Special Education - Resources

Resources listed below with an asterisk (*), and many other resources, can be found in the Cypress-Fairbanks Professional Library located at the Instructional Support Center, 10300 Jones Road. Teachers and parents are encouraged to access these resources which have been highly recommended by parents and professionals.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Cast Organization

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS

Attention Deficit Disorders Association Southern Region
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
C.H.A.D.D. Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
* Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADD from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey, M.D.
* The ADD/ADHD Checklist by Sandra Rief, M.A.
* Parenting a Child with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by Nancy S. Boyles, M. Ed., and Darlene Contadino, M.S.W.

AUTISM AND PDD RESOURCES

Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881
Autism Society of America or email
Texas Autism Advocacy
Autism Society of America-Northwest Houston Chapter email

DYSLEXIA

International Dyslexia Association

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Texas

LEARNING DISABILITIES

TRANSITION

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES

Advocacy Inc.
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
ARC National Association (Organization on Mental Retardation)
Council for Exceptional Children
NAMI - National Association for Mental Illness
National Council on Disabilities
National Information Center for Children and Youth (NICHCY) PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)
PATH (Partners Resource Network, Inc.)
TEAM Project
Assisting the Families of all Children with Disabilities
1-877-832-8945

STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES