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