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The classification your child receives is one of 13 as defined by NYS law to determine his eligibility for special education services.
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/lawsregs/sect2001.htm
This link defines all the terms used in the Special Education Law.
Here is a list of resources for each of these classifications:
Autism: http://www.omr.state.ny.us/autism/hp_autism_booklet.jsp
http://www.nyacts.org/
http://www.omr.state.ny.us/autism/index.jsp
http://www.omr.state.ny.us/document/image/hp_brochures_firstresponders_autism.pdf
http://www.nationalautismresources.com/
www.autismspeaks.org
www.cureautismnow.org
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/autism.php
www.fraxa.org (Fragile X)
www.nfxf.org (Fragile X)
http://www.ahany.org/ (Asperger’s Syndrome)
www.heartshare.org
www.ahrc.org
www.yai.org
www.rhettsyndrome.org (Rhett’s Syndrome)
Deaf-Blindness, Deafness, Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment
http://www.nichcy.org/disabilities/specific/pages/deafnessandhearingloss.aspx
http://cqc.ny.gov/advocacy/interagency-coordinating-council/reports
http://www.nichcy.org/disabilities/specific/pages/visualimpairment.aspx
http://www.afb.org/
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/speechandlanguageimpairments.php
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/visualimpairments.php
http://www.visionsvcb.org/
Emotional Disturbance
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/emotionaldisturbance/
http://www.aimservicesinc.org/About%20Us.htm
Intellectual Disability
http://www.omr.state.ny.us/
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/mentalretardation.php
www.heartshare.org
www.AHRC.org
www.yai.org
Learning Disability
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/learningdisabilities.php
http://www.ncld.org/
http://www.ldanatl.org/
Multiple Disabilities
www.yai.org
www.heartshare.org
Orthopedic Impairment (Bones Diseases, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Dystrophy, Polio, Scoliosis, Spina Bifida, Spinal Muscular Atrophies, etc.) http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/orthopedicimpairments.php
http://www.rarebonedisease.org/
http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/
www.mdausa.org
www.mda.org
http://www.polioeradication.org/disease.asp
http://www.scoliosisassociates.com/
www.srs.org (Scoliosis Research)
www.sbaa.org (Spina Bifida)
www.smafoundation.org (Spinal Muscular Atrophy)
Other Health Impairment www.omr.state.ny.us
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/otherhealthimpairments/
Speech or Language Impairment http://www.childspeech.net/understanding.html
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/speechandlanguageimpairments.php
Traumatic Brain Injury
www.traumaticbraininjury.com
http://www.napcse.org/exceptionalchildren/traumaticbraininjury.php
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