Children with Mental Retardation

Information and helpful links

American Association on Mental Retardation -- an on-line resource that will give you rapid access to information about the mental retardation and disabilities field

The Arc -- a national organization working with families and people with mental retardation

Best Buddies -- The mission of Best Buddies is to enhance the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment

Children Who Are Mentally Retarded -- One of the Facts for Families information sheets from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).

Civitan International Research Center -- A research center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham devoted to improving the well-being and the quality of life of individuals and families affected by mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

FRAXA Research Foundation Home Page -- FRAXA Research Foundation supports research aimed at finding a specific treatment for fragile X, the #1 inherited cause of mental retardation, affecting an estimated 1 in 1000 children.

The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association -- information about Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a genetically based developmental disability.

The National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils -- NADDC is the national organization of Developmental Disabilities Councils that advocate and work for change on behalf of people with developmental and other disabilities and their families.

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Mental Retardation (RRTCAMR) - A national resource for resource for researchers, planners, providers, self-advocates, families and students in the field of aging and mental retardation.

Research Healthpage for Older Women with Disabilities -- A page designed to be a resource for older women with disabilities and an exploratory aide for research

Special Olympics International -- The official website of Special Olympics International

Waisman Center -- located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of 14 national centers dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development and developmental disabilities.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Family Resource Institute -- a website that helps is to identify, understand and care for individuals disabled by prenatal alcohol exposure, and to prevent future generations with this disability

National Fragile X Foundation -- a hereditary condition which can cause learning problems in both males and females. It is the most common cause of genetically-inherited mental impairment.

PKU -- a rare, inherited metabolic disease that results in mental retardation and other neurological problems

National Down Syndrome Society -- a website dedicated to to increase public awareness about Down syndrome and discover its underlying causes through research, education and advocacy.

National Association for Down Syndrome -- a not-for-profit organization founded by parents of children with Down syndrome who felt a need to create a better environment and bring about understanding and acceptance of people with Down syndrome

Angelman Syndrome Foundation -- a group that has a mission to advance the awareness and treatment of Angelman Syndrome through education, information exchange and research.

Self Advocates -- a website with many links for self advocates.

River Bend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group

This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page