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Tourette Assoc. of
Puget Sound Options Mediation and Training
Group LLC: Mediation is available FREE,
to parents and school personnel. Independent mediators help all parties resolve
conflicts, clarify issues and develop mutually acceptable agreements to best
meet the ed. Needs of the student. Greg Abel grega@somtg.com 206-842-2298 or Karen Davis karend@somtg.com 800-692-2540.
Learning Disabilities Association of
Education and Support Group for Asperger
Syndrome - Several
Contact Helen Powell at seattleaspergers@yahoo.com or (206) 568-7634 for more information Childcare available, but call ahead. FREE and open to the public. Web site: aspergersnw.tripod.com/support.htm
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). OSPI offers two handbooks for parents of AD/HD
children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders Handbook and Section
504. Both are free by calling 360-753-6733. They are also available in
Acrobat (pdf) format online at the OSPI web site.www.k12.wa.us/
Eastside Parents of Bipolar Children Meetings held twice a month on Tuesdays only. We meet
at the NAMI-Eastside office (Baker-Adams Conference Room). Web site http://www.namieastbp.org, Contact Robin
Rodney (425) 836-4136, or e-mail robinrodney@hotmail.com
International Dyslexia Association (IDA),
Washington State Branch (AK, ID, MT, WA), Contact Pat Morton, President, P.
O. Box 7192, Seattle, WA 98133, (BR) 206-382-1020. National web site www.interdys.org Local web site www.wabida.org/WABIDA.org/Welcome.html
Washington
State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
WA OSPI-Special
Education Connecting Ideas
Other Resources
Reed
Martin Website Special Education Law & Advocacy Strategies
ADDvance 2001 The
ADDvance website, first created in 1996, is dedicated to improving the lives of
women and girls with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This site was
created by Patricia Quinn, M.D. and Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., leaders in the
field of AD/HD. ADDvance Magazine and the ADDvance website provide information
and support to women and girls. Through reporting research and publishing
articles that inform, encourage and empower, we work to fulfill our mission to
improve the lives of women and girls with AD/HD.
The Attention Deficit
Information Network The Attention Deficit Information Network, Inc. is a
non profit volunteer organization. They offer support and information to
families of children with ADD, adults with ADD and professionals through a
network of AD-IN chapters. AD-IN was founded in 1988 by several parent support
group leaders on the premise of parents helping parents deal with their
children with ADD. Their network has parent and adult support group chapters
throughout the country.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
[NAMI]. NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health
organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious
mental illness and their families.
National Attention Deficit
Disorder Association The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association is
an organization focused on the needs of adults and young adults with ADD/ADHD,
and their children and families. We seek to serve individuals with ADD, as well
as those who love, live with, teach, counsel, and treat them. ADDA is a
non-profit organization, staffed by unpaid volunteers.
National
Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
is the Federal agency that supports research nationwide on the brain, mental
illnesses, and mental health. Their mission is to diminish the burden of mental
illness through research. This public health mandate demands that we harness
powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment and,
eventually prevention of mental illness. Scientists supported by NIMH are
dedicated to understanding the workings and interrelationships of the various
regions of the brain, and to developing preventive measures and new treatments
to overcome brain disorders that handicap people in school, work, and play.
National
Human Genome Research Institute Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) often appears to run in families, and research studies have suggested
that there may be a genetic component to this disorder. Individuals diagnosed
with ADHD may have close blood relatives with the disorder. Scientists believe
that ADHD is a complex disorder that probably involves at least two genes.
Non-genetic causes such as abnormal brain development, brain injury or
environmental factors are also believed to play a role in the disorder.
National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities May 20, 2003 marked
the official opening of the Children and Adults with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder’s (CHADD) National Resource Center
(NRC) on AD/HD, the country’s first and only national clearinghouse dedicated
to the evidence-based science and treatment of AD/HD. The clearinghouse is a
collaboration between the CDC and CHADD, an advocacy organization serving
individuals with AD/HD.
National Resource Center on
AD/HD A Program of CHADD has been established with funding from the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be a national clearinghouse
of information and resources concerning this important public health concern.
International Resources
Active Inc.,
The Hyperactive Children's Association of Victoria (Melbourne, Austrailia)
ADDNet UK