Resources for Parenting Special Needs Children

More Resources for Parents of Special Needs Children

Special Education Parent Teachers Association

CT Parent Advocacy Center

Assistive Technology

Connecticut Tech Act Project (CTTAP) - equipment recycling and loan funding
www.techactproject.com

Autism

Connecticut Families for Effective Autism Treatment
www.ctfeat.org

Yale Child Study Center
www.info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism

Child Development

National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org

Zero to Three - Information on child development
www.zerotothree.org

Children’s Hospitals

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
www.ccmckids.org

Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital
www.ynhh.org/ynhch/ynhch.html

Deaf or Hearing Impaired

Connecticut Commission on Deaf & Hearing Impaired
www.state.ct.us/cdhi/index.htm

Listen-up - provides information and develops products geared to children and their families.
www.listen-up.org

Family Advocacy and Support

Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
www.cpacinc.org

Connecticut Parents Plus - A resource of useful links to assist families in finding additional services for their children with special health care needs.
www.ctparentsplus.org

Family Voices - A resource of useful links to assist families in finding additional services for their children with special health care needs.
www.familyvoices.org

PATH (Parents Available To Help) - Parent-to-Parent Network
www.birth23.org/Resources/ParentsAvailable.asp

General Disabilities - Resources & Information

Connecticut Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
www.cacld.org

Connecticut KidsLink - Voices for Children website
www.ctkidslink.org

Family Village
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu

Infoline - Disability/Health Information Resource
www.infoline.org

Respite Resources - a clearinghouse for respite resources in Connecticut.
www.respiteresource.com

Special Education Resource Center (SERC)
www.ctserc.org

Health Care

American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org/default.htm

Husky Health Care Program
www.huskyhealth.com

Yale Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
www.info.med.yale.edu/pediat/yccshcn/cshcn.html

Nutrition

National Center for Health Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchs

State of Connecticut Links

ConneCT - Official website for State of Connecticut
www.ct.gov

Connecticut’s Birth to Three Program - Early Intervention Services
www.birth23.org

Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.state.ct.us/ctcdd/

Connecticut Department of Children and Families
www.state.ct.us/dcf/

Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation
www.dmr.state.ct.us

Connecticut Department of Public Health
www.dph.state.ct.us/

Connecticut Department of Social Services
www.dss.state.ct.us

Connecticut Special Education Information
www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/index.htm

Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
www.state.ct.us/opapd/