Resources
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
The nation’s leading non-profit organization serving individuals with AD/HD and their families.
The Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN)
The Federation is a center for parents and parent organizations to work together on behalf of children with special needs and their families
Asperger’s Association of New England (AANE)
AANE provides a supportive, understanding community for individuals with AS and related conditions and their families and professionals.
Family Ties of Massachusetts — 800-905-TIES
Family TIES is a statewide information and support network for families of children with disabilities or chronic illness
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF)
CABF is a parent-led, not-for-profit, Web-based organization of families raising children diagnosed with, or at risk for, pediatric bipolar disorder.
The Arc of Massachusetts — 781-891-6270
The Arc offers services to people have intellectual and developmental disabilities in every town in the Commonwealth.
Learning Resources
LD Online
The nation’s leading non-profit organization serving individuals with AD/HD and their families.
The Bookshare Library
Digital books for people with print disabilities. The Bookshare™ library contains tens of thousands of accessible text to speech books.
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic-RFB&D
AANE provides a supportive, understanding community for individuals with AS and related conditions and their families and professionals.
Wrightslaw Yellowpages for Kids
Family TIES is a statewide information and support network for families of children with disabilities or chronic illness.
State Agencies
Department of Developmental Services (DDS, Previously DMR) 888-367-4435Department of Public Health (DPH) 800-882-4135
Department of Children and Families (DCF, Previously DSS ) 800-792-5200
Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education ( ESE ) 388-3300
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) 617-626-8000