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Adoption Resources

 

 

ADD/ADHD:

Child and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

Defining and Diagnosing ADHD

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association

 

 

Adolescent Issues:

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center

Warning Signs of Teen Drug Abuse

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Bullying - Children in Care

 

 

AIDS / HIV:

Iowa Center for AIDS Resources & Education

AIDS.gov

 

 

Anxiety:

Anxiety Disorders Association of America

The Child Anxiety Network

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Anxiety & School

 

 

Attachment/Reactive Attachment Disorder:

Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh)

Attachment Disorder Site

Institute for Attachment and Child Development

The Love and Logic Institute

The Attachment Institute of New England

Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio

Center for Family Development

Resource Books Regarding Attachment

 

 

Autism:

The Autism Society of Iowa

The University of Iowa Regional Autism Services Program (RASP)

National Autism Association

Autism Society of America

 

 

Bed-wetting:

National Kidney Foundation - Bed-wetting

 

 

Behavior Management:

The Center for Effective Discipline

Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges 

Discipline Help

Parenting At-Risk Kids

 

 

Bipolar Disorder:

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation 

Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation 

Educating the Child with Bipolar Disorder (for Educators) - Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation

 

 

Child Abuse:

Prevent Child Abuse Iowa

Prevent Child Abuse America

 

 

Depression:

Iowa Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association

Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Iowa

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance 

Mental Health America 

National Alliance on Mental Illness

 

 

Disability Resources:

DHS Waiver Programs

Iowa Compass 

Internet Resource for Special Children

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

 

 

Drug-Endangered Children:

Iowa Alliance for Drug Endangered Children

Publications from Blank Children's Hospital 

Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center 

National Institute on Drug Abuse

 

 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS):

National Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

 

 

General Health:

Iowa Department of Public Health

 

 

Juvenile Diabetes:

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International - Greater Iowa Chapter

 

 

Learning Disabilities:

Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa

Learning Disabilities Association of America

Schwab Learning

National Center for Learning Disabilities

LD Checklist of Signs & Symptoms 

Effective Study & Test-Taking Strategies for Kids with Learning Difficulties

 

 

Mental Health:

Iowa Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association

Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Iowa

Mental Health America 

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 

Do We Need a Therapist? How to Decide and How to Find One - Adoptive Families

 

 

Networking:

Families of Iowa Network for Disabilities (FIND)

 

 

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD):

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation of Metro Chicago - A Parent's Guide to OCD

 

 

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD):

Mayo Clinic - Oppositional Defiant Disorder

 

 

Respite Care:

Adoption Respite - Iowa

Foster Care Respite - Iowa

Iowa Respite and Crisis Care Coalition

 

 

Self-Injurious Behaviors:

Article: Self-Injurious Behavior: A Cutter's Story

Article: Self-Injurious Behavior: Help Stop the Pain

 

 

Sensory Integration Disorder:

The Sensory Processing Disorder Resource Center

Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation 

 

 

Tourette Syndrome:

Tourette Syndrome Association 

 

 
 

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