Neurodevelopmental
Patient and Family Resources
Conditions
- Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Bladder Exstrophy (PDF) (Spanish)
- Cerebral Palsy
- Constipation and Soiling (Encopresis) (PDF) (Spanish)
- Daytime Wetting (PDF) (Spanish)
- Delayed Speech or Language Development
- Hydrocephalus
- Latex Allergy (PDF) (Spanish)
- Neurogenic Bowel: Problem-Solving Tips (PDF)
- Spina Bifida (PDF) (Amharic) (Spanish)
- Tethered Spinal Cord Symptoms (PDF)
- Tourette Syndrome
- Urinary Reflux (PDF) (Spanish)
- Urinary Tract Infections (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
Tests and Procedures
- ACE Irrigation (PDF)
- Clean Intermittent Catheterization (PDF) (Spanish)
- Giving Your Child a Modified Continence Enema at Home (PDF)
- Mitrofanoff Channel (PDF) (Spanish)
- Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS) (PDF)
- Voiding Cysto Urethrogram (VCUG) (PDF) (Spanish)
- CT Scan (PDF) (Spanish)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (PDF) (Spanish)
- Ultrasound (PDF) (Spanish)
- X-ray (PDF)
Recommended Reading
- Diet and High-Fiber Foods (PDF)
- Folic Acid Information (Spina Bifida Association)
- Natural Laxative Recipes (PDF)
- Safety Tips for Children with Special Needs
- Tethered Cord Fact Sheet (SBA)
Support Groups and Classes
- Bladder Exstrophy Support Network
- Children's Hydrocephalus Support Group
- OASIS @ MAAP (autism and Asperger syndrome)
- Parent to Parent (P2P) Support Programs of Washington State (The Arc)
- The Fathers Network
- Sibshops
- SOFT: Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13, and Related Disorders
- Trisomy Online
Useful Links
- ADDitude Magazine: Living Well with ADD and Learning Disabilities
- Adolescent Health Transition Project, University of Washington
- Alliance for Full Participation
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Autism Society of Washington
- Bedwetting Store
- Birth Control (Center for Young Women's Health)
- Birth Control (Planned Parenthood)
- Birth Control (Public Health - Seattle and King County)
- Birth to Three Centers: King and Pierce County Community Resources
- BlazeSports
- Books on Parenting Children with Special Needs or Disabilities (Children's Disabilities Information)
- Camp Casey (North Central Kiwanis)
- CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research
- Car Seat Options for Children with Behavior Challenges (Spanish)
- Care Organizer Order Form (Center for Children with Special Needs)
- Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington
- Cerebral Palsy Facts (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
- Chiari Malformation Clinic, University of Washington
- Compass Health
- Developmental Disabilities Administration (Washington State Department of Social and Health Services)
- Disability Resources (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Disabled Parking Permit Application (Washington State Department of Licensing) (PDF)
- Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT), University of Washington
- Down Syndrome Community
- Down Syndrome: Health Issues
- Emergency Information Form for Children With Special Needs (American College of Emergency Physicians)
- Emergency Preparedness for Families of Children with Special Needs
- Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Washington
- Family Study of Autism, University of Washington
- Giving Your Child an Active Role in His or Her Health Care (Adolescent Health Transition Project)
- Healthy and Ready to Work
- Help Finding Resources for Children with Special Needs
- Intellectual Disability Fact Sheet (CDC) (PDF)
- Learning Disabilities Association of Washington
- Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center
- Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (University of Connecticut) (PDF)
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- National Down Syndrome Congress
- National Down Syndrome Society
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Resource Center on ADHD
- National Sleep Foundation
- Outdoors for All Foundation
- PACER Center: Champions for Children with Disabilities
- Potty MD
- Providers of Early Intervention Services in King County (PDF)
- Quackwatch
- Quality Mall
- Seattle Adaptive Sports
- Social Security Information for Children with Disabilities
- Sound Mental Health
- Sleep Diary (Sleep Log) (PDF)
- Sleepnet.com Sleep Disorder Centers
- Special Education Child Find (Seattle Public Schools)
- Spina Bifida Association
- Spina Bifida Association of Washington State
- The Arc of the United States
- Travelers With Disabilities and Medical Conditions (Transportation Security Administration)
- Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children (TEACCH)
- United Cerebral Palsy
- University of Washington Autism Center
- University of Washington Rehabilitation Medicine
- UrologyHealth.org Pediatric Conditions
- U.S. Paralympic Team
- Washington Assistive Technology Act Program (WATAP)
- Washington Homeschool Organization
- Washington PAVE
- Washington School Districts (Superintendent of Public Instruction)
- Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council
- Washington State Special Education Coalition
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For additional resources, visit the Washington State Department of Health website.
