Resources Available Online

Recommended Association Links

• AMA - American Medical Association
• APA - American Psychiatric Association
• AACAP - American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• NIMH - National Institute for Mental Health
• FDA Index to Drug-Specific Information
• Screening for Mental Health

Vanderbilt University Department of Psychiatry

Paris and Me - Play Therapy with Paris Goodyear-Brown

Special Education Issues

• LD Online
• Wrights Law - Although somewhat overwhelming, you can find most any information that you need about 504, IDEA, IEPs, etc.
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - includes a wealth of information on disabilities as well as links for resources for the state of Tennessee.
• Kids Together - Includes Top 10 Mistakes parents make during the IEP meeting and IEP Meeting Tips.
• IEP4U
• Bridges4Kids
• ED.Gov - Educational Guide to the Individualized Education Program
• Pop-up IEP - How to respond to "conversation stoppers" that you may hear during your child's IEP meeting

Anxiety Disorders

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• CHADD - Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • 8181 Professional Place
  • Suite 201
  • Landover, MD 20785
  • Phone: (301) 306-7070 or (800) 233-4050
  • Fax: (301) 306-7090
• ADDA - National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  • 1788 Second Street
  • Suite 200
  • Highland Park, IL 60035
  • Phone: (847) 432-ADDA
  • Fax: (847) 432-5874
• National Resource Center on ADHD
• Bob Timer

Bipolar Disorder

Depression

• Parent's Medication Guide regarding the use of antidepressants in children and adolescents.

Eating Disorders

• Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee
• Academy for Eating Disorders
• National Eating Disorders Association
• National Association of Anorexia Nerovsa and Associated Disorders
• Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
• Eating Disorders Information Network
• Dads and Daughters
• Something Fishy
• Gürze Books
• Eating Disorder Hope

Learning Disabilities

• Learning Disabilities Association of America
  • 4156 Library Rd.
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15234
  • Phone: (412) 341-1515 or (412) 341-8077
  • Fax: (412) 344-0224
• Learning Disorders Online
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
  • 381 Park Avenue South
  • Suite 1401
  • New York, NY 10016
  • Phone: (212) 545-7510
  • Fax: (212) 545-9665
• International Dyslexia Association
• Council for Learning Disabilities
• ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
  • 1110 North Glebe Rd.
  • Arlington, VA 22201
  • Phone: (800) 328-0272

Downloadable Documents

• Advocating for Your Child
• Parenting Teens with ADHD Made Simple
• S.M.A.R.T. IEPs
• Student's Guide to the IEP
• Accommodations for Students with LD
• Parents Medication Guide

Alarm Clocks

• Link

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