Helpful Links

  • Parents Place
    Parents Place offers a wide variety of parenting classes and workshops, one-on-one coaching and consultation for parents, counseling for children and families, socialization skills groups for young children, community service programs for teens, a mentor/tutor program for students aged 8 - 18 and more. Sliding scale available for all services. Call 415-359-2454 or visit www.ParentsPlaceOnline.org.

  • Parents Helping Parents
    www.php.org
  • California Department of Education
    Special Education Division: www.cde.ca.gov
    Laws and Regulations: www.cde.ca.gov
    Family Involvement (Parents' Rights info): www.cde.ca.gov
  • California K-12 Schools with LD Programs
    www.ldresources.org is a list compiled by LD Resources
    (please note: this is not an exhaustive list.)
  • Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
    www.chadd.org
    CHADD is the nation's leading non-profit organization serving individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Through collaborative leadership, advocacy, research, education and support, CHADD provides science-based, evidence-based information about AD/HD to parents, educators, professionals, the media and the general public.
  • International Dyslexia Association — California
    The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families, and the communities that support them.
    www.interdys.org
  • LDOnLine
    LDOnLine is a service of The Learning Project at WETA, Washington, D.C., in association with The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.
    www.ldonline.org
  • Learning Disabilities Association of America for California
    LDA is the largest nonprofit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities and has over 200 state and local affiliates in 42 states and Puerto Rico. www.ldaamerica.org
  • National Attention-Deficit Disorder Association
    www.add.org
    ADDA is focused on the particular needs of adults and families with ADD: Work issues, relationship and home issues, medications, organization, time management, and life in the home where more than one individual has ADD.
  • National Center for Learning Disabilities
    www.ld.org
    NCLD provides national leadership in support of children and adults with LD, by offering information, resources, and referral services; developing and supporting innovative educational programs; promoting public awareness; and advocating for more effective policies and legislation to help individuals with LD.
  • NCLD's State Resource Locator for California
    The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) provides a variety of resources searchable by age range, topic, or keyword.
    www.ncld.org
  • Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) — California
    Parent Training and Information centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) are parent-directed, nonprofit organizations funded by the U.S. Department of Education to help parents better understand their child’s disability, rights, responsibilities, and educational needs.
    wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov
  • Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
    www.rfbd.org
    RFB&D produces and maintains a library of more than 90,000 titles on audiotape or computer disk, in a broad variety of subjects, at all academic levels. Anyone with a documented disability - including a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability which makes reading standard print difficult or impossible - is eligible to use RFB&D's taped textbooks. Membership is required.
  • SchwabLearning.org
    A Parent's Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Difficulties
    http://www.schwablearning.org
  • The Frostig Center
    The Frostig Center is a nonprofit organization that specializes in the study, diagnosis, and treatment of learning disabilities.
    www.frostig.org
  • US Department of Education
    www.ed.gov
    The USDE offers a huge amount of information on education. Use the search feature to locate articles and studies related to learning issues.



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