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Emergency information

• 911
• County Crisis Lines
• Harry's Mother- Shelter for runaway kids
• Cares NW - Child Sexual Abuse Assessment
• Domestic Violence
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.SAFE
• Women's Law
• Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men
• Suicide
• American Suicide Survival Line: 1.800.SUI.CIDE
• Youth Crisis Line: 1.800.999.9999
• Trevor Project (bi/gay/trans youth): 1.800.850.8078
• Suicide Prevention Action Network
• Inpatient & Day Treatment Facilities for Adolescents
  • Trillium Family Services / Parry Center
  • OHSU Day Treatment
  • LifeWorks
  • Looking Glass

Low Fee Mental Health Providers

• LifeWorks
• Morrison Center
• Coalition of Community Health Clinics
• Local Universities often offer low fee therapy as well.

General child development & Mental Health

• Developmental Milestones
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Zero to Three
• Centers for Disease Control
• U of M: Developmental Stages
• Mental Health Resources
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Centers for Disease Control
  • Mental Health Matters
  • National Mental Health Association
  • Future Horizons
  • Western Psychological Association
  • Oregon Psychological Association

information about specific difficulties

• **A.D.A.M. Resources - Medical Summary Handouts for All Disorders
• Adoption & Reactive Attachment Disorder
  • Adoption.com
  • Northwest Adoptive Families Association
  • The Center for Family Development
  • See Referral List below
• Attachment
  • Attachment Disorder Maryland
  • Association for the Treatment & Training in the Attachment of Children
  • Attachment Disorder Network
  • Attachment Disorder Support Group
  • Attachment Disorder Site
  • Rad Kid
• Attention - Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
  • **NIMH Assessment & Treatment Guidelines
  • Leading Theorist: Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
    • **International Consensus Statement on ADHD
    • **ADHD Fact Sheet
    • Articles on ADHD
    • **ADDitude - Magazine for ADD by leading researchers!
  • Leading Therapist: Dr. Hallowell
    • **Alternative/Complimentary Treatments
  • Leading Brain Research: Dr. Amen
    • **ADHD Imaging
  • Cog Med
  • Innatentive ADHD
    • Inattentive Type & Motivation
  • Gifted ADHD
    • ADHD in Gifted Children I
    • ADHD in Gifted Children II
  • Adult ADHD
    • ADHD & Marriage
    • See Hallowell above
  • Other ADHD Resources
    • National Resource Center for ADHD
    • Children & Adults with ADHD
    • ADHD Support
  • Tools
    • ADD Warehouse
    • Visual Timer
    • Vibrating Watch to assist with attention
• Autism, Asperger's Disorder & Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • National
    • Autism Society of America
    • Cure Autism Now
    • National Alliance for Autism Reseach
    • Autism Research Institute
    • Division TEACCH
    • Relationship Development Intervention
    • Dr. Temple Grandin's Website
    • University of Washington
  • Oregon
    • Autism Society of Oregon
    • Libraries
      • Oregon Parent Training & Information Center
      • Swindells Resource Center: 503.215.0660
    • Lists of ASD Providers
      • **Northwest Autism Foundation
      • **FEAT of Oregon
      • Oregon Parents United
      • Threshold
    • Asperger's Specific Resources
    • The Asperger's Network
    • O.A.S.I.S.
    • See Referral List - Behavior Specialist below
• Communication Disorders
• American Speech - Language - Hearing Association
• Children's Speech Care Center
• Communication Disorders: List of Online Resources
• Tourette Syndrome Association
• See Referral List Below
• Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder & Misbehavior
  • Books by Dr. Edward Christophersen
  • Books by Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
  • Spoiled Children 1
  • Spoiled Children 2
  • Spoiled Children 3
• Couples Issues / Divorce
  • Gottman Institute
  • Book: Why Marriages Succeed or Fail by Dr. John Gottman
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Kids Health for Parents
  • Article: Helping Your Child Cope with Divorce
  • See Referral List below
• Eating Disorders
  • Book: When Food Is Love by Geneen Roth
  • Book: Making Peace with Food by Susan Kano
  • Book: The Rules of Normal Eating by Karen Koenig
  • Book: Eating Mindfully by Susan Albers
  • National Eating Disorders Association
  • Eating Disorders
  • Center for Discovery
• Geriatric Issues
• The Alzheimer's Association
• Nursing Home Resource Page
• Adult Placement Network
• Oregon Health Care Association
• Learning Differences
  • General LD Information
• What is a learning disorder?
• How is a learning disability diagnosed?
• Does my child have a learning disorder?
• International Learning Disabilities Association
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• Schwab Learning
• Learning Disabilities Online
• Learning Disabilities Resource Center
• Learning Disability Association of Oregon
• Learning Diabilites Association of America
• Oregon Institute on Disability and Development
• Special Education Law
• Wright's Law
• Inspiration Software for Visual Thinkers
• LD Handouts for Teachers / Parent
• Book: Teaching Learning Disorder Strategies & Study Skills to Students with LD, ADD & Special Needs -3 by Allyn & Bacon
• Reading & Writing Disorders (Dyslexia)
• **The International Dyslexia Association
  • **IDA Oregon Branch
  • ORBIDA Events
• **Orton Gillingham
• Brite Solutions
  • **free Dyslexia Intro Video
  • Warning Signs of Dyslexia
• Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
• **Book: Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
• Book: Parenting a Struggling Reader by Susan Hall & Louisa Moats
• Mathematics Disorder
  • Northwest Reading Clinic - On Cloud 9 Math
  • Mathnasium
• Processing Speed Deficit
  • Processing Strategies I
  • Processing Strategies II
• Dysgraphia
  • Wikipedia - Dysgraphia
• Talented & Gifted - TAG
• Oregon Groups
  • Oregon Mensa
  • Oregon Association for the Talented & Gifted
• Local Schools & Programs
  • TAG through Portland Public Schools
    • ACCESS
  • TAG through Beaverton Public Schools
    • Summa
    • Directory of Learning Options: 503.591.4440
  • Catlin Gabel
  • TAG through Oregon Department of Education
  • TAG in Southern Oregon
  • TAG programs at U of O
  • Saturday Academy
• National
  • Mensa
  • National Association for Gifted Children
  • Johns Hopkins - Center for Talented Youth
  • Stanford University - Education Program for Gifted Youth
  • Duke Talented Identification Program
  • Davidson Institute Council for Exceptional Children
  • Gifted Education Research Institute
  • Gifted Summer Camp
  • More Gifted Summer Camps
  • Gifted Children Website
• Books
  • Book: Guiding the Gifted Child by Webb, Meckstroth, & Tolan
  • Book: Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind by Ruf
  • Book: The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under by Galbraith, Espeland, and Molnar -(A boook to give to your child to read.)
• Mental Retardation
  • General Information about Mental Retardation
  • See General Resources section
• Nonverbal Learning Disability
• Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Association
• Spina Bifida Association: NLD in Spina Bifida
• Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disorders in Children with Spina Bifida
• Memory, Processing Speed & Learning Strategies
• Tips for Effective Studying
• Study Guides & Strategies
• Study Strategies
• General Recommendations
• Article on Memory by the American Psychological Association
• Book: Study Skills Made Easy by Leslie Davis
• Book: Help for the Struggling Student by Mimi Gold
• Book: Teaching Learning Strategies and Study Skills to Students with LD, ADD or Special Needs by Stephen Strichart & Charles Mangru
• Mood Disorders
  • **Information about Cognitive Behavior Therapy
  • **Book: Mind Over Mood by Greenberger & Padesky
  • Children of Alcoholics Information
• Depression
• **Review of Depressive Disorders & Treatments (NIHM)
• Preliminary Depression Screening
• Depression Center at U of M
• Antidepressant Medication Information
• How do Antidepressants work?
• Antidepressants - General Information
• Medication, Psychotherapy or both?
• Anxiety
• **Review of Anxiety Disorders & Treatments (NIMH)
• **Explanation of types of Anxiety Disorders
• Selective Mutism
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America
• Anxiety Disorder Resource List
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation
• Exercise Effects
• Caffeine Effects
• Good Sleep Habits
• Dive Reflex
• Antianxiety Medication Information
• **Book: Talking Back to OCD by Dr. John March
• PTSD
• What is PTSD?
• PTSD Fact Sheet (NIHM)
• Review of PTSD Treatments (NIMH)
• National Center for PTSD
• PTSD Alliance
• Medications & Treatment: See depression & anxiety.

Education & Assessment - Disability Services

• IQ & Cognitive Testing
  • Definition of IQ & Cognitive Testing
  • Normal Curve / Bell Curve Description & IQ History
  • Age Calculator
• IFSP, IEP & 504 Information
  • IDEA Laws & Resources
  • IFSP Information
  • IEP Information
  • IEP verses 504 Plan
  • US Department of Education
  • See Referral List below
• SAT/GRE Accomodations
  • Educational Testing Service
    • ADHD
    • Learning Disability
  • College Board
• Schools
  • Local Private Schools (LD Specialty)
    • Gately Academy
    • Park Academy
    • Columbia Academy
    • Pacific Crest Community School
    • Thomas Edison High School
  • Public Schools
    • Beaverton Public Schools
  • Public Online Schools
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas Web Academy
      • Connections Academy
    • Washington
      • Washington Virtual Academy
      • Schools for Kids with Mental Illness
  • General Information
    • Magnet Schools of America
    • US Charter Schools
    • Boarding Schools
• Audio Books
  • Book Share

State assistance - Disability Services

• General Information
• What is Conservatorship?
• What is Legal Guardianship?
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• National Dissementation Center for Children with Disabilities
• Oregon
  • Applying for Services:
    • **Summary of how to access services.
    • Oregon Disability Benefits
    • Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation
    • Oregon Parent Training & Information Center
  • Additional Resources for Applying for Services:
    • Oregon Advocacy Center
    • Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
    • Arc of Oregon
    • Disability Compass - Find care in your area
    • Oregon Department of Education
    • Oregon Developmental Disabilites Coalition
  • Resources for Differently Abled Persons:
    • CaCoon - Public Health Nursing & Care Coordination
    • Disabeled Citizens Recreation: 823.PLAY
    • Western Regional Resource Center
    • Parents Helping Parents
• Washington
  • Applying for Services:
    • Washington Disability - Contact Information
    • Washington Administration Codes (WAC)

Referral List

• Assessment
  • Neuropsychology
    • Linda Nishi-Strattner, Ph.D., ABPP 503.620.0157
  • Personality
    • McGovern & Associates
• Athletics for Special Needs Individuals
• Special Olympics - National
• Special Olympics - Oregon
• Oregon Gymnastics Academy
• Attorneys
  • Adoption:
    • Michael Doss 503.467.4552
    • Larry Beck 503.224.0422
    • Robin Pope 503.352.3524
  • Family Law / Divorce:
    • Connie Terwilliger 503.644.6490
    • Michael Doss 503.467.4552
    • Lake Perriguey 503.226.4644
    • Matthew House - Mediator 503.643.5284
  • Guardianship:
    • Bonnie Popia 503.459.4549
  • Special Education Law
    • Randall Brown 253.951.2820
• Behavioral Therapists: DTT/ABA/PRT & Job Training
  • **Behavioral Consultant
  • **Advanced Behavioral Concepts
  • **Anna Dvortcsak, MS CCC-SLP
  • Self Determination Resources Inc.
  • Super Nanny!
• Dyslexia
  • **Blosser Center
  • **Language Skills Therapy
  • **Brite Solutions
  • Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
  • Read & Spell (Linda Hovey: Eugene therapist)
• Language Assessment & Treatment
  • **Buckendorf & Associates - Speech & Language Pathologists
  • Hearing & Speech Institute
• Legal / Forensic Psychologists
  • McGovern & Associates
  • Eric Johnson 503.274.4017
• MD - Psychiatry
  • Kids
    • Mind Matters - Dr. Newman
  • Adults
    • Dr. Hamilton 503.226.0558
  • OB/GYN
    • Marni Kwiecien, M.D.
• ND - Naturopathy
  • **Divine Medicine - Dr. Meletis
• Nutrition (Autism Spectrum)
  • Autism Medical Information Support Group - Contact: Kathy Henley at (503) 351-9255
• Special Education Advocates/Consultants:
• IEP Partners: 1.888.891.6784 (Free Resource)
• Joni Anderson, SLP -503.524.9420
• Rhoda Golden, MA- rgoldenedconsult@aol.com
• Educational Connections
  • Assist in placement for kids with special needs
  • Support Group for parents of special needs kids
• Vocational Aspirations
• Vocation Vacations
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• **Careerful Counseling
• See Behavioral Specialists above

Learning tools

• General
• Lakeshore
• Learning Resources
• Teach Children
• Teacher Storehouse
• Scholastic
• Teacher's Paradise
• EduMart
• Beyond Play
• Brighter Starts
• Teaching Planet
• Different Roads to Learning
• Laureate Learning Systems
• ABC Teach
• A to Z Teacher Stuff
• Rutgers Teaching Resource List
• Communication
• Mayer-Johnson
• PECS
• Orton Gillingham
• Social Stories
• Model Me Kids
• The Gray Center
• Fantastic Photography!
  • Domestic Bliss