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Developmental Disabilities
- From the National Institutes of Health
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- Specific Conditions
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Newborn Screening Tests (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Coping
- Coping
- Mental Retardation: Learning How to Help Your Child (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Developmental Dyspraxia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Mental Retardation (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
- Mental Retardation (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
Also available in: Spanish - Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Nemours Foundation)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Communicating with Your Child's School through Letter Writing (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
- Dental Care Every Day: A Caregiver's Guide (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
- Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Nemours Foundation)
- Parent Training and Information Centers (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Developmental Disabilities (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Mental Retardation (National Institutes of Health)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genetics Home Reference: Cockayne syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Cornelia de Lange syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Cri-du-chat syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genes and Disease: Cockayne Syndrome (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- NICHD Funded Researchers Discover Gene for Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Discovery May Lead to Prenatal Test for Debilitating Disorder (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Research
- Research
- Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Children with Disabilities and Injuries at School (Nemours Foundation)
- Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch (MRDD) (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Taking Fatty Acid Supplements Could Improve Behavior and School Performance in Kids with DCD (Nemours Foundation)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Kids' Quest on Disability and Health: Dictionary (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
Directories
- Directories
- State Resources (Disability-Related) (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Also available in: Spanish - National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA Home Page (Dept. of Justice)
- Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Disabilities That Qualify Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Youth for Services Under the IDEA (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
Also available in: Spanish - Guide to the Individualized Education Program (Dept. of Education)
- IDEA Reauthorization News (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
- Intermediate Care Facility for People with Mental Retardation Program (ICF/MR) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Questions and Answers about IDEA (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
Also available in: Spanish - Related Services under IDEA for School-Aged Children with Disabilities (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
Also available in: Spanish - Services in School for Children with Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Also available in: Spanish
Children
- Children
- Coping with Disaster: Suggestions for Helping Children with Cognitive Disabilities (Administration for Children and Families)
- Kids' Quest on Disability and Health (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
- Mainstreaming in Classrooms (Nemours Foundation)
- Zigawhat (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)