Beneficial Resources
The following are resources that might also be available to
provide education, treatment, and support:
- DeVos
Children's Hospital is a unique
opportunity for West Michigan. They offer the medical and behavioral
expertise to assist with treatment of many of the most challenging
congenital or acquired developmental disabilities in addition to being
able to offer the breadth of resources needed to assist in pediatric
development. DeVos Children's Hospital is a nationally recognized provider
for pediatric care. www.devoschildrens.org
- The
Gray Center is a tremendous
organization supporting families, adults, and children confronted with
Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD's). They offer free parenting, young adult,
and children seminars devoted to this area. The Gray Center has numerous
resources for understanding and assisting with the progression of
individuals with an ASD. www.thegraycenter.org
- Autism
and Asperger's Associates is located
in Rockford, Michigan. They offer a variety of groups and family seminars
focusing on ASD's. Their seminars offer supports to parents and
professionals, but more importantly, there are creative activity groups
and social-based skills acquisition groups for individuals with an ASD. www.autism-asperger-associates.com
- Grand
Rapids Public School System has
various supports and opportunities for children in need. This website
provides information about the services offered from Early Childhood
Interventions through Secondary Schools and Special Education. This is a
useful link to learn more about the academic services in the community. http://web.grps.k12.mi.us/
- The Children’s
Assessment Center is devoted to
helping children in the Grand Rapids area who are the victims of violence
or sexual abuse. www.cac-kent.org/
- Network
180 is the Grand Rapids agency
working to support families to identify and receive treatment when
opportunities might be limited by insurance or financial abilities of the
family. They also assist with identifying needs for hospitalization,
residential, or other treatment needs. www.cmhsa.org/Services.aspx
- Other
Local Organizations:
- Specialty
Programs are offered within the Grand Rapids and other public school
districts. However, there are specialty school programs offering unique
educational opportunities. Montessori schools, charter schools, and other
academies are available. There are two other unique educational
opportunities, who have made their services and educational curriculum
more known to BRAINS, LLP.
Regional
- C.S.
Mott’s Children’s Hospital is a
hospital supported by the University of Michigan and offering services to
children throughout Michigan in needed. The website offers information on
services, education, and assistance for families - www.med.umich.edu/mott/
- Children’s
Hospital of Michigan is another of
the specialty hospital’s in Michigan endeavoring to aid children and their
families. This center is located in Detroit - www.chmkids.org/
- The State
of Michigan offers a variety of
support and organizations to assist with treatment, education, funding,
and to gain a broader understanding of resources within your community and
the state. This information can be found at: www.nichcy.org/stateshe/mi.htm
- Bridges4kids has created a website to find Early On
resources for infants and young children with developmental disabilities
and specialized service needs. The primary website for this program is: www.bridges4kids.org/
- For
specific information relating to Michigan, there is a separate link,
connected to the one above. http://earlychildhoodmichigan.org/ is the state specific link for education on disabilities, other links, a
medical dictionary, information on immunizations or poisoning, and other
valuable information.
National
- National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development: This is a tremendous resource with research,
funding and research opportunities, and valuable information provided by
the National Institutes of Health - www.nichd.nih.gov
- National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: This website provides information in an user friendly A-Z listing
of disorders and factual information sheets on the condition, treatment,
prognostics, and organizations conducting research or having possible
funding options - www.ninds.nih.gov/
- American
Academy of Pediatrics: This is a
website devoted to the health and well-being of children. The website
offers parent education, books, and advocacy for children in need. www.aap.org/
- National
Center for Learning Disabilities: This is an extremely useful resource for families to gain additional
understanding learning disabilities and education. The LD InfoZone has
user-friendly fact sheets on learning difficulties, deficits, and
treatment ideas - www.ncld.org/
- National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: The center promotes health of infants,
children, and adults to enhance general living/potential. The family can
find information on health related contributions to childhood disorders,
medical problems, and ways to optimize health during a pregnancy - www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/default.htm
- National
Organization for Rare Disorders: The
institute is devote to research, understanding, treatment, and assisting
children and families with infrequent disabilities/medical conditions that
can have devastating effects on health and overall well-being - www.rarediseases.org/search/rdblist.html
- Zero
to Three: This is a website design to
understand development, infantile disorders and a different diagnostic
classification for young children. These diagnoses, similar to other
medical concerns, are not commonly associated with the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual or International Statistical Classification of Diseases
and Related Health Problems - www.zerotothree.org/
- National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: This is another of the National Institutes of
Health’s educational pages. As implied, services and education focus on
hearing related concerns and more subtle concerns that can be overlooked,
such as Central Auditory Processing concerns – http://nidcd.nih.gov/index.asp
- National
Center on Sleep Disorders Research: Understanding sleep and co-existing concerns can become detrimental in
many areas of life/functional abilities. This site provides a secondary
link to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which might
contribute to sleep difficulties - www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/index.htm
- National
Eye Institute: Similar to
communication disorders, mentioned above, the national center provides
information regarding visual deficits and other visually based deficits - www.nei.nih.gov/health/resourceAlpha.asp
- Kennedy
Krieger Institute: This is another
resource offering diagnostic specific information, education, and events.
The site also offers the opportunity to search additional information on
developmental disabilities and resources through the Resource Network - www.kennedykrieger.org/kki_2nd_inside.jsp?pid=3
- Children’s
Disabilities Information: A general
website providing some useful ideas for resources, books, and ideas to
manage some of the most common disabilities confronting children and their
families - www.childrensdisabilities.info/
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