Agencies & Websites
Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped (ASAH)
A professional organization of schools and agencies in New Jersey which provide services to special needs children and adults.
Phone: 609-890-1400 Email: sagnello@asah.org Internet: www.asah.org
Autism-PDD Resources Network
To guide you to the key issues associated with autism spectrum disorders.
Internet: www.autism-pdd.net
Autism Society of America
To promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families.
Internet: www.autism-society.org
Co-options
To develop a family support program which allows participating families to create and organize a flexible way of sharing child care and family-to-family support in their own communities. Priority is given to families with a child under age 18 with a disability not currently receiving respite services.
Phone: Somerset County, 732-205-1811; Mercer County, 609-987-5003
Doug Flutie Foundation for Autism
Offers online autism courses free to parents.
Internet: www.dougflutie.org
Enable, Inc.
Not-for-profit organization providing services to people with disabilities and their families in Central New Jersey.
Phone: 609-987-5003 Email: info@enablenj.org Internet: www.enablenj.org
Exceptional Parent Magazine
Provides information, support, and ideas for families of children with disabilities.
Internet: www.eparent.com
Family Support Center of New Jersey
To strengthen, preserve, and support families and individuals with special needs by providing information about Family Support Programs and services, in an easy, accessible and individualized manner. The Statewide Training and Respite Services (STARS) provide support and training for families who have children with disabilities.
Phone: 800-FSC-NJ10/732-262-8020 Email: FSCNJ@aol.com Internet: www.familysupportnj.com
Learning Disabilities Association
To enhance the quality of life for individuals with learning disabilities and their families.
Internet: www.ldanatl.org
New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
General information and info on schools for older children.
Internet: www.state.nj.us
New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
Arranges and coordinates needed services to eligible state residents who have severe developmental disabilities, helping them to live as independently as possible.
Phone: 609-292-7260
Regional Family Support Planning Councils/NJ Developmental Disabilities Council
Phone: 609-292-3745/800-216-1199
NACD, National Academy for Child Development, Inc. (Huntsville, Utah)
Designs home neurodevelopmental programs for clients with dyslexia, Down syndrome, Tourette’s Syndrome, etc.
Phone: 801-621-8606 Internet: www.nacd.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities.
381 Park Avenue South
Suite 1401
NY, NY 10016
Nationwide listing of schools & programs, information about LD issues.
Phone: 888-575-7373 Internet: www.ld.org
National Down Syndrome Society
A comprehensive on-line information source on Down Syndrome.
Internet: www.ndss.org
Sensory Integration International (Torrance, CA)
A non-profit corporation founded by Occupational Therapists, which promotes education about the impact of inadequate sensory processing. They publish a quarterly newsletter and offer workshops throughout the U.S. for parents and teachers.
Phone: 310-320-9986
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. (SPAN)
To empower families, professionals, and other individuals interested in the well-being and educational rights of children. Project Care is a partnership between SPAN and Special Child Health Services, which helps parents of children with disabilities. The New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council helps those who work with children with disabilities.
Phone: 973-642-8100/800-654-SPAN. Email: span@bellatlantic.net
Threshold
A publication which helps parents of children with uncontrolled seizure disorders to communicate with each other, and with the professional community.
Phone: 732-262-8020/800-FSC-NJ10
United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New Jersey (UCPA/NJ)
To enhance the lives of people with all types of disabilities and promote full participation in our society through advocacy, direct services and education.
Phone: 888-322-1918
