SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

Social-Emotional Delays

General Information | Links, Other Resources | Programming Resource

 General Information

• Attachment Disorder Network
  / Description: This Web site provides support and information about attachment disorder.

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  / Publisher: National Mental Health Association
  Description: This fact sheet describes some typical signs of ADHD. It also offers information about common concerns such as treatment for ADHD, what parents and caregivers can do, and how ADHD affects children socially and otherwise.

• Autism
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (December 2001)
  Description: This fact sheet contains information about autism including a definition, incidence of occurance, characteristics and educational implications. Additionally, it includes a list of resources and organizations. Also available in PDF and in Spanish as El Autismo/Trastorno Generalizado del Desarrollo.

• Autism
  / Publisher: National Mental Health Association
  Description: This fact sheet describes signs of autism in children and offers information about treatment, the effects on the family, and where to get more information.

• Autism (PDF)
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (December 2001)
  Description: This fact sheet contains information about autism including a definition, incidence of occurance, characteristics and educational implications. Additionally, it includes a list of resources and organizations. Also available in HTML and in Spanish as El Autismo/Trastorno Generalizado del Desarrollo.

• Being prepared - Know When to Seek Help for Your Child
  / Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (September 1999)
  Description: This fact sheet offers a list of times when you should seek professional help for your child. There are seperate lists for young children and pre-adolescents or adolescents. This publication is also available in Spanish as "Estar Preparando - Sepa Cuando Buscar Ayuda Paro su Hijo/Hija."

• El Autismo/Trastorno Generalizado del Desarrollo
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (2002)
  Description: This fact sheet contains information about autism including a definition, incidence of occurance, characteristics and educational implications. Additionally, it includes a list of resources and organizations. Also available in PDF and in English as Autism.

• Emotional Disturbance
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (December 2001)
  Description: This fact sheet provides information for those wanting to learn more about emotional disturbance in children. Included are a definition of emotional disturbance, incidence of occurance, characteristics, educational implications, other considerations, resources, and organizations. Also available in PDF and in Spanish as Problemas Emocionales.

• Emotional Disturbance (PDF)
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (December 2001)
  Description: This fact sheet provides information for those wanting to learn more about emotional disturbance in children. Included are a definition of emotional disturbance, incidence of occurance, characteristics, educational implications, other considerations, resources, and organizations. Also available in HTML and in Spanish as Problemas Emocionales.

• Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (1998)
  Description: This briefing paper addresses the growing concern about, and interest in, Pervasive Development Disorder (PPD). It defines the five disorders that fall under the PPD category: Autistic Disorder, Rett's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, or PDDNOS. This publication is designed to answer some of the most commonly asked questions regarding PDD and to provide concerned individuals with other resources for information and support. Also available in PDF.

• Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDF)
  / Publisher: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) (1998)
  Description: This briefing paper addresses the growing concern about, and interest in, Pervasive Development Disorder (PPD). It defines the five disorders that fall under the PPD category: Autistic Disorder, Rett's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, or PDDNOS. This publication is designed to answer some of the most commonly asked questions regarding PDD and to provide concerned individuals with other resources for information and support. Also available in HTML.

 Links, Other Resources

• Autism Resources
  / Publisher: University of Virginia Curry School of Education
  Description: This Web page provides a listing of links and resources about autism.

 Programming Resource

• How High/Scope Approach Supports Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Visual Strategies
  / Author: Rogers, Lisa; Pam DeFoore
  Publisher: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation (Spring 2004)
  Description: .This article discusses ways the High/Scope approach uses visual support for children with Autism. The combination of a developmentally appropriate framework and individualized support offers children the greatest possible opportunity for future success.