Special Needs

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Welcome to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 127,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. - www.asha.org
Autism Section of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies!
In this Section, you will find scientifically validated information about the causes of autism, and the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) approach to treating it. The content of this Section is carefully refereed by an Advisory Board comprising the leaders in ABA and Autism.
- www.behavior.org/autism
Autism Society of America
Information for parents of children with autism. Topics include health, education and safety. Search for local events and resources.
- www.autism-society.org
Carbone Clinic - ABA services for autism
Carbone Clinic
They have been providing quality applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to persons with autism and related disabilities for many years. - www.drcarbone.net
CHADD (Children and Adults with ADD)
The nation's leading non-profit organization for children and adults affected by ADD/ADHD-800-233-4050 - www.chadd.org
Children's Speech Care Center
Our clinic is dedicated to providing children (and adults) with the best, customized care and support possible concerning every aspect of Speech and Language pathology. - www.childspeech.net
CONNECT Information Service
Information and referral services to parents of children with disabilities who are less then 5 years old- 800-692-7288
Consulting Behavior Analyst Christina Burkaba
My goal as a consulting behavior analyst is to improve my students' lives as much as I can through teaching them how to communicate, to succeed in academics, and to engage in and enjoy social interactions with family, friends, and others in their environment. - www.christinaburkaba.com
Families for Early Autism Treatment
FEAT is a non-profit organization of parents, educators, and other professionals dedicated to providing Education, Advocacy and Support for the Northern California Autism Community
- www.feat.org
Families Involved Together (FIT)
FIT is an organization run by families for children with special needs. FIT parents offer support, advocacy, information and resources to other parents of children with difficult to manage emotional, educational and developmental challenges.

2219 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218-5627
(410) 235-5222 - www.familiesinvolved.org
Genetics Home Reference
Website developed by the National Institue for Health to educate parents about the ways genetic variations affect health. It is packed with reliable, up-to-date, understandable information about basic genetics and genetic disease.
- Genetics Home Reference
Help for Speech Problems
Help for Kid’s Speech
Supported by the Scottish Rite Foundation of Florida
- www.helpforkidspeech.org
Maternity Care Coalition Breastfeeding Site
Provides resources for breastfeeding women and their families.
- www.momobile.org/breastfeeding/index.html
National Center for Learning Disabilities
888-575-7373 - www.ld.org
National Down syndrome Society
800-221-4602 - www.ndss.org
PA Health Info - AUTISM
A great resource for Autism. - WWW.pahealthinfo.org
Parent Education Network
Offers parents information about federal and state laws and regulations regarding early intervention and special education for children with special needs- 800-522-5827 - www.parentednet.org
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
Links families and friends of children with special needs, provides technical assistance, training- 800-986-4550 - www.parenttoparent.org
Social Security Department - Supplemental Security Income
A child might be eligible for 3 types of Social security benefits-
Social Security Dependents Benefits (SSDI)- for children of disabled or deceased parents.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)- benefits are payable to children under 18 years old who have disabilities (an impairment that is as severe as one that would keep an adult from doing any “substantial work for at least one year”, i.e. a disability that limits the child’s ability to do things and behave in the way that children of similar age group do.), and limited resources.

Medical Assistance- government funded health program (Medical Assistance and Medicaid are the same thing)-automatic for patients with severe impairments regardless of parental income. - 800-772-1213
- www.ssa.gov
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
A collection of Internet resources for those involved in the fields related to special education. - www.seriweb.com
The Access Center
Its mission is to improve educational outcomes for elementary and middle school students with disabilities. It builds the capacity of TA systems, States, districts, and schools, to help students with disabilities learn from the general education curriculum.
1000 Thomas Jefferson St., NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 403-5000 - www.k8accesscenter.org/
The Special Kids Network
A free, statewide service for families with children who have special needs. They will connect parents with resources and support services in their communities, including: advocacy; home health; legal rights; support groups; summer camps; therapies; medical equipment; MA questions; private schools and more- 800-986-4550 - www.health.state.pa.us/skn