Resources
National Mental Health Resources:
The American Psychological Association: www.apa.org
The National Association of School Psychologists: www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx & www.naspcenter.org/parents/parents.html
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: www.nichcy.org -central source of information on:
• disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth
• IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education
• No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities)
• research-based information on effective educational practices
The National Organization for Rare Disorders: www.rarediseases.org
Mothers United for Moral Support: www.netnet.net/mums/ (national parent-to-parent network which provides information and emotional support to parents of a child with any disability & also provides parent-to-parent matching)
National Father’s Network: www.fathersnetwork.org (provides training and emotional support for fathers of children with special needs)
Local Mental Health Resources:
Crisis Hotline: (512) 472-HELP
Texas Parent to Parent www.txp2p.org (nonprofit organization created by parents to provide support & information to families of children with disabilities, chronic illness & special health care needs)
Austin Travis County Integral Care: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Services www.integralcare.org
Bluebonnet Trails Community Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center (Williamson County) www.bluebonnetmhmr.org
Websites Related to Specific Childhood Mental Health Conditions:
ADHD
www.chadd.org (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)
Anxiety
www.adaa.org (The Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
Autism
www.autismspeaks.org (Autism Speaks)
www.autism-society.org (The Autism Society of America)
www.autism-society.org/chapter244 (Autism Society of Greater Austin)
www.bluebonnetmhmr.org/autism_services.aspx (Bluebonnet Trails Autism Program – Williamson County)
Depression
http://www.dbsalliance.org (Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance)
Learning Disabilities
www.ldanatl.org (The Learning Disability Association of America)
www.ldat.org (The Learning Disabilities Association of Texas)
www.ldonline.org (LD Online)
Other Helpful Resources:
www.zerotothree.org (provides information regarding the first three years of a child’s development)
www.wrightslaw.org (provides information regarding special education and parent/ child rights)
www.parentsmedguide.org (provides information about psychotropic medication for children)
www.tea.state.tx.us (Texas Education Agency)
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