Spark for Learning

Learning Disorders

• National Center for Learning Disabilities 

• Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity 

• Learning Disabilities Association of America

ADHD

• National Institute of Mental Health: Definition of ADHD 

• CHADD National Resource Center on ADHD 

• Hallowell Todaro ADHD Center

High School and College Students

• College Board: Accommodations for standardized testing 

• LD Online: Summarizes differences in accommodations in college versus K-12 education

• US Department of Education: Information on transitioning from high school to college

Gifted/Highly Capable

• Hoagies' Gifted Education Page

• MENSA International 

• Northwest Gifted Child Association

• The Robinson Center for Young Scholars at the University of Washington

Autism Spectrum

• Autism Speaks

• Sesame Street and Autism: See amazing in all children

• Caring 4 Our Kids

• Easter Seals

• The Arc: Autism NOW

Autism Spectrum

• Autism Speaks

• Sesame Street and Autism: See amazing in all children

• Caring 4 Our Kids

• Easter Seals

• The Arc: Autism NOW

Sensory Processing Disorder

• STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder

• Child Mind Institute

• Sensory Processing Disorder Resource Center

• Backyard Design Ideas

Other Resources for Parents

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• Special Needs Alliance: Estate Planning for Parents of Children with Special Needs

• Do2Learn: Educational Resources for Individuals with Special Needs

• Brain, Child Magazine: Top 10 books for parenting children with disabilities