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Developmental Disabilities and Organizations

-   ABC for Health   -
Advocacy, benefit information and counseling for families with children under 19 who have no health insurance, have unpaid medical bills or have been denied coverage or services.

-    American Foundation for the Blind   -

-    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association   -

-   Autism   -
Autcom
Autism National Committee, autism advocacy organization for positive supports for autism

Autism Network International
An autistic-run self-help and advocacy organization for autistic people. Includes access to a great listserve & information about annual Autreat conference.

Autism Society of America||

Autism Society of Wisconsin (ASW)|

Autism-PDD Resources Network|

OASIS
Asperger Syndrome forum for individuals with AS, their parents & adult family members

Organization for Autism Research
Information, education and funding of autism research; includes Parents’ Guide to Research

-   Brain Injury   -
Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin

| Brightonline
Website& listserve for parents of kids interested in brain injury research or who have kids with CP, etc.

-   Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)   -

-   Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)   -
Information and ideas for working with children with disabilities

-   Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE)   -
Organization which provides leadership & support to members by shaping policies & practices which impact the quality of education.

-   Developmental Delay Resources (DDR)   -

-   Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin (DSAW)   -

-   Epilepsy Foundation of America Web Site   -

-   General Disability Information   -

-   Hydrocephalus Association   -

-   Independence First   -

-   International Dyslexia Association – WI Branch   -

-   Kids as Self-Advocates (KASA)   -
National, grassroots network of youth with special needs and our friends, speaking on behalf of ourselves to help spread helpful, positive information among our peers to increase knowledge on various issues.

-   Learning Disabilities Association of America   -

-   Learning Disabilities Association of Wisconsin   -

-   Milwaukee Public and Private K-12 schools   -

-   Military Families   -
Military Community & Family Policy   
Site for military families who have children with special needs.

Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP)
Parent Training & Information Center to support needs of military families with youth with disabilities

-   Mobility International USA   -

-   More Advanced Individuals with Autism,
Asperger Syndrome & PPD
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-   Mothers From Hell 2   -
Advocacy for the rights of individuals with disabilities organizations.

-   National Alliance of Blind Students   -
Links to the state affiliates, information on committees, convention activities and more.

-   National Alliance for the Mentally Ill   -

-   National Association of Blind Students   -
National Association of Blind Students provides support, information,
and encouragement to blind college and university students.

-   National Association for Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities   -
Free handbook for children with learning disabilities who are African American.

-   National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)   -

-   National Down Syndrome Society   -

-   National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)   -

-   National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)   -

-   Prader-Willi Syndrome Association   -

-   Respite Care Association of Wisconsin   -
Database of respite providers, legislative information, resources, training, technical assistance, advocacy efforts to secure quality respite care services for all families.

-   Sensory Integration International   -

-   Spina Bifida Association of America (SBAA)   -

-   The ARC National   -

-   The Assocation of Individuals with Severe Handicaps   -

-   Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA)   -

-   United Cerebral Palsy   -

-   Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities (WCDD)   -

-   Wisconsin Families Ties   -
Advocacy, information and referral, support groups, and trainings for parents of children statewide with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders.