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Web Pages |
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities |
Provides information on the latest research, model programs, and policy issues pertaining to aging people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities |
The newsletter covers mental health aspects of diagnosis, treatment, and habilitation needs of persons with developmental disabilities. |
Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders |
Mission is to improve the identification, prevention and treatment of developmental and learning disorders. |
National Institute on Developmental Delays |
A national resource center with a global outlook that strives to help children with developmental delays and their families. |
Developmental Delay by Kathy Matthews Ph.D. |
Article summarizing causes and probable outcomes in developmental delay. |
Keep Kids Healthy - Developmental Delays |
Developmental delays in children, including the causes of motor, language, social and global delays in development. |
The Implications of Culture on Developmental Delay by Rebeca Valdivia |
Article on avoiding errors in diagnosis that stem from differences among various cultures and professionals about what constitutes a disability or delay. |
Your Child: Developmental Delay |
Advice for parents, with links to resources. From the University of Michigan Health System. |
Including a Child with a Developmental Delay: Parents and Staff Work Together |
Examples of good practice. |
Music Therapy for Developmental Delay |
A selected bibliography. |
How A Child Develops - Development Delay |
Description of warning signs, evaluation, and early intervention. |
Metro Crisis Coordination Program |
MCCP works with individuals, private providers and public agencies in the Twin Cities to prevent crises that affect the residential or work placements of people with developmental disabilities. |