University of Washington
Family Support and Involvement for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - International OCD Foundation
Communication Disorders
General Information - Psychology Today
Accommodations for Auditory Processing Disorder - NCLD
Family Support and Involvement for Improving Pragmatics - OAFCCD
If you have time, The Stuttering Foundation (video, 30 min)
Autism
General Information - Autism Speaks
Accommodations for Autism Spectrum Disorder - Canadian Teacher Magazine
Family Support and Involvement - Autism Support Network
Sensory Impairments
General Information on Sudden Deafness - NIDCD
Accommodations for Children with Hearing Impairments - Success for Kids with Hearing Loss
Family Support and Involvement - American Society for Deaf Children
Physical and Health Disorders
General Information on Spina Bifida - My Child Without Limits
Accommodations for Cerebral Palsy - Suite 101
Family Support and Involvement - CerebralPalsy.org
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
General Information - CHADD
Accommodations for ADHD - The ADHD Report, vol 16(4)
Family Support and Involvement - Mayo Clinic
Visual Overview of ADHD
General Information on Dyslexia - National Library of Medicine
Accommodations for SLD - Do2Learn
Family Support and Involvement for Dyslexia - Bright Solutions for Dyslexia
Cognitive Disability
General Information on Down Syndrome - KidsHealth
Accommodations for Down Syndrome - Brandon University
Family Support and Involvement - Better Health Channel
Inspiring Story from Someone with Down Syndrome (video, 4 min)
Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
General Information on Bipolar Disorder - NIMH
General Information on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - The REACH Institute
Accommodations for Emotional Disorders - University of Washington
Family Support and Involvement for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - International OCD Foundation
Communication Disorders
General Information - Psychology Today
Accommodations for Auditory Processing Disorder - NCLD
Family Support and Involvement for Improving Pragmatics - OAFCCD
If you have time, The Stuttering Foundation (video, 30 min)
Autism
General Information - Autism Speaks
Accommodations for Autism Spectrum Disorder - Canadian Teacher Magazine
Family Support and Involvement - Autism Support Network
Sensory Impairments
General Information on Sudden Deafness - NIDCD
Accommodations for Children with Hearing Impairments - Success for Kids with Hearing Loss
Family Support and Involvement - American Society for Deaf Children
Physical and Health Disorders
General Information on Spina Bifida - My Child Without Limits
Accommodations for Cerebral Palsy - Suite 101
Family Support and Involvement - CerebralPalsy.org
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
General Information - CHADD
Accommodations for ADHD - The ADHD Report, vol 16(4)
Family Support and Involvement - Mayo Clinic
Visual Overview of ADHD