Links

This page contains links to various web sites that can provide additional information on specific areas of interest.  Please let us know of others that should be added to the list. Please report broken links.

General Info on Disabilities and Retardation

bullet Special Needs Answers A community resource provided by the Academy of Special Needs Planners - great all-purpose site.
bulletDevelopmental Delay Resources (DDR)
bulletHanditel disability database  Large directory of sites related to Mental Retardation in the United States and throughout the world.
bulletNPND Home Page National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND). Has lots of links for disability info.
bulletAssociation for Retarded Citizens Publications from ARC
bulletFamily village  A global community of disability-related resources
bulletExceptional parent magazine  Exceptional Parent Magazine's online resource

 

Medical and Health Information

bullet Healthsquare Information on prescription drugs.
bulletDrug Interactions Checker Type in combinations of drugs and see how they interact with each other; the site will also tell you what foods interact with those same drugs.
bulletScoliosis research society
bullet Healthlink.mcw.edu - Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
bullet Attention Deficit Disorder
bulletSleep Disorders Guide  A comprehensive information guide about sleep disorders.
Descriptions, symptoms, causes, treatments of various sleep disorders
like sleep apnea, night terrors, snoring, restless legs and narcolepsy.
bullet Gait Disorders and Drop Attacks

 

Problem Behaviors

bullet Emotional and Behavioral Health in Persons with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities.

 

Parenting

bulletMUMS - Mothers United For Moral Support Home Page
bullet NORD - National Organization of Rare Diseases Home Page