Resources - To find help
24 Hour Crisis Line: 206-461-3222 or 1-866-4crisis.
Call 211 in the State of Washington to locate numerous resources or
go online to their web site at http://www.crisis-clinic.org/
Teenlink (staffed by teens daily 6-10 p.m.): 206-461-4922 or toll-free 1-866-teenlink

HELPFUL WEB SITES

FOOD!
Spud.com organic home delivery  -  http://www.spud.com/
Gold Mine Natural Foods-Organic/Raw/GFCF/Vegan - http://www.goldminenaturalfood.com/
Ralph's Thriftway Olympia
Order online, drive through and pick up! First time no fee - thereafter $5.95 plus actual merchandise cost - bring coupons!  Call (360) 596-0131 with questions!  They are a little more expensive but the produce is great and the staff is friendly! Pay at the window - they load your car!
http://shop.mywebgrocer.com/shop.aspx?&sid=14316227&sid_guid=f1d00fb4-95b8-409e-8540-b820c030d355&strid=E05C308&ns=1

COMMUNICATIONS - Telephone & Online
Free Dialup Internet Access - http://www.nocharge.com/
Low Cost Computers
- Computer Recycle Education and Training - http://www.olygeek.org/
  ->  In hardship cases EFN can get one free for a family, contact info@wyattshouse.org
- GreenGeek  - http://greengeek.org/
Free 411 & international calls - 1-800-free411
Free Online 411 Information Lookup - http://www.411.com/
i711 TTY Online - http://www.i711.com/

CHILD CARE
Care.com - http://www.Care.com

SAFETY
Sex Offender Locations - http://www.familywatchdog.us/
The Safe Side - Child Safety Videos - http://www.thesafeside.com/

LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
Legislative Listserv Subscription - http://apps.leg.wa.gov/subscriptions/
Find out how new laws will affect your children!

ASDDICTIONS
Addiction Support - http://www.addictsupport.com

GRIEVING  (highly recommended)
Sound Care Kids Olympia WA - http://www.providence.org/swsa/facilities/soundhomecare/hospice/e35kids.htm
The Dougy Center Portland - http://www.dougy.org/

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- DIAGNOSES -

ADD / ADHD
Attention Defficit Disorder Association -  http://www.add.org/
CHADD -  http://www.chadd.org/
CHADD WA -  http://www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd148.html

ANGELMAN SYNDROME
Pacific Northwest Angelman Syndrome Foundation -  http://www.pnwasf.org/

AUTISM / ASPERGER
Vaccine News - http://vaccinationnews.com/
Recovered Autistic Children (videos) - http://www.childrenscornerschool.com/recoveries_new.html
Recovered Autistic Children [more] (videos) -  http://www.autism-recoveredchildren.com/
Age of Autism (Dam Olmsted) - http://www.ageofautism.com
Teresa Binstock's Blog - http://ravenintellections.typepad.com/from_the_desk_of_teresa_b/
Autism Society of WA - http://www.autismsocietyofwa.org/
Natl. Autism Association -  http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/
Autism Speaks - http://www.AutismSpeaks.org/
AutismWeb.com -  http://www.autismweb.com/
CAN - Cure Autism Now - http://cureautisumnow.com/
Generation Rescue -  http://www.generationrescue.org/
Heavy Metal Toxicity and Autism -  http://www.autismmedia.org/media4.html
Online Conferences - http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/online-conference/online-conference.html
Mercury in shots -  http://spclneedsparents.meetup.com/3/boards/view/viewthread?thread=1596193
Video on Amalgam and Autism - http://www.childrenscornerschool.com/video/amalgam11fortheweb2.wmv
Center for Children with Special Needs Autism Resources - http://www.cshcn.org/linkages/Linkages-Summer-06.cfm#falllink
The Open Door Autism Clinic -  http://www.opendoorautism.com/
O.A.S.I.S. - Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support - http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
Asperger disorder homepage - http://www.aspergers.com/index.htm
Asperger syndrome education network - http://www.aspennj.org/
Understanding Autism (PDF) -  http://www.wyattshouse.org/understandingautism.pdf
The Handle institute - http://www.handle.org/
Autism Biomedical Discussion (abmd) Listserv - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/abmd/
Biomedical Chatroom w/Rick Neubrander (6PM PT)
-  Go to http://www.drneubrander.com/, download chat software
-  then go to http://www.hotconference.com/software/conference.php?id=19842926

AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER
Auditory Processing Yahoo Discussion Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AuditoryProcessing/

BIPOLAR DISORDER / DEPRESSION
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation - http://www.bpkids.org/site/PageServer
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance -  http://www.dbsalliance.org/
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: http://www.aacap.org/
National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Mental Health Association - http://www.nmha.org/

BLIND / VISION IMPAIRED
WA State Dept. of Services for the Blind -  http://www.dsb.wa.gov/
Foundation for Blind Children -  http://www.the-fbc.org/
Natl. Organization of Parents of Blind Children -  http://www.nfb.org/nopbc.htm
Institute for Families of Visually Impaired Children -  http://www.instituteforfamilies.org/
WA School for the Blind Foundation -  http://www.wssb.org/school_foundation/

BRAIN DISORDERS AND INJURIES / MENTAL RETARDATION / MENTAL HEALTH / DEVELOPMENTAL DISORSDERS
MindFreedom.org - http://www.mindfreedom.org/
Intermittent Explosive Disorder - http://www.minddisorders.com/Flu-Inv/Intermittent-explosive-disorder.html
ARC of WA -  http://www.arcwa.org/
Brain Injury Association of WA -  http://www.biawa.org/
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury - http://dvbic.org/cms.php?p=Education
TBI Facts:  Children and Youth - http://www.tbitac.nashia.org/tbics/download/children.pdf
Online support for conduct disorders - http://forum.conductdisorders.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - http://www.nami.org/
Brain talk communities - http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/index.php?
Borderline personality disorders - http://www.bpdcentral.com/
Brain place - http://amenclinics.com/bp/

CEREBRAL PALSY
United Cerebral Palsy - http://www.ucp-sps.org/
Cerebral Palsy Network -  http://www.thecpnetwork.org/
Cerebral Palsy Connection -  http://www.cpconnection.com/

DEAF / HEARING IMPAIRED
American Society for Deaf Children -  http://www.deafchildren.org/home/home.html
Natl. Association for the Deaf -  http://www.nad.org/
New Life Deaf Christian Church Olympia -  http://www.southsounddeaf.org/
WA School for the Deaf -  http://www.wsd.wa.gov/
DeafToday.com News -  http://www.deaftoday.com/

DENTAL ISSUES
Smoking Tooth Video (amalgam) - http://iaomt.org/videos/

DOWN SYNDROME
Natl. Down Syndrome Society -  http://www.ndss.org/
Down Dyndrome Information Network -  http://www.down-syndrome.info/
DownSyndrome.com -  http://www.downsyndrome.com/

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME / EFFECTS
FAS Family Resource Institute -  http://www.fetalalcoholsyndrome.org/
FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network (FAS DPN) -  http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn

FRAGILE X SYNDROME
Natl. Fragile X Foundation -  http://www.fragilex.org/
Fragile X - Research Foundation -  http://www.fraxa.org/

LEARNING DISABILITIES
Learning disabilities web site - http://www.ldonline.org/
The Children's alliance - http://www.childrensalliance.org/
Center for children with special needs - http://www.cshcn.org/
Learning Disabilities Association of America - http://www.ldanatl.org/

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Muscular Dystrophy Association - http://www.evergreenspinabifida.org/
Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation -  http://www.mdff.org/
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy -  http://www.parentprojectmd.org/

NOONAN SYNDROME
Noonan Syndrome Support Group  -  http://www.noonansyndrome.org/

PATAU SYNDROME (TRISOMY 13)
Living With Trisomy 13 - http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/

SMITH-MAGENIS SYNDROME
PRISMS - http://www.smithmagenis.org/start.htm
SmithMagenisSyndrome.org - http://www.smithmagenissyndrome.org/

SPINA BIFIDA
Evergreen Spina Bifida - http://www.evergreenspinabifida.org/
Spina Bifida Association of America -  http://www.sbaa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=index
Intl. Fed. for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus -  http://www.ifglobal.org/home.asp?lang=1&main=1

TOURETTE SYNDROME
Tourette Syndrome Association - http://www.tsa-usa.org/
Tourette Spectrum Disorder Ass., Inc. -  http://www.tourettesyndrome.org/
Tourette-Syndrome.com - http://www.tourette-syndrome.com/
Tourette Syndrome Association of WA State -  http://www.tourette.net/wa/
Planet Tic - http://www.planettic.com/
Tourette Syndrome "Plus" - http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/
"Habit Reversal" - http://www.dbpeds.org/articles/detail.cfm?TextID=37

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