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The following websites contain information on Autism and other Neuropsychological Disorders. Details about how each disorder is diagnosed, a list of the most common symptoms, the types of treatments available, tips for parents, caregivers, and teachers that can aid in caring for and dealing with children with disabilities. Many of these sites contain personal stories from parents and encourage other parents to share their stories as well. They also include valuable resources and links to other helpful websites.


Autism

http://autismparents.net
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=114
http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/index.php
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm
https://www.autismwebsite.com/ari/intro/autism.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/autism/article_em.htm
http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/317/main.html
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/autism/page3.htm
http://autism-society.org

Other Neurological Disorders:


Fragile X Syndrome
http://www.fragilex.org/
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/fragileX/index.htm
http://www.ygyh.org/fragx/whatisit.htm
http://www.cfxf.org/
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_9266.asp
http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/599/main.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001668.htm
http://www.fraxa.org/default.aspx
http://www.autism.org/fragilex.html
http://www.webmd.com/hw/raising_a_family/nord586.asp

Mental Retardation
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs8txt.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddmr.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_retardation
http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ9YQTMBAC&sub_cat=543
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx72.htm
http://www.aamr.org/
http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?name=Children+Who+Are+Mentally+Retarded&sectio=Facts+for+Families
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/mental_retardation.html
http://www.thearc.org/faqs/intromr.pdf
http://familydoctor.org/898.xml

Learning Disorders
http://www.ldonline.org/
http://www.schwablearning.org/
http://www.ncld.org/
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/learning_disabilities.hml
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs7txt.htm
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/learningdisabilities/learningdisabilities.htm
http://www.iser.com/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/learningdisorders.html
http://www.ldanatl.org/
http://www.centerforlearningdifferences.org/
 

Language Delays
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/speech.htm

Williams Disorder
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/williams/williams.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/Williams.html
http://www.unr.edu/med/dept/Genetics/Williams.html
http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/1060/1/325
http://www.nasw.org/finn/ws.html
http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/nord298
http://www.paternityangel.com/Preg_info_zone/Disorders/WilliamSynd.htm
http://www.autism.org/williams.html

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-ch01.html
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs19txt.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/
http://add.about.com/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/adhd/adhd.htm
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/add.nimh.html
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter3/sec4.html

Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy and Childhood
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/feeding_swallowing.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12109316&dopt=Abstract
http://www.cbu.dataphone.se/EngBarnrapp/eatingdi.html
http://www.acnp.org/g4/GN401000162/CH.html
http://www.hmc.psu.edu/childrens/healthinfo/f/feeding.htm
http://www.parentingbookmark.com/pages/AN02.htm
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/697587/description#description
http://www.parentingbookmark.com/pages/AN01.htm
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/60/67120.htm
http://www.acnp.org/g4/GN401000162/CH.html

Tic Disorders
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/transient_tic_disorder.htm
http://childbrain.com/ticdisorder.shtml
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/2219/diag.html
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990415ap/2263.html
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/about_tourette039s_other_tic_disorders
http://www.tsa-usa.org/Medical/definitions.html
http://mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=6
http://www.mhsource.com/disorders/tic.html
http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic664.htm
http://www.npi.ucla.edu/caap/

Separation Anxiety Disorder
http://www.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/info_separationanxiety.asp
http://www.baltimorepsych.com/anxiety.htm
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/separation_anxiety_causes_prevention_treatment.htm
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-ch03.html
http://www.childanxiety.net/Separation_Anxiety.htm
http://www.lpch.org/diseasehealthinfo/healthlibrary/mentalhealth/sepanxty.html
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/about_anxiety_disorders
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/separation_anxiety_disorder.htm
http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/s_anxiety.html
http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/separationanxietydisorder/a/sepanxdis.htm

Elimination Disorders
http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/content/article/60/67131.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/encopresis/article.htm
http://www.aboutourkids.org/families/disorders_treatments/az_disorder_guide/elimination_disorders_encopresis_soiling

http://www.minddisorders.com/Del-Fi/Elimination-disorders.html
http://www.aapb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3509
http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/ebp/diagnosis/functionalenuresis.htm
http://www.sfbacct.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=133
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/clinical_psychology/clinical_psychology_behaviour_disorders3_elimination_disorders.htm
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990415ap/2171.html
http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/disorders/bedwetting.shtml

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.faslink.org/
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/default.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fetalalcoholsyndrome.html#diagnosissymptoms
http://www.come-over.to/FAS/
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/fasd-etcaf/about_e.html
http://www.fascenter.samhsa.gov/
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/babies/FASpregnancy.htm
http://www.fasworld.com/default.asp
http://www.well.com/user/woa/fsfas.htm
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/fas.html

Crack Babies
www.focalpress.com/companions/024084155/crack/crack1.htm
www.druglibrary.org/SCHAFFER/cocaine/crackbb.htm
www.come-over.to/FAS/crackbaby.htm
www.peele.net/fraq/crackbabies.html
www.ndsn.org/SEPOCT97/POVERTY.html
www.brown.edu/Administration/George_Street_Journal/newborns.html
www.welfareacademy.org/pubs/letsgive-0989.shtml
http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=4319
www.acde.org/parent/Pregnant.htm
www.addictionwithdrawal.com/crack.htm

Failure to Thrive Syndrome
 www.aafp.org/afp/20030901/879.html
www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/176
www.glycoscience.com/glycoscience/dcoument_viewer.wm?FILENAME=G008
 http://health.allrefer.com/health/failure-to-thrive-info.html
www.emedicine.com/PED/topic738.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000991.html
www.drgreene.com/21_144.html
www.lpch.org/diseasehealthinfo/healthlibrary/growth/thrive.html
www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch267/ch267j.html#
www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/failure_to_thrive.jsp

Down Syndrome
www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/down_syndrome.html
www.ds-health.com/
www.ndss.org/content.cfm?fuseaction=InfoRes.General
www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1214.asp
www.nichd.nih.gov/publicactions/pubs/downsyndrome/down.htm
www.nas.com/downsyn/dshm.html
www.down-sydnrome.info/
www.nzdsa.org.nz/
www.cdss.ca/en/main.htm
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/Lib_down.htm

Traumatic Brain Injury
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/TBI.htm
www.neuroskills.com/tbi/injury.shtml
www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu/
www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs18txt.htm
www.mayoclinic.com/health/traumatic-brain-injury/DS00552
www.neurologychannel.com/tbi/
www.tbirecoverycenter.org
www.tbindc.org
www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Traumatic-Brain-Injury.htm
www.tbi-sci.org/

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/lesch-nyhan_syndrome.jsp
http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic630.htm
www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=leschnyhansyndrome
http://www.genetests.org/query?dz=lns
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001655.htm
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/lesch_nyhan/lesch_nyhan.htm
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesch-Nyhansyndrome
http://www.specialchild.com/archives/dz-031.html
www.HealthLine.com
www.embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Defect/leschnyhan.htm

Prader-Willi Syndrome
www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1880.htm
http://www.pwsausa.org/
www.geneclinics.org/profiles/pws
www.pwsa-uk.demon.co.uk\
www.ipwso.org
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=176270
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/Lib_pws.htm
www.thearc.org/faqs/pwsynd.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/praderwillisyndrome.html
www.autism.org/prader.html

Shaken Baby Syndrome
www.aboutshakenbaby.com
www.dontshake.com
www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/shaken.html
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shakenbaby/shakenbaby.htm
www.preventchildabuse.com/shaken.htm
www.health.yahoo.com/enc/shaken_baby_syndrome.htm
www.heatlhscout.com/ency168/446/main.html
www.webmd.com
www.shakenbaby.com

Cerebral Palsy
www.about-cerebral-palsy.org
www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/cerebral_palsy.html
www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/pediatrics/patients/tutorials/cp.html
www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1208.asp
www.gait.aidi.udel.edu/res695/homepage/pd_ortho/clinics/c_palsy/cpweb.htm
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddcp.htm
www.neurologychannel.com/cerebralpalsy/diagnosis.shtml
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/cerebral_palsy.htm
www.cerebral-palsy-attorneys-lawyers.com
www.ucp.org

Angelman Syndrome
www.angelman.org/angel/
www.geneclinics.org/profiles/angelman/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=angelmansyndrome
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/angelman_syndrome/intro
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/fhof/angelman/asi.htm
www.webmd.com/hw/raising-a-family/nord411.asp
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/angelman/angelman.htm/an.htm
http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Angelman+Syndrome
http://www.specialchild.com/archives/dz-001.html
www.asclepius.com/iaso/

Tuberous Sclerosis
http://www.tsalliance.org/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tuberous_sclerosis/detail_tuberous_sclerosis.htm
http://www.atss.org.au/content/view/21/27/
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=tuberoussclerosis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000787.htm
http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic386.htm#section~treatment
http://www.tuberous-sclerosis.org/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=191100

Sleep Disorders
 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/index.htm#pub
http://www.webmd.com/diseases_and_conditions/sleep_disorders.htm
http://www.lpch.org/forPatientsVisitors/index.html
http://www.sleepnet.com/disorder.htm
http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/sleep-disorders/archives/Snoring_apnea_factsheet.htm
http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleep_disorders.htm#types
http://www.healthieryou.com/sleep.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/sleep_apnea/article.html
http://sleepdisorders.about.com/
http://www.med.nyu.edu/sleep/disorders/apnea.html