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ADHD & Executive Functions

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Children & Adults with ADHD
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
ADDA: Attention Deficit Disorder Association
ADHD Coaches Organization
ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO)
ADDitude
ADDitude Magazine
ADD Warehouse
ADD WareHouse
LD Online
What is Executive Functioning?
LD Online
Executive Function Fact Sheet
 

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Advocacy and Special Education

Wright's Law
Wrightslaw
idea Partnership
Idea Partnership
NICHCY
Disability & Special Education Acronyms
TASK
Team of Advocates for Special Kids: TASK
Great Schools
GreatSchools: Involved Parents, Successful Kids
Michigan Department of Education
Michigan Department of Education: Special Education
MA&PS Michigan Protection & Advocacy COPAA
COPAA: Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
logo-CENMI
CEN MI
 

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Assistive Technology

At Dyslexia Logo
Jamie Martin: Assistive Technology Solutions for Students and Adults with Dyslexia
AbleData
ABLEDATA: searchable databases sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
do 2 learn
Do2Learn: information on behavior management and visual schedules
Family Guide to Assistive Technology
Kelker & Holt’s Family Guide to Assistive Technology
Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports
MITS: Michigan Integrated Technology Supports Lending Library
logo-able-net
AbleNet: assistive technology and curriculum solutions
   

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autism Society of AmericaAutism Society of America Autism Society of MichiganAutism Society of Michigan
US Autism and Aspergers AssociationUS Autism & Asperger Association National Autism CenterNational Autism Center
Tony Attwood - Asperger's SyndromeTony Attwood Asperger Syndrome Education NetworkASPEN: Asperger/Autism Spectrum Education Network
Social ThinkingSocial Thinking  

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Developmental Disabilities, Cognitive Impairment and Special Needs

Michigan Department of EducationState of Michigan Special Education Rules bridges 4 kidsBridges4Kids
Michigan Rehabilitation ServicesMichigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) Feuerstein InstituteRenewal Institute: Feuerstein
Our KidsInternational Our-Kids Down Syndrome Information AllianceDown Syndrome Information Alliance
The Arc of MichiganThe ARC: Michigan TASH TrainingTASH
Disability Network of MichiganDisability Network of Michigan Pacer CenterPACER Center: parent training and information center
Feuerstein InstituteThe International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential: Feuerstein  

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Development & School Readiness

Early On MichiganEarly On: Michigan Getting ReadySchool Readiness Indicators Initiative
Tools of the MindTools of the Mind: early childhood self-regulated learning The Critical Thinking CompanyBuilding Thinking Skills

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FAS/FAE

NOFASNational Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control & Prevention
SAMHSASubstance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration  

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Giftedness and Twice Exceptional

The Giftedness CenterThe Giftedness Center for Individuals National Association for Gifted ChildrenNational Association for Gifted Children
Michigan Association for Gifted ChildrenMichigan Association for Gifted Children Support Emotional Needs of the GiftedSupporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
Uniquely GiftedUniquely Gifted Twice-Exceptional NewsletterTwice Exceptional Newsletter
Hoagies Gifted Education PageHoagies’ Gifted Education  

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High Stakes Exams and Accommodations

Michigan Department of EducationMichigan Merit Exam (see ACT below)

ERB

ERB

College BoardSAT The ACTACT
ETS - GREGRE GMATGMAT
Medical College Admission TestMCAT United States Medical Licensing ExaminationUSMLE
Law School Admission TestLSAT  

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Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Association of AmericanLDA of America Learning Disabilities of MichiganLDA of Michigan
The International Dyslexia AssociationInternational Dyslexia Association National Research Center on Learning DisabilitiesNational Research on Learning Disabilities
LD OnlineLD OnLine National Center for Learning DisabilitiesNCLD: National Center for Learning Disabilities
Schwab LearningSchwab Learning Learning AllyDyslexia Help at the University of Michigan
Florida Center for Reading ResearchFlorida Center for Reading Research What Works ClearinghouseWhat Works Clearinghouse
Learning AllyLearning Ally: audiobooks  

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Memory & Working Memory

Working Memory and Academic LearningWorking Memory and Academic Learning by Milton Dehn Helping Students RememberHelping Students Remember: Exercises and Strategies to Strengthen Memory by Milton Dehn
Working Memory and LearningWorking Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Susan Gathercole & Tracy Alloway COGMEDCogmed Working Memory Training Program

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Mood Disorders, Depression and Anxiety

Mental Health AmericaMental Health America National Alliance on Mental IllnessNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
American Psychological AssociationAmerican Psychological Association– Psychology Topics The Balanced Mind FoundationBalance Mind Foundation– bipolar disorder
The Child Anxiety NetworkChildhood Anxiety Worry Wise kidsAnxiety and OCD
National Association of School PsychologistsDepression  

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Neurological and Genetic Disorders

Tourette SyndromeNational Tourette Syndrome Association Brain Injury Association of MichiganBrain Injury Association of Michigan
National Organization for Rare DisordersNORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders) National Institutes of HealthNIH (National Institutes of Health)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeNINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) My Child at Cerebral Palsy .orgMyChild: cerebral palsy
Understanding Disabilities Creating OpportunitiesUnited Cerebral Palsy Epilepsy FoundationEpilepsy Foundation

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Nonverbal Learning Disorders

Smart Kids with Learning DisabilitiesSigns & Symptoms of NLD Hoagies Gifted Education PageGifted NLD
NLD Line!NLDline
 

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Social Skills

Maple Leaf CenterMaple Leaf Center Rick LavoieRick Lavoie
Social ThinkingSocial Thinking  

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Speech & Language and Hearing Loss

 Apraxia KidsApraxia American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
National Aphasia AssociationAphasia  Michigan Chpater - AG Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of HearingAlexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Listening and Spoken Knowledge Center
 Speechville ExpressSpeechville  

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