Useful Links

General Medical Information:

• eMedicine
• WebMD
• Medscape from WebMD
• Children’s Health Resource and Visual Guide for School Nurses
• Newborn Bloodspot Screening

Disability/Medical Specialty Societies:

• Family Advocacy Organization for Children’s Mental Health
• Aaron’s Tracheostomy Page
• Apria
  
• Autism & Dental Care – A Guide for Caregivers and Family Members

Disability Specific Organizations:

• Apraxia Kids
• Autism Society of CT
• CT Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
• CT Autism Spectrum Resource Center
• CT Hands & Voices
• Decoding Dyslexia
• Down Syndrome Association of Connecticut
• Epilepsy Foundation of CT
• International Dyslexia Association – Connecticut
• National Association of the Deaf
• National Federation of the Blind—Connecticut
• Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities

State-Sponsored Organizations:

• A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
• CT’s Early Intervention Program
• The Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind
• Special Education Resource Center
• CT Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Disability Rights Connecticut
  
• CT State Dept of Education. Bureau of Special Education and Pupil Services
• Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

Medical Library:

• Medline Plus
• National Institute of Health

Medical Centers & Cool Sites for Kids:

• Yale-New Haven Hospital
• Yale Child Study Center
• CT Children’s Medical Center
• Children’s Hospital Boston
• Danbury Hospital
• Norwalk Hospital
• Children’s National Medical Center
• The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Texas Children’s Hospital

Parent Guides:

• A Parent’s Guide to Hearing Loss
• A Parent’s Guide for Teens with Epilepsy
• A Parent’s Guide to Childhood Vaccinations
• A Parent’s Guide to Special Education

Other Online Resources: 

• PATH Parents of Children with Special Needs Support Group
• PATH Online Sibling Support Facebook Group
• PATH’s Main Facebook Page
• Community of Practice for Supporting Families of Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
• Best Colleges for Disabled Students
• The Catalyst Center is a national center dedicated to improving health care coverage and financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs.
• The Learning Station – A nationally recognized children’s recording and performing company.
• Parent to Parent – USA
• Family Voices
• SEEK – Special Education Equity for Kids in CT.
• Special Education Acronyms
• Special Education Network of New Canaan, Ltd.
• Wrights Law – Information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.
• Infoline 211
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• The Smile Train – Cleft Lip & Palate Surgery
• Birth Injury Assistance
• Coping during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Yale’s Guide for Families with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

PDF Files

Using Your Insurance Coverage

Finding/Keeping Insurance Coverage When You Lose Your Job

Katie Beckett Waiver 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Your Child

Other Waivers

Other Programs

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