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COGNITIVE DISABILITIES, AUTISM, AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
Autism
Asperger
Disorder
This site
presents information about Aspergers in a question and answer
format.
Autism
Society of America
The society promotes education, awareness,
and advocacy on critical issues related to autism.
Center for the Study
of Autism (CSA)
The center
provides information about autism and conducts research on various
therapeutic interventions.
Brain Injury
Brain Injury
Association of America
The
association acts as a clearinghouse of information for persons with
a brain injury, legislative advocacy, and prevention.
Brain
Injury Center
The center is
a resource for how the brain works and how it can be injured, and
the effects of the injury.
Brain
Injury Resource Center
A service of
Head Injury Hotline, the center provides difficult-to-find
information about head injuries.
NeurologyChannel.com
The
NeurologyChannel is a source of information on seizures, stroke,
coma, and other brain system disorders.
University
of North Carolina’s
“The Brain Spot”
The Brain Spot
offers games, activities, and computer instruction for people with
memory loss.
Cognitive Disabilities
American Association
on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
The
association gives information about intellectual and developmental
disabilities.
Association for
Children with Down Syndrome (ACDS)
ACDS is a
service provider in Long Island, New York, dedicated to providing
resources on Down syndrome.
Center on Human
Policy
The center
promotes the full inclusion of people with developmental
disabilities in community life.
Indiana
Institute on Disability and Community
The
institute supports and empowers people with disabilities and family
members.
Kiwanis
International
The Kiwanis
organization has a special emphasis on helping children with
disabilities, including cognitive.
National Association
for Down Syndrome (NADS)
NADS is the oldest national organization
to offer information and advocacy for families affected by Down
syndrome.
National
Resource Center on Community Integration, Syracuse University
This
organization assists people to network, provides educational
materials, conducts seminars and conferences, and stimulates
creative projects concerning the full participation of children and
adults with disabilities in community life.
Special
Olympics
Special
Olympics empowers individuals with mental retardation to become
physically fit through sports training and competition.
National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
The National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
promotes the health of babies, children, and adults, and enhances
the potential
for full,
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