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Note: The SEPAC makes every effort to ensure that linked resources include information our members will find useful and that are compatible with our mission and purpose. We are only responsible for information contained within our own web pages. The SEPAC accepts no responsibility for the content of the sites listed below. Further, by listing the resource on our website, we are showing no endorsement. The sites have been listed for informational purposes only.
ADD/ADHD |
- ADDitude Magazine
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
- ADHD Dude Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW
- Understood.org
verified 6/22
Art Therapy |
- American Art Therapy Association (AATA)
verified 6/22
Assessment |
- Center for Parent Information & Resources – Evaluating School-Aged Children for Disability
- Wrightslaw – All About Tests and Assessments
Assistive Technology |
- MassMATCH
- MA DESE Assistive Technology and Accessibility Resources
- Assistive Technology for Education
- Cotting School – What to Expect at an Assistive Technology Evaluation
- IDEA Sec. 300.6 Assistive Technology Service
verified 6/22
Autism |
- Northeast Arc Autism Support Center (serves Action & Boxborough)
- The Autism Alliance
- Asperger/Autism Network (AANE)
- Autism Society
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism
verified 6/22
Bipolar Disorder |
- National Institute of Mental Health – Bipolar Disorder in Children & Teens
- National Alliance on Mental Illness – Bipolar Disorder
- Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- BPChildren
verified 6/22
Depression |
- Healthy Children from the AAP – Adolescent Depression
- Anxiety & Depression Association of America – Childhood Depression
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – Depression
verified 6/22
Developmental Delay |
- Center for Parent Information & Resources – Developmental Delay
- CDC Learn the Signs Act Early
verified 6/22
Dysgraphia |
- National Center for Learning Disabilities – What is Dysgraphia?
- International Dyslexia Association – Understanding Dysgraphia
- Understood.org – Classroom Accommodations for Dysgraphia
verified 6/22
Eating Disorders |
- Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
- National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
- NEDA – Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
verified 6/22
General Disability Information |
- Arc Massachusetts
- Association of Massachusetts Parent Advisory Councils
- Council for Exceptional Children:
- The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Exceptional Schools for Exceptional Children
- The Explosive Child
- FAMILY TIES of Massachusetts – Extensive Resource Directory is especially helpful! A statewide information and support network.
- Federation for Children with Special Needs –
- Global Special Education And Disabilities Sites –
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities –
- NICHCY: Services For School-Aged Children W/ Disabilities
- PACER Center – Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
- Search Enhanced Regulations – Sec. 300.7 Child with a disability – Legal definition of a child with a disability
Exceptional Lives
Deaf & Hard of Hearing |
- American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
- Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
- The Decibels Foundation
- Minute Man Arc Early Intervention Deaf & Hard of Hearing Specialty Program
- The Learning Center for the Deaf
verified 6/22
Housing |
- Autism Housing Pathways
- MA Office on Disability – Housing Resources for People with Disabilities
- Refinance & Mortgage Guide for People with Disabilities
verified 6/22
IEP |
- IEP4u objectives
- Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) Information & Resources from Wrightslaw – includes links to articles about IEP’s such as Your Child’s IEP: Practical and Legal Guidance for Parents, Play Hearts, Not Poker by Jennifer Bollero, Esq.
- Classroom Accommodations
Learning Disabilities |
- Gifted But Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
- Guidelines For Documentation of a Specific Learning Disability
- Learning Disabilities Association of America:
- Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts
- Learning Disabilities: For Parents
- LD OnLine:
- The National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Project LITT:
- The Schwab Foundation for Learning has launched a Spanish-language web site to provide Spanish-speaking parents and teachers with information to help their children and students who struggle with learning differences.
Mental Health |
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- Anxiety Disorders – from the National Institute of Mental Health
- Anxiety Resource Page – Another list of useful links
- Books Dealing with Children’s Mental Health
- Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health – A National parent-run non-profit organization focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders and their families.
- The Infinite Mind– Public Radio program hosted by Dr. Fred Goodwin covering a wide range of topics
- Welcome to the MassVisions Website!
- Massachusetts Chapter of The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life of those whose lives are affected by these diseases.
- The Parent Professional Advocacy League – PAL is the statewide chapter of the Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. PAL provides support, education, and advocacy around issues related to children’s mental health.
- Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets
- Self-Injury and Trauma Home Page
- Suicide and the Exceptional Child – Very little information is available regarding the prevalence of depression or suicide in students who receive special education services. Estimates of the prevalence of depression or symptoms of depression among children and youth with learning or behavior problems tend to be higher than those for the general population. Children with symptoms of depression, particularly gifted children or children who do not also exhibit symptoms of another disorder, may be overlooked in the school referral process for special education services
Mitochondrial Disease |
- United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
verified 6/22
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
- National Alliance on Mental Illness – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Resource Center
- International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
- IOCDF – OCD, IDEA & IEPS: How to Access Special Education Services for Children with OCD
verified 6/22
Parenting |
- Family TIES Parent-to-Parent Match Program
- Massachusetts Sibling Support Network
- Moms of Amazing Kids
verified 6/22
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Resources for Parents of Kids with Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Edutopia – 6 Ways to Help Students with ODD
verified 6/22
Selective Mutism |
- Selective Mutism and Childhood Anxiety Network – Over 6500 pages of information to help educate those interested in learning more about Selective Mutism, a treatable childhood anxiety disorder.
- About Selective Mutism – Selective Mutism Foundation, Inc, a national organization dedicated to bringing attention to this often misunderstood and neglected disorder.
- Selective mutism (SM), definition, causes, prognosis and treatment – DSM IV definition
- Selective Mutism – Do’s and don’ts from Berent Associates, a company that specializes in the treatment of social anxiety disorders. Includes online and telephone resources.
Sensory Integration Dysfunction |
Social Skills |
- Social Skills Training Program
- The Teacher’s Role in Developing Social Skills – by Richard D. Lavoie. The Learning Disabilities Association of California describes the critical role that school plays in the child’s social development and self-concept, whether the student has learning disabilities or is enjoying academic success.
- Carol Gray’s Social Stories
Special Needs Law |
- Wrightslaw.com – comprehensive site with “accurate, up-to-date information about advocacy for children with disabilities. You will find hundreds of articles, cases, newsletters, and resources about special education law and advocacy in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries.” You can also subscribe to The Special Ed Advocate, their free online newsletter or read back issues of The Special Ed Advocate in the Newsletter Archives.
- Special Education Law – Includes information on State and Federal Laws and Regulations as well as important timelines.
- Disability Law Center, Inc. – Disability Law Center is a private, non-profit public interest law firm providing free legal assistance and information to people with disabilities throughout Massachusetts.
- MA Developmental Disabilities Council
174 Portland Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-6374 ext. 100; (617) 727-1885 (TTY)
E-mail: Daniel.Shannon@state.ma.us - Special Needs Alliance – A national network of lawyers dedicated to disability and public benefits law. Families can locate a member attorney in the area.
- SpecialNeedsAnswers – A web site of the Academy of Special Needs Planners. Families can locate a member attorney in the area.
Speech/Language |
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association: ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 96,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
- Apraxia Kids Web Site – offers comprehensive information about Childhood Apraxia of Speech for families, professionals and all those who care about a child with apraxia.
- The Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association – MSHA was established to provide persons in the fields of human communication disorders with the opportunity to establish common standards, to exchange information and ideas, and to act as a strong unified voice for upgrading the profession within our state.
- Speech and Language Disorders – A library of pointers to resources and information on the Internet relevant to speech-language disorders and differences.
Tourette Syndrome |
- Tourette Association of America
- Tourette Association of America – Massachusetts Chapter
verified 6/22
Blind & Visually Impaired |