Links
There are a number of links that visitors to my website may find useful. Some are general and others are highly specific. Many have position papers or items of interest for neuropsychologists and the public. Please feel free to browse as you wish.
General
Organizations
Organizations to which I belong that may provide you with useful information
- The American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN)
- The American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN)
- The American Board of Professional Neuropsychology (ABPN)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN
- International Neuropsychological Society (INS)
- Pacific Northwest Neuropsychological Society (PNNS)
- Brain Injury Association of Washington (BIAWA)
- Washington State Psychological Association (WAPSYCH)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
People are often
confused about what kinds of accommodations consititute reasonable
accommodations for disabilities. The
Job Accommodations Network provides the criteria for accommodations for testing
for individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act, as
well as general information and
resources related to accommodations.
Click here to access testing information.
Many colleges and universities have excellent
information in the Office for Disabled
Students.
Medical conditions, anomalies and unusual syndromes
Patient education pages from hospitals such as Mayo Clinic, Mass General, and Cleveland Clinic often provide the information you are seeking about specific illnesses or concerns.
- Online Medellian Inheritance in Man is a data base staffed by Johns Hopkins.
- The National Organization for Rare Disorders
Children, Adolescents and Families
I am often asked about specific online resources for children and adolescents with disabilities. Although such resources are too numerous to list them all, I have included some links that are either my favorites or provide the widest range of information.
Education and Disabilities
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities offers excellent resources and a wealth of links for educational planning, research and other organizations. Examples include:
PACER.org is a clearing house on educational and disability rights for kids. It bills itself as a parent training and information center for children and adolescents from birth to 21.
Pacer also has a special research based website for special education information for parents and professionals. Click here.
The Educational Resources Information Center has a wealth of information on disabilities, resources, etc.
Family Village is a global community resource for disabilities related resources. They have information on the legal issues, culture of disabilities, family resources, recreation, etc.
The Council for Exceptional Children provides excellent information for educational and medical advocacy. It deals with parental and professional issues.
The CEC sites for special education and learning disabilities are
http://www.cec.sped.org
http://www.teachingld.org
http://www.cec.sped.org
http://www.teachingld.org
The Exceptional Parent has both a magazine and website.
The Association for Retarded Citizens site is very helpful. It has state and local links as well.
The American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides useful patient educational fact sheets and good treatment guidelines on developmental and psychiatric disorders.
Patient education sites from Children’s Hospitals and Clinics at Boston, Cincinnati, Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, Yale Child Study Center, are often helpful.
The American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides useful patient educational fact sheets and good treatment guidelines on developmental and psychiatric disorders.
Patient education sites from Children’s Hospitals and Clinics at Boston, Cincinnati, Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, Yale Child Study Center, are often helpful.
Executive Functions
The one website I recommend is so comprehensive that you will need no other. It will cover everything you want to know. It is much too extensive to visit only once or twice.
Mark Ylvisaker, Ph.D. has created the most comprehensive and amazing website with everything you want to know about what executive functions are and how to work with children and adolescents with disorders of executive functions. He has information for parents and professionals form various disciplines. He has created educational tutorials demonstrating such techniques as errorless learning, Direct Instruction, etc. I can not rave enough. (He is my hero.) Check it out.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder
Websites for ADHD are numerous. Many are now created by drug companies to advertise their products. Non-product oriented websites include those from the government with links for publications, information, etc.
The following website discusses ADHD myths, facts, cognitive presentations in the classroom and teaching techniques.
ADHD and Learning Disabilities
ADDitude is a magazine ans website about various aspects of ADD/ADHD and the interface with learning disabilities. There is parenting, school and other information, including adult ADD.
There are two sources that are useful to share with kids/adolescents and/or with those having little or no basic information about ADD/ADHD and learning disabilities. These are:
Giftedness and Disabilities
The interface between giftedness and disabilities is particularly challenging. Although multiple sites exist, my sources (parents) like these the best.
Hoagies’ Gifted education pages have extensive information on giftedness, learning disabilities and the attentional disorders. Everything from games and puzzles, recipes, etc. for kids to resources for parents, educators, and other professionals. They also run the Educational Resources Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Education.
Selected Readings: Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities
Uniquely Gifted addresses the interface of giftedness with the range of other special needs including mental disorders, medical conditions, learning disabilities, etc. The site contains resources, general information, personal stories, etc.
Hoagies’ Gifted education pages have extensive information on giftedness, learning disabilities and the attentional disorders. Everything from games and puzzles, recipes, etc. for kids to resources for parents, educators, and other professionals. They also run the Educational Resources Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Education.
Selected Readings: Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities
Uniquely Gifted addresses the interface of giftedness with the range of other special needs including mental disorders, medical conditions, learning disabilities, etc. The site contains resources, general information, personal stories, etc.