Special Needs Conditions/Issues

A Part of Charlotte Special Needs Resources

• Allergies
  • Parents of Allergic Kids
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders of Mecklenburg County
• Auditory Processing
• Auditory Impairment
  • Beginnings for Parents of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  • Charlotte Regional Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Early Intervention Programs for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  • Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf in Wilson
  • North Carolina Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
  • North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton
  • Resource Support Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
  • The Autism Society of North Carolina
  • Autism Speaks - Be sure to check out the Autism Walk, which is a joint effort of Autism Speaks and The National Alliance for Autism Research.
  • Charlotte STAR - This is a group of local parents who pursue alternative treatments and therapies for autism - focusing primarily on biomedical interventions. They do not currently have a website. Sign up for their Yahoo Newsgroup here.
  • Division TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped CHildren)
  • The Parker Autism Foundation
• Down Syndrome
  • Down Syndrome Association of Charlotte
• Feeding Issues
  • Feeding Squad
• General Developmental Disabilities
  • Family Support Network of North Carolina
  • First in Families
  • North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Head/Neck Issues (Craniocephaly, Craniosyntosis, "Flat Head," Hydrocephaly, Plagiocephaly, Scaphocephaly, Torticollis)
  • Cranial Technologies - Call both Cranial Tech and Hanger before you commit to getting a DOC band in one place or the other. Sometimes the difference in priceand insurance coverage is very significant.
  • Funding for DOC bands - If your child needs a DOC band, you can apply for a grant to pay for it at this link. The only catch is that you have to apply for the grant before you start the DOC band process.
  • Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. - Call both Hanger and Cranial Tech before you commit to getting a DOC band in one place or the other. Sometimes the difference in price and insurance coverage is very significant.
  • Plagiocephaly.org
  • Torticollis Kids
• Mobility Impairment
• Premature Babies
• Sensory Issues/Links
  • Sensory Processing Disorder
• Speech Delays
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA national website)
  • Apraxia of Speech (Apraxia-KIDS national website)
    
• Visual Impairment
  • American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults - one free Braille book per month
  • The Braille Institute - free kids' books to borrow & to keep, free books on tape, free dvs (descriptive videos), summer reading contest, National Braille Challenge Invitational
  • Governor Morehead School
  • Hadley School for the Blind - online courses for blind/visually impaired individuals and their families - free to families!
  • Metrolina Association for the Blind
  • National Children's Braille Literacy Program for Families - parents' books on learning Braille, Braille placemats, Braille magnetic letters
  • National Federation of the Blind of North Carolina
  • National Organization of Parents of Blind Children - We were told in September of 2006 that they were "just starting a NC parent chapter."
  • North Carolina Division of Services For the Blind
  • Seedlings - one free Braille book and affordable children's books after that
  • Universal Media Services Dots For Tots Program
• White Matter Disorders - We are currently seeking meaningful links for WMD issues and information. Please email us with any suggestions you have.

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