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Support Groups: |
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Asperger
Support Network |
To join e-mail
seattleaspergers@yahoo.com To see feedback for this group
click here. |
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Asperger's Northwest |
A Seattle-area
community of individuals, family members and friends whose lives
are touched by Asperger’s Syndrome. |
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Aspie Friends: |
Resources,
information and friendship opportunities |
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CHADD |
Resources and
support for adults and children with attention deficit disorder
(ADHD) |
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Family-2-Family |
Family-2-family
listserv is strictly for families of children who are deaf and
blind combined. It gives a safe, open forum to discuss issues
and solutions to common problems with children who have a dual
sensory impairment. to join email
tjess@psesd.org or call 425-917-7831 or 1-800-572-7000 (in
state only) |
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Fathers Network |
The Fathers
Network supports fathers and families raising children with
special health care needs and developmental disabilities.
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Fragile X Association of Washington State |
Fragile X
Association of Washington State serves as a resource for
families, physicians, educators and therapists. The association
provides information packets, a resource library and regular
meetings for newly and previously diagnosed families;
educational materials to the community at large (schools,
medical community, and social service agencies); and support to
further research for a cure for fragile X. |
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WA State Chapter of Interdys
International Dyslexia Association |
Dedicated to
helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the
communities that support them. The Washington State chapter
provides parent workshops and teacher training. They have an
excellent referral list of tutors, schools and therapies
involved with dyslexia |
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Washington PAVE |
A parent
directed organization that works with families, individuals with
disabilities, professionals and community members in all walks
of life and with all types of disabilities. PAVE currently has
10 different programs that cover a variety of areas and
resources. While most of their programs are centered in Pierce
County. The Parent Training and Information Center provides
services to all of Washington State. |
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Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Parent Connection |
Support
group for parents of children with SPD. Meets first
Saturday of each month on the Eastside. Email
spdredmond@hotmail.com
for meeting time and location. They also host a yahoo
listserv on this topic. |
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Seattle Children's
Play Garden |
A
welcoming indoor/outdoor center for children of all ages and
levels of ability. Fully accommodates children with
special needs. Provides accessible opportunities for
children to interact with natural play spaces. 3710 38th
Ave S. Seattle. contact
liz@childrensplaygarden.org.
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Classes/Therapeutic Groups: |
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Sib Shops: Sibling Support Project |
Support for
brothers and sisters of kids with special needs. |
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CHILD |
Seminars and
conferences for parents, educators, and professionals seeking to
increase skills in helping children with complex and
challenging learning differences, social delays, and behavioral
issues. (see "Training" tab in their site.) |
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Wally's Club |
A
social skills
group for the elementary school child run by Terry
Hollingsworth, clinical social worker. She also runs a group
for middle school children. The groups help kids learn to read
and express emotions appropriately. 206-281-8403 |
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Friendship Group |
A
therapeutic and educational social skills group for elementary
school children in Seattle offered by Lisa Ann Mikulencak Karen
Noble-Newman,
friendshipgroupseattle@hotmail.com . |
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Social
Skills for Tweens and Teens |
Social
Thinking Groups offered by Tony Van Zeyl, SLP.
tonyvanzeyl@gmail.com. |
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Collaborative Coaching for Students with ADHD & Asperger's |
Empowering
parents and teens to find paths to a more peaceful family
environment through mentorship meetings, parent coaching and
solution-focused family meetings. |
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BeFriended |
Social
skills and friendship groups in the great Seattle area.
Many of our clients were adopted from foster or orphanage care,
have ADHD, Asperger's, SPD or other issues that can make
friendships difficult. |
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Seattle
Child Therapy |
Social skills and friendship group
for adolescents ages 13-18. |
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Links |
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About.com
Special Needs |
Whether
you've received a diagnosis for your child or are looking into
possibilities, this About Parenting Special Needs site is a
great place to start. You'll find resources on specific
disabilities, book recommendations, a forum for communicating
with other parents, and information on general issues that
affect kids with special needs and their families. |
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All Kinds of Minds
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Dedicated to
understanding learning differences. Has great parent resources
including lots of web links to help with math, reading, writing
and attention. It also has an excellent glossary of terms:
http://www.allkindsofminds.org/glossary.aspx?show=all
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LDOnline |
A leading
website on learning disabilities and ADHD. |
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SchwabLearning.org |
A nonprofit
organization, dedicated to providing reliable, parent-friendly
information from experts and parents of kids with learning
difficulties. A great place to get on-line advice from other
parents who've been through it too. |
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A Wild Ride |
A website
dedicated to giving voice and support to mothers raising
difficult children. It provides mom-to-mom stories, parenting
ideas, self-care tips and more. It's a national web-site that
is hosted by Bainbridge Island parents. |
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WrightsLaw
Yellow Pages for
Kids |
Wrights Law
provides Information
regarding special education law and advocacy. They also have an
e-mail newsletter. Yellow Pages for Kids is
sponsored by
WrightsLaw
and is a national listing of special needs resources organized
by state. |
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National Center
for Learning Disabilities |
Incredible resource for
parents. Provides essential information to parents,
professionals and individuals with learning disabilities,
promotes research and programs to foster effective learning and
advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational
rights and opportunities. Also has a great glossary:
http://www.ncld.org/content/view/921/456099/ |
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Center for
Adoption Medicine |
Great resource for adoptive
parents who have children with delays in development or learning
disabilities. The site is chock full of resources and
links. To use the clinic you schedule an appointment with
UW Physicians Pediatric Care Center on Roosevelt. |
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Special
Ed Acronyms |
A great list of special education related acronyms presented by
Bellevue School District. |
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A4everFamily.org |
Great resource for children
with attachment problems caused by adoption, in-utero stress,
foster care, orphanages, moves between families, moves to a new
country , unresolved pain, or neglect and abuse. |