Child Health Special Needs

Adjustment to Chronic Illness and Disability - Resources for individuals with a chronic illness or disability, or for their families and counselors.

Adopting the International Child with Special Needs - A practical guide to planning for the arrival of a special needs child.

Children With a Hearing Loss - Offers support, information and links to hearing loss resources, aimed at families. Message board and chat room.

Children with Disabilities - Offers families, service providers, and other interested individuals information about advocacy, education, employment, health, housing, recreation, technical assistance, and transportation covering a broad array of developmental, physical, and emotional disabilities.

Developmental Delay - From the Virtual Children's Hospital, this provides information on the diagnosing of developmental delays, outcomes, and management for parents written by a pediatric neurobiologist.

Disability Forum - An online magazine dealing with topics related to developmental disabilities.

Dr. Greene's HouseCalls: Failure to Thrive - Practical answers to your pediatric questions from a caring, perceptive expert.

Exceptional Parent - Magazine site providing current highlights, "Ask the Experts", information exchange and related links.

Failure to Thrive - General information, signs and symptoms, causes and treatment, and when to call the Doctor.

Follow-up of Premature Babies at Risk - Article describing the need for follow-up of pre-term infants that may be at risk for developmental delays, or other disabilities.

Introduction to Feeding Children with Special Needs - Provides resources for child nutrition program providers, teachers and parents of children with special feeding needs.

Our Kids - Information and support for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Links to resources and affiliated web sites.

Parenting Special Needs - Portal for exploring the parenting of special needs children, from About.com.

Pediatric Special Needs Resources - Resources for parents and health professionals on special needs topics; reviewed links to related web sites.

Resources for Disabled and Special Needs Children - Links to resource sites, health information and support groups.

Special Child Magazine - Online magazine featuring family issues, health disorders, tips and success stories.

Special Needs Web Links - Links to resources for the special needs teacher and student.

St. Louis Moms: Special Needs Children - Resource topics include ADHD, asthma, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, muscular dystrophy and many more.

Support for Families of Special Needs Kids - Links to many sites useful for those parenting special needs children.

Triangle Therapy - Serves children and adolescents with injuries and disabilities.