Resources for parents
Learn more about developmental delays and behavioral disabilities at these websites
| Topic |
Resources |
General resources for parents
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Developmental delays
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD)
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- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Phone: 800 233-4050 Web: www.chadd.org
- CHADD National Resource Center
Phone: 800 233-4050 Web: www.help4adhd.org
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
Phone: 484 945-2101 Web: www.add.org
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Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
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Cerebral palsy
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- United Cerebral Palsy
Phone: 800 872-5827 Web: www.ucpa.org
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Web: www.ninds.nih.gov
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Hearing loss
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
Web: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi
- American Academy of Audiology
Phone: 800 AAA-2336 (800 222-2336) Web: www.audiology.org
- American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures
Phone: 847 434-4223 Web: www.brightfutures.org
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Phone: 800 638-8255 Web: www.asha.org
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Intellectual disability (also known as
mental retardation)
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Vision loss
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- National Federation of the Blind
Phone: 410 659-9314 Web: www.nfb.org
- American Council of the Blind
Phone: 800 424-8666 Web: www.acb.org
- American Foundation for the Blind
Phone: 800 232-5463 Web: www.afb.org
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Updated 11/2009
