At One Family Pediatrics, we know that none of the tests, assessments, or progress reports will ever be able to measure just how incredible your child is. We also know how difficult and overwhelming it can be to find valuable resources when you have a child with special needs and we are here to help!
Below are some great resources that we’ve found helpful for our patients — financial help and advice, 504 plans for schools, physician portions of Katie Beckett Forms, and referrals to therapy groups.
And, last of all, Dr. Lavania is RITA-T certified and is able to screen for and diagnose early autism in children between the ages of 1 – 3 yrs old. We are here and always ready to talk!
Financial Help
Educational Resources
-
- SEEDMORE is a free online resource from Georgia Appleseed that helps parents understand how to advocate for their child’s education. It provides guidance on special education, 504 plans, behavior support, and ways to work with schools so every child can learn and succeed.
- Service Map for Childhood Health and Education in Georgia Sometimes it can be difficult for parents, caregivers, and others who work with children and families to navigate and access the various services that are available in Georgia. To address this challenge, the Georgia Department of Community Health developed the Service Map for Childhood Health and Education in Georgia.
- College Accessibility For Students With Disabilities: Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Open Educators
- 8 Steps for Learning Disabled Students Who Want to Go to College
- Academic Accommodation Resources
- The Difference Between IEP’s and 504 Plans – from understood.org
- National Parent Center -The mission of PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone with Mental Illness Accept Treatment by Xavier Amador, PhD
Resources for Young Adults with Disabilities
Other Resources
-
- Parent to Parent of Georgia – Supports Georgia families and individuals from birth to 26 impacted by disabilities or special health care needs
- Understood – Customize a simulation experience based on a child’s grade level and skill challenges to experience what the child is experiencing when in class.
- Types of Service Dogs
- Caring 4 Our Kids
- Moving with Special Needs Kids
- Home Modifications for Special Needs Kids
- Resources for Military Families
- Information about Babies Can’t Wait
-
- Ava’s Law
- Very brief outline on applying for Katie Beckett
-
- Debbie Dobbs
-
- If you have not met Debbie Dobbs, I highly recommend you do! She is a wonderful advocate for children and helps with IEP’s, 504 Plans, Medicaid Waivers, Respite and Funding Options. I attended one of her Katie Beckett Seminars and came back with lots of useful information.
- She provides a Navigating the Maze handout that is updated regularly. This handout had information about grants, funding, mobility/vehicle funding, educational resources, advocacy, service dogs, sports, airline assistance, wish granting organizations, etc.
-
- Debbie Dobbs
-
- Sensory Integration Disorder
-
- The Out-of-Sync Child Paperback by Carol Kranowitz
- The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Kranowitz
- Reduce the Noise: Help Loved Ones with Sensory Overload Enjoy Shopping
-
- Sensory Integration Disorder
-
- Dyslexia
-
- The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock L. Eide, M.D., M.A., and Fernette F. Eide, M.D.
- Wolfman by Michael Rosen
- Bone Series by Jeff Smith
-
- Dyslexia
-
- Executive Function
-
- Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children With Executive Functioning by Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D., and Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D.
- That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week by Ana Homayoun
-
- Executive Function
-
- Learning Differences and advocacy
-
- Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide by Peter W.D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright
-
- Learning Differences and advocacy
-
- ADD/ADHD
-
- Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder From Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
- CHADD is a great resource for children with ADD/ADHD. They have advocacy resources, workshops, support systems, etc.
- ADDitude Magazine is the nation’s leading source of important news, expert advice, and judgment-free understanding for families and adults living with attention deficit disorder, ADDitude is your voice and your advocate.
-
- ADD/ADHD
-
- Down Syndrome
-
- National Down Syndrome Society: www.ndss.org
- National Down Syndrome Congress: www.ndsccenter.org
- Canadian Down Syndrome Society: www.cdss.ca
- March of Dimes: www.marchofdimes.com
- Down Syndrome International Education: www.downsed.org
- Babies With Down Syndrome: A New Parents Guide. 3rd ed. by Bethesda, MD
- A Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome: Toward a Brighter Future by Pueschel SM, ed.
- The Down Syndrome Transition Handbook: Charting Your Child’s Course to Adulthood by Simmons J.
-
- Down Syndrome