Advocacy & Research Organization
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Family Ties of Massachusetts – parent-to-parent support
- Federation for Children with Special Needs – supports parent/guardian advocacy
- Institute for Community Inclusion – advocates for policies that promote inclusion at school, at work, and in the community
- Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change – policy & leadership training
- More resources on CPSD.us
ADHD
- Additude magazine
- LDOnline.org
- CHADD the National Resource on ADHD
Autism Spectrum
- Asperger/Autism Network of New England (AANE)
- Autism Network International
- Mass Advocates for Children
- National Autism Center (May Institute)
- More resources from cpsd.us
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Boston Children’s Hospital
- Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- More resources from cpsd.us
Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities
- Decoding Dyslexia
- International Dyslexia Association
- Landmark 360
- LDOnline.org
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Nonverbal Learning Disorders Organization
- More learning disability resources from cpsd.us
Emotional & Behavioral Health / Mental Illness
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
- NAMI Massachusetts – National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)
- The Guidance Center (Cambridge-Somerville)
- More resources from cpsd.us
Health Concerns & Physical Impairment
- Blackboards and Band-Aids
- Brain injury resources from cpsd.us
- Easter Seals
- Massachusetts Family Voices – families of children with special healthcare needs
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- United Cerebral Palsy
- More health impairment resources from cpsd.us
- Physical impairment resources from cpsd.us
Intellectual & Developmental Disability
- The Arc of Massachusetts – intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
- More resources on CPSD.us
Vision Impaired, Blind and Deafblind Resources
