Parent Resources

Resources for families of children with developmental delays and challenges

Advocacy Resources:

Mid-Hudson Special Education Task Force https://www.nyspecialedtaskforce.org/mid-hudson-task-force.html
Resource Center for Accessible Living (RCAL) http://www.rcal.org
Independent Living http://www.myindependentliving.org
Wrightslaw Special Education http://www.wrightslaw.com
PULSES Parents United Learning the Special Education System https://www.pulsesny.org

Therapeutic Intervention:

Community Support:

Down Syndrome Association Hudson Valley http://dsahv.org
National Down Syndrome Congress https://www.ndsccenter.org
National Down Syndrome Society https://ndss.org
Autism Speaks https://www.autismspeaks.org
Autism Society https://autismsociety.org
Center for Spectrum Services-Parent Groups http://centerforspectrumservices.org
Parent to Parent http://parenttoparentnys.org
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities https://opwdd.ny.gov
Westchester Institute for Human Development https://www.wihd.org
The ARC Mid-Hudson https://www.arcmh.org
New Horizons Resources, Inc. http://www.nhrny.org
Think Differently https://www.thinkdifferently.net
Child Care Connections-Ulster county https://www.familyofwoodstockinc.org/child-care-services/child-care-connections/

Parent/Caregiver Information:

NY State Early Intervention parent guide https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0532.pdf
NY State guide for children and their caregivers http://www.nysparentguide.org
EI Families https://www.eifamilies.com
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention-Child Development https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/index.html
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention-Developmental Disabilities https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/index.html
ABLE account https://www.mynyable.org
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/ssi/

Recreation: