Please access this collection of online resources to learn more about the disabilities and special needs that many of our buddies have. Knowledge is power and these resources can be used to better understand and communicate with the children our organization serves.
Understood.org
Understood is an organization that helps people with disabilities. Their programs connect families, children, and adults with disabilities, with resources, communities, and more. They have a bunch of articles on all kinds of aspects of disabilities. To find information on a certain disability/etc. try searching for what you are looking for, as they have tons […]
ADDitude
ADDitude is home to a ton of informative articles on ADHD. Here is an article on ADHD in children: https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-children-facts/ Here are articles on the myths and facts of ADHD: https://www.additudemag.com/category/adhd-add/adhd-essentials/adhd-myths-facts/ Here is their home page: https://www.additudemag.com/
Disabilities-RaisingChildren.net.au
Raising Children is an Australian-based parenting website, ad-free, and with expert-backed information. Their pages on children with disabilities have a lot of helpful articles/videos for getting to know all kinds of things about disabilities, a child’s life with their disability and a teen’s experience too. Here is their Disabilities main page: https://raisingchildren.net.au/disability Here is their […]
Autism-RaisingChildren.net.au
Raising Children is an Australian-based parenting website, ad-free, and with expert-backed information. Their pages on autism have a lot of helpful articles for getting to know all kinds of things about autism, a child’s life with autism and a teen’s experience too. Here is their Autism main page: https://raisingchildren.net.au/autism Here is their homepage: https://raisingchildren.net.au/autism They […]
How to be a Friend to Someone With Autism-U.S. News
This article of U.S News talks about exactly what the title says, explaining how to better communicate with a friend with autism. Here is the article: https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2014/04/09/how-to-be-a-friend-to-someone-with-autism
Global Down Syndrome
The Global Down Syndrome Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on helping those with Down Syndrome. Their About Down Syndrome page of resources has articles of information and more on Down Syndrome. Here is the About Down Syndrome page: https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/about-down-syndrome/ Here is their home page: https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/
CDC: Developmental Disabilities
The CDC website has information, resources, and links for many developmental disabilities including autism spectrum, ADHD, language/speech disorders, and more. Here is their resource on developmental disabilities: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/specificconditions.html Here is the CDC homepage: https://www.cdc.gov/
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
The ADAA is a nonprofit organization focused on helping with disorders like anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and more. Their Understand The Facts pages have information on the disorders as well as helpful resources. Here is the Understand The Facts home: https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety Here is their home page: https://adaa.org/
Autism Hope Alliance Library
The Autism Hope Alliance is a nonprofit organization focused on support and education for autism in families. Their library resource has many videos/etc. mentors can see immediately to learn. With a free registration, many more resources are also available from doctors/etc. for families/parents/etc. Here is the library: https://autismhopealliance.org/education/ Here is their home page: https://autismhopealliance.org/
ADDA Library
The Attention Deficit Disorder Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping adults with ADHD. They have created a library of articles on ADHD that can help build a better understanding of ADHD, from relationships to ADHD in our world today. Here is the library: https://add.org/adhd-library/ Here is their home page: https://add.org/