External resources for students and parents

We often get asked what other organizations provide resources and supports for both parents and student who learn differently, such as those with learning disablities, ADHD, and Autism. Here are our recommendations: 

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LD Resources

• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD): AHEAD is a professional membership organization that addresses policy and service issues relating to disabilities in higher education.
• BestColleges.com: College Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities and Resource Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities provide help for college students with learning disabilities self-advocate and feel comfortable seeking the services they need and deserve.
• Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD): CLD provides evidence-based strategies and approaches for educating individuals with LD
• International Dyslexia Association (IDA): The IDA provides research and resources on the effective treatment of dyslexia and other language-based LD.
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN): JAN is the leading source of guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
• Learning Ally: Founded in 1948 as Recording for the Blind, Learning Ally serves K-12, college and graduate students, as well as veterans and lifelong learners—all of whom cannot read standard print due to blindness, visual impairment, dyslexia, or other learning disabilities.
• Learning Disabilities Association of America: LDA’s mission is to create opportunities for success for all individuals affected by learning disabilities and to reduce the incidence of learning disabilities in future generations.
• LD Online: A comprehensive website resource on LD for educators, parents and students.
• National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD): The NCLD, also known as LD.org, provides information and events to educate and empower individuals living with an LD.
• Teaching LD: Teaching LD, a division of the Council for Exceptional Children, is an international professional organization that provides resources for students with LD.
• Understood: Resources for parents with children ages 3–20 with learning and attention issues.

ADHD Resources

• ADHD Coaches (ACO): The ADHD Coaches Organization is a professional membership organization that provides resources and training for those interested in ADHD coaching.
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA): The ADDA is a non-profit organization focused on providing information and resources to adults living with ADHD.
• ADDitude: ADDitude Magazine provides various information and resources to individuals learning, working, and living with ADHD.
• Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD): CHADD provides ADHD resources to individuals, parents, teachers, and professionals via 200 local chapters throughout the United States.
• National Resource Center on ADHD: The National Resource Center on ADHD, a program of CHADD, serves as the national clearinghouse for science-based information and resources on ADHD.

ASD Resources

• National Institute of Mental Health
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Autism Spectrum Disorder
• National Autism Center
   

Learn more about the progressive and innovative services for students with ASD at Landmark College.