Support Groups
Autism Society of America – www.autism-society.org
A grass roots autism organization that exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism.
Intervention Central www.interventioncentral.org
CHADD – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – www.chadd.org
Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic (Asperger’s, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Autism)info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/astreatments.html
School Psychology Resources Online – another excellent listing of sites for anxiety, attention issues, autism, behavior and conduct disorders, eating disorders, gifted and talented, learning disabilities, etc.
www.schoolpsychology.net
Pre-school children – developmental issues
www.zerotothree.org
Gay/Lesbian/Transgender/Bisexual Information
www.pflag.org
www.glsen.org
Facts for families – ideas from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Layout/FFF_Guide-01.aspx
National Association for School Psychologists – Ideas for families
www.nasponline.org
New York National Autism Association
https://nationalautismny.org/
Parent to Parent of NYS
http://parenttoparentnys.org/about-us/regional-office/
OPWDD Front Door
https://opwdd.ny.gov/get-started/front-door
Putnam Community Action Program (CAP)
http://www.putnamcap.org/index.html
Putnam Arc
https://www.arcmh.org/
Autism Resource Center of the Hudson Valley
https://centerforspectrumservices.org/
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
https://www.nyconnects.ny.gov/services/v-e-s-i-d-vocational-and-educational-services-for-individuals-with-disabilities-sofa47132
Cerebral Palsy information about different therapies, treatment options, and financial resources
http://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/
http://www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/
Organizations
New York State Vocational and Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities
www.vesid.nysed.gov
Federal government information about Individual with Disabilities Act
www.idea.ed.gov
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
https://www.health.ny.gov/community/special_needs/services/developmental_disabilities.htm
Its mission coordinates and provides service for people with disabilities and their families and conduct research into the cause and prevention of disabilities.
Office of Mental Health
https://omh.ny.gov/
This organization promotes the mental health of New Yorkers with particular emphasis on hope and recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.