Additional Resources

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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

Low Fee Mental Health Providers

• LifeWorks
• Morrison Center
• Local Universities often offer low fee therapy as well.

child development, Education & treatment

• Developmental Milestones
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Zero to Three
• Centers for Disease Control
• U of M: Developmental Stages
• 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
• Special Education Advocates/Consultants:
  • IEP Partners: 1.888.891.6784 (Free Resource)
  • Joni Anderson, SLP -503.524.9420
  • Rhoda Golden, MA- rgoldenedconsult@aol.com
• Alternative Schools
• Magnet Schools of America
• US Charter Schools
• Boarding Schools
• Educational Connections - Assist with finding schools
• Inpatient & Day Treatment Facilities for Adolescents
  • Trillium Family Services / Parry Center
  • OHSU Day Treatment
  • LifeWorks
  • Looking Glass

Disability Services

• National
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • National Dissementation Center for Children with Disabilities
• Oregon
• Applying for 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)
• Insurance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon BCBS
  • Oregon Dental ODS
  • TriCare / TriWest Military Insurance

Information about multiple difficulties

• 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

• Adoption & Reactive Attachment Disorder
  • Adoption.com
  • Northwest Adoptive Families Association
  • The Center for Family Development
  • Adoption Attorneys we know & trust:
    • Michael Doss 503.467.4552
    • Larry Beck 503.224.0422
    • Robin Pope 503.352.3524
• 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.
    • ADHD Fact Sheet
    • Articles on ADHD
    • ADDitude - Magazine for ADD by leading researchers!
  • ADD Warehouse
  • National Resource Center for ADHD
  • Children & Adults with ADHD
  • ADHD Support
  • ADHD in Gifted Children I
  • ADHD in Gifted Children II
  • ADHD & Marriage
  • 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
    • Northwest Autism Foundation
    • CDRC Autism Program
    • Oregon Parents United
    • Threshold
    • O.A.S.I.S.
    • The Asperger's Network
    • The Source
    • FEAT of Oregon
    • Northwest Rett Syndrome Foundatio
• Communication Disorders
  • Buckendorf & Associates - Speech & Language Pathologists
  • American Speech - Language - Hearing Association
  • Hearing & Speech Institute
  • Children's Speech Care Center
  • Communication Disorders: List of Online Resources
  • Tourette Syndrome Association
• 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
  • McGovern & Associates - Forensic Psychologists
• Couples Issues
  • Gottman Institute
  • Book: Why Marriages Succeed or Fail by Dr. John Gottman
• Divorce
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Kids Health for Parents
  • Article: Helping Your Child Cope with Divorce
  • Family Law Attorneys we know & trust:
    • Connie Terwilliger 503.644.6490
    • Michael Doss 503.467.4552
    • Lake Perriguey 503.226.4644
    • Matthew House - Mediator 503.643.5284
• 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
• Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgendered
  • Portland's Gay & Lesbian Community Yellowpages
• 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
• Book: Teaching Learning Disorder Strategies & Study Skills to Students with LD, ADD & Special Needs -3 by Allyn & Bacon
• Schools
  • List of Beaverton Public Schools
  • Pacific Crest Community School
  • LD Handouts for Teachers / Parents
• Talented & Gifted - TAG
  • Oregon
    • Oregon Mensa
    • Oregon Association for the Talented & Gifted
    • TAG through Oregon Department of Education
    • TAG in Southern Oregon
    • TAG programs at U of O
    • Saturday Academy
    • ACCESS at Sabin
  • 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
• Reading & Writing Disorders
• The International Dyslexia Association
  • IDA Oregon Branch
  • ORBIDA Events
• Orton Gillingham
• Brite Solutions
• Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
• Northwest Reading Clinic
• Read & Spell (Linda Hovey: Eugene therapist)
• 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
• Legal / Forensic Psychology
• McGovern & Associates
• Life Coaching
  • Will Wiebe, MS, CPC 503.626.9839
• 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.
• Neuropsychologist
  • Linda Nishi-Strattner, Ph.D., ABPP 503.620.0157
• Personality Assessment
  • Joe Rhinewine, Ph.D. 503.222.2361
• Special Olympics
  • Special Olympics - National
  • Special Olympics - Oregon
• Voactional Aspirations
• Vocation Vacations
• Vocational Rehabilitation

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

Additional resources

• ReDirect Guide ~ A wonderful resource for ecologically conscious consumers!
• CheapestBooks.com ~ This service finds the least expensive price across multiple booksellers.
• BlueCross BlueShield Insurance Information: There is also contact information on the back of your insurance card.