Health and Medical Guide to Mental Health and Behavior Developmental Disabilities Health information topics about Developmental Disabilities: Children 1. Zigawhat National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/kids/ 2. Mainstreaming in Classrooms Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/mainstreaming.html 3. Kids' Quest on Disability and Health National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/ 4. Coping with Disaster: Suggestions for Helping Chil Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/Sept11/addcoping.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Mental Retardation National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D008607&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Developmental Disabilities National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D002658&recruiting... Coping 1. Mental Retardation: Learning How to Help Your Chil American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/549.xml Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Kids' Quest on Disability and Health: Diction National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/kglopage.htm Directories 1. State Resources (Disability-Related) National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/states.htm Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: Cockayne Syndrome National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... 2. Genetics Home Reference: Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=rubinsteintaybisyndrome 3. Genetics Home Reference: Cri-du-chat syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=criduchatsyndrome 4. Genetics Home Reference: Cornelia de Lange syndrom National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=corneliadelangesyndrome 5. NICHD Funded Researchers Discover Gene for Corneli National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nichd-16.htm 6. Genetics Home Reference: Cockayne syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=cockaynesyndrome Law and Policy 1. Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve t National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/closingthegap/index.htm 2. Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA Home Page Dept. of Justice http://ada.gov 3. Services in School for Children with Special Needs American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/83.htm 4. Disabilities That Qualify Infants, Toddlers, Child National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/genresc/gr3.htm 5. Guide to the Individualized Education Program Dept. of Education http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html 6. IDEA Reauthorization News National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/reauth/ 7. Questions and Answers about IDEA National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/newsdig/nd21txt.htm 8. Related Services under IDEA for School-Aged Childr National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/newsdig/nd16txt.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Pervasive Developmental Disorders National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pdd/pdd.htm Organizations 1. Administration on Developmental Disabilities http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/ 2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ 3. National Dissemination Center for Children with Di http://www.nichcy.org/ 4. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ Overviews 1. Developmental Disabilities - An Overview American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZPUU2KGDC&sub_... 2. What Is Mental Retardation? National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddmr.htm 3. Mental Retardation National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs8txt.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Newborn Screening Tests March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/298_834.asp Related Issues 1. Communicating with Your Child's School throug National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/parent/pa9txt.htm 2. Dental Care Every Day: A Caregiver's Guide National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/OralHealthInformationIndex/Devel... 3. Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/learning/iep.html 4. Intermediate Care Facility for People with Mental Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/icfmr/default.asp 5. Parent Training and Information Centers National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/basicpar/bp3txt.htm Research 1. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/crmc/mrdd/mrdd.htm 2. Children with Disabilities and Injuries at School Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/school_injuries.html 3. Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/birth_defects.cfm Specific Conditions 1. Pervasive Developmental Disorders Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/learning/pervasive_develop_disorders.h... 2. Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/factsheets/fas_living.pdf 3. Developmental Dyspraxia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dyspraxia/dyspraxia.htm   Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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