Special Education & Special Needs

PaTTAN is a part of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Bureau of Special Education. Families can find information here about special education in Pennsylvania.

Understood is a program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities that is dedicated to providing information and tools to parents to help their children with learning and attention issues.

Autism Speaks is a non-profit organization that provides information about Autism Spectrum Disorders for families and educators, including information about assessments, interventions, advocacy, and research.

Information for parents can be found here about assessment, treatment, and strategies to help children with ADHD.

This section of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) site gives examples of expected speech/language development in order to help spot signs of difficulties with possible speech or language impairment.