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The best resource in Texas is Texas
Special Kids. Doug and Patsy have given their lives to this ministry
to help parents transition their special needs kids into homeschooling.
There are also more and more support groups
popping up in Texas for parents with special needs kids.
There has been a change in the rules on the federal level.
THSC has done a
great job of explaining all of this on their Special Needs Page. Do click
the more in-depth link on the page for a pdf that explains the new rules.
The Special Needs page of Ann Zeise's site is a major resource as a starting
place.
Here is a website that I found that is full of information to help teachers
teach children w/ special needs. ~Kathy
Sacramento LDA - About Learning Disabilities ~DJ
The National Academy for Child Development, for instance, designs individualized
home study programs for children with special learning needs. ~Susan
Marc's Special Ed. Page
It contains dozens of links to special Ed. sites, organizations and services for
autism, blindness, epilepsy, hearing impaired,
gifted, speech-language, and many other exceptionalities.
LD On-Line: Learning Disabilities Information & Resources ~DJ
Keirsey Temperament and Character Web Site ~Debbie
Check out the links page in particular for Asperger's syndrome ~Julie
The Voucher System
I did this formally years ago and now call it "working on a commission basis"
They now have a special home school version that I haven't tried personally but
have heard good things about and it's fairly cheap to try. ~Julie
ADD/ADHD
(Just a note here. I'm aware that these two disorders are different, but
they are often written about together, therefore they are together on this page
for ease of use)
Attention Deficit Disorder: Born to Explore!
The Other Side of ADD ~DJ
ADHD TAKING CONTROL THROUGH KNOWLEDGE
~DJ
All the answers you need to help
youth with ADD/ADHD ~DJ
CHADD Children and Adults
with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Website
ADHD Special Needs Resources for Misunderstood Kids...Outside the Box!
~DJ
ADD - ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder
Magazine - Welcome To ADDitude The Happy Healthy
~DJ
BLINDNESS
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired - given here as a resource for
information, not a recommendation that you enroll.
DEAFNESS
Texas School for the Deaf - given here as a resource for information, not a
recommendation that you enroll.
Listing of
publications concerning the deaf community.
A major site with lots of links for answers to
dealing with deafness.
DYSLEXIA
The following seems to be a pretty good site for information on
dyslexia. It
also includes information on a phonics program for
teaching reading to people affected by dyslexia. Additionally, it has some
diagnostic tests for determining whether your child has dyslexia. ~Jill
The starting speaker was Charles Schwab, the financial guy, who has dyslexia,
and still reads very slowly. His
son also has
dyslexia, and when these two parents tried to find information, it was hard to
come by. So he founded the Schwab Foundation for Learning to help other parents
learn the latest in information.
GIFTED AND TALENTED
The Lifeline to the Net's Gifted Resources Index ~ELissa
Several
white papers
about Gifted and Talented kids from kindergarden to college admissions,
including advice on gifted and talented with special needs. ~Jube
ED414683 97
Homeschooling Gifted Students: An Introductory Guide for Parents.
ERIC Digest #543. ~ELissa
Web site for the ROEPER REVIEW, a journal on gifted education ~Don
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