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Asphalt Green
http://www.asphaltgreen.com
555 E. 90th Street (btw. York and East End)
New York, NY
At Asphalt Green, community service is at the core of our origin and at the heart of our mission. We are committed to improving the health and fitness of all New Yorkers, regardless of age, ability, or even economics. That is why we operate a variety of programs—all funded by our generous supporters—that cater to the most needy members of our community. We call these our Community Programs.
Asphalt Green offers individual classes for children with special needs in swimming, gymnastics, basketball, etc.

 

Asphalt Green has kind, caring patient instructors who take the lessons at the child's pace. My son has gone from being afraid of the water to swimming in water over his head in just a few months of lessons.
-Joh
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FirefliesNY
http://www.firefliesny.com/
Lisa Chin
(718) 355-9480
Lisa@FirefliesNY.com
Location: Park Slope/Windsor Terrace - Brooklyn, NY
FirefliesNY™ provides a new light for children with Autism / Asperger's Syndrome. Sessions at FirefliesNY™ involve a blend of TaeKwonDo, music/movement, balance, stretching, and breathing exercises all guided by Applied Behavior Analysis. The goal of each session is to teach, via the ABA method, the major tenets of Tae Kwon Do:

I cannot recommend too highly - They teach Tae Kwon Do to austitic kids, led by a Certified Special Education teacher who is also a black-belt in Tae Kwon Do.  They have done wonders for my son.
-John

Seaside Riding
http://www.seasideriding.com/

Daniel Cutler, Director
Jamaica Bay Riding Academy: (718) 531-8949
Cell: (718) 812 8466
Seaside Therapeutic Riding is open all year. We offer both indoor and outdoor riding for special needs children and adults. In addition to ring riding we also offer trail riding to our students. People with special needs do not have to be observers of life. People with special needs can participate in life and enjoy all      its excitement.

My son has an absolute blast and has learned to sit straight in the saddle and tell the horse what to do.
-John

 

New York Resources

Brooklyn IE and CPSE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooklynIEandCPSE/

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
www.resourcesnyc.org
116 E. 16th Street, 5th Floor
NY, NY 10003
212-677-4650
info@resourcesnyc.org

http://resourcesnycdatabase.org/
This site has a searchable database for programs and services for children birth to 26 years with disabilities and other special needs in the NY Metropolitan area.  It includes national organizations and residential programs such as camps and schools that serve children from New York City.

www.newsletter@Wrightslaw.com
Information on advocacy and education law in a newsletter format.

www.insideschools.org
a project by Advocates for Children in conjunction with public school specialist Clara Hemphill.

www.nyc.gov/schools
The NYC Department of Education web site. 

www.vesid.nysed.gov
The area of The New York State Education Department web site that covers special education issues and a list of approved private schools.

For preschool special education evaluations, services and programs: contact the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) in the family's home school district or region or the Central Based Support Team at 718-758-7713. Also, contact these additional resources for more info:

Early Childhood Direction Centers

Bronx: 718-584-0658
Brooklyn: 718-437-3794
Manhattan: 212-746-6175
Queens: 718-374-0002x 465
Staten Island: 718-226-6670

Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. 212-947-9779
AFC Helpline Mon-Thurs 10am-4 pm  866-427-6033
Metropolitan Parent Center/Sinergia 212-643-2840
Parent to Parent New York 718-494-4872
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc 212-677-4650
United We Stand  718-302-4313
 

Special Needs Sites

www.resourcesnyc.org
Searchable database for special needs children in NY

www.newsletter@Wrightslaw.com
Information on advocacy and education law in a newsletter format.

www.insideschools.org
a project by Advocates for Children in conjunction with public school specialist Clara Hemphill.

www.nyc.gov/schools
The NYC Department of Education web site. 

www.vesid.nysed.gov
The area of The New York State Education Department web site that covers special education issues and a list of approved private schools.

www.ourspecialkids.com

a guide to help parents find specialists, forums and answers.

www.medicalhomeinfo.org
National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs

www.familyvoices.org
National  clearinghouse for information on children with special health needs

www.dbpeds.org
Developmental  and behavioral pediatrics online. Affiliated with the American Academy  of Pediatrics

www.nimh.nih.gov
National  Institute of Mental Health

www.addforums.com
Online  resource center for ADHD

www.parentadvocates.org
Put your  child’s education into your own hands

www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger
Online  Asperger Syndrome Information and Support

www.autismndi.com
Autism  Network for Dietary Intervention (ANDI)

www.autism-society.org
Autism  Society of America

www.bpchildren.com
Easing  the burden, erasing the stigma one child at a time

www.ncld.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities

www.spdnetwork.org
Resources  for the sensory processing disorder community

www.ndss.org
National  Down Syndrome Society

www.jdrf.org
Juvenile  Diabetes Research Foundation International

www.nichcy.org/kids/index.htm
Zigawhat!  A site for learning, connecting, growing,  coping and fun for young people with disabilities

www.fragilex.org
National  Fragile X Foundation

www.speechdelay.com
SLP  Jennifer Fusco’s information packed, parent friendly site

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