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American Association of Christian Counselors
The world’s largest Christian counseling association. Here parents can find support, counselors, and resources for troubled kids, eating disorders, chemical dependency, depression, anxiety disorders, and other mental health and behavioral difficulties
Christian Cottage Schools
Mike and Terry Spray
3560 West Dawson Road
Sedalia, CO 80135
303-688-6626
Mike and Terry Spray offer a national education service that includes testing, curriculum design, lesson planning, unit lessons, workshops, and ongoing counseling.
Hewitt Homeschooling Resources
P.O. Box 9
Washougal, WA 98671-0009
360-835-8708
hewitthomeschooling.com
Hewitt provides general resources, curricula, and a special track for homeschooling high school students with mild learning disabilities, as well as testing resources for grades 3–8 .
Joni and Friends
P.O. Box 3333
Agoura Hills, CA 90301
www.joniandfriends.org
This organization offers a free monthly newsletter. They sponsor family camps in the summer, where attendant care is provided for the physically disabled.
National Challenged Homeschoolers
Associated Network (NATHHAN)
P.O. Box 310
Moyie Springs, ID 83845
208-267-6246
Email: NATHANEWS@aol.com
This is a national organization of parents who home school their special needs children. NATHHAN coordinators Tom and Sherry Bushnell publish NATHHAN NEWS-an easy-to-use internet magazine at www.nathhan.com.
Scottish Rite
Scottish Rite is a private, philanthropic organization that provides The RiteCare® Childhood Language Program, which offers facilities for the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of children with speech and language disorders, as well as learning disabilities.
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National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
800-695-0285
www.nichcy.org
Although affiliated with the Department of Education, this organization does provide free information for families who have a child with a disability and also offers helpful articles for parents on such topics as effective teaching practices, alternative assessments, and testing accommodations.
National Institute of Learning Development
107 Seekel Street
Norfolk, VA 23505
www.nild.net
NILD provides workshops and also educational therapy in Christian school settings for learning disabled children. There are also some NILD therapists in private practice. Contact Janet Fish at 757-423-8646.
Parents Instructing Challenged Children (PICC) LEAH
Mary Fratianni
167 Hickory Street
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776-2117
(866) 960-9440 ext. 3
piccleah@verizon.net
www.piccnys.com
This organization is for parents of special needs children in New York State.
www.piccnys.com
The International Dyslexia Association
Chester Building/Suite 382
8600 LaSalle Road
Baltimore, MD 21286-2044
410-296-0232
Email: ods@pie.org
www.interdys.org
This association is a source of helpful information for persons who have difficulty in reading and other subject areas.
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