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Sites With Useful Information
The following are a collection of websites that provide useful information for parents with children of special needs. Each has been carefully selected and are considered to offer valuable support for parents.
Organizations
- Autism Society of Tacoma/Pierce County (A.S.T.P.C.)
Site is dedicated to all those who support persons within the Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Autism Society of Washington
Official site offering support for parents, your child, your family, medical professionals, educators and all those with an interest in helping individuals who experience any form of Autistim to lead happy and successful lives.
- Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
- Office of Maternal and Child Health
Department of Health
Community and Family Health
New Market Industrial Campus, Building 10
PO Box 47835
Olympia, WA 98504-7835
- Children with Special Health Care Needs Section (360) 236-3571 / Email
- Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Toll Free Line 1: (800) 322-2588
- Answers for Special Kids (ASK) Line: 1 (800) 322-2588
- Down Syndrome: Health Issues
News and information for parents and professions.
- National Association for Down Syndrome
NADS - The National Association for Down Syndrome's official website. Includes products, publications, news, facts, resources and a discussion board.
- National Down Syndrome Society
NDSS - The Internet's most comprehensive information source on Down syndrome.
- Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities (TACID)
- 6315 S. 19th Street
Tacoma WA 98466
- Phone: 253-565-9000 Voice
(253) 565-5445 TTY
1-877-538-2243 Toll Free Voice
1-877-551-3323 Toll Free TTY
- Email: Contact List
- TACID was formed in 1980 of four disability organizations representing the Deaf, blind, multiple sclerosis and physical disabilities.
- The Arc of Washington State
Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities.
- Washington PAVE
Washington PAVE, a parent-directed organization, exists to increase independence, empowerment, and future opportunities for consumers with special needs, their families and communities, through training, information, referral and support.
- Good Samaritan Hospital
CTU (Children Therapy Unit) Offers therapies for children with disabilities.
Other
- NYLN - National Youth Leadership Network
- National Association for Down Syndrome
- DisabilitySolutions.org
A resource for families and others interested in Down Syndrome and related disabilities.
Disclaimer
The Parent Support Group provides the above website hyperlinks on this page as a resource for the viewer's convenience. Hyperlinks in this section will allow the visitor to leave The Parent Suport Group's website. The Parent Support Group does not have control of these other websites and is not responsible for the contents of any site outside of the Parent Support Group domain or any domain contained in a linked site, or for any changes or updates to such sites. The inclusion of any link is merely a convenience to the viewer that may be deemed as useful resources and is not necessarily an endorsement by Parent Support Group.
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