Developmental Disabilities

• Latest News
• Russia Must Iodise Salt, UNICEF Envoy Karpov Says (09/23/2004, Reuters Health)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary

• Overviews
• Developmental Disabilities - An Overview (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Mental Retardation (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What Is Mental Retardation? (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Basics for Parents: Your Child's Evaluation (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Developmental Disabilities (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Mental Retardation (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Developmental Dyspraxia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities) - Links to PDF File
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Nemours Foundation)

• Prevention/Screening
• Newborn Screening Tests (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Coping
• Mental Retardation: Learning How to Help Your Child (American Academy of Family Physicians)

• Related Issues
• Communicating with Your Child's School through Letter Writing (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
• Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Nemours Foundation)
• Intermediate Care Facility for People with Mental Retardation Program (ICF/MR) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Parent Training and Information Centers (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)

• Research
• Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Even Moderately Premature Birth Poses Risk for Developmental Delays (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch (MRDD) (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Possible Gene for Form of Mental Retardation, Brain Development Identified (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Cockayne syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Cri-du-chat syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genes and Disease: Cockayne Syndrome (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
• NICHD Funded Researchers Discover Gene for Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Discovery May Lead to Prenatal Test for Debilitating Disorder (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Kids' Quest on Disability and Health: Dictionary (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)

• Directories
• State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (Administration on Developmental Disabilities)
• State Resources (Disability-Related) (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)

• Organizations
• Administration on Developmental Disabilities
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
  Also available in: Spanish
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

• Law and Policy
• Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA Home Page (Dept. of Justice)
• Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Disabilities That Qualify Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Youth for Services Under the IDEA (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Guide to the Individualized Education Program (Dept. of Education)
• Questions and Answers about IDEA (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Related Services under IDEA for School-Aged Children with Disabilities (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Services in School for Children with Special Needs: What Parents Need to Know (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Children
• Coping with Disaster: Suggestions for Helping Children with Cognitive Disabilities (Administration for Children and Families)
• Kids' Quest on Disability and Health (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
• Mainstreaming in Classrooms (Nemours Foundation)
• Zigawhat (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)