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Hot Topics: Speech & language and school separation
Resources for families with twins
Resources for families with children on the autism spectrum
Resources for families with children with disabilities

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Speech and language development in twins.
Click here for one of many descriptions of typical and delayed language in multiples

School Separation:

Should my twins be in the same classroom?
Click here for one of many academic summaries of research on this topicResources for families with twins

Books

Entwined Lives by Nancy L. Segal, Ph.D.
Mothering Twins by Linda Albi, Deborah Johnson, Debra Catlin, Donna
Florien Deurloo, and Sheryll Greatwood

Web sites

American Academy of Pediatrics

Preemietwins.com
Resources for both parents of multiples and/or parents of premature infants

Twins Magazine

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
New Wisconsin promise. A quality education for every child

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Protecting and promoting the health and safety of the people of Wisconsin

boysClubs

MOMs
Madison Area Mothers of Multiples

Waukesha Mothers of Twins Club

National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club (N.O.M.O.T.C.)
Welcome to the wonderful world of raising multiples

Resources for families with children on the autism spectrum

Autism Society of Wisconsin

Autism Society of America

Questions Regarding Autism Services
Wisconsin County Contacts for Questions Regarding Autism Services Under the Children's Waiver

Resources for twins with disabilities and their families

Web sites

Katie Beckett MA Medicaid Consultants
A special eligibility process that allows certain children to obtain a Wisconsin Medicaid card: must be residents of Wisconsin with long-term disabilities or complex medical needs, living at home with their families

Our Kids
Devoted to raising special kids with special needs

Waisman Center Family Village
A global community of disability-related resources

Birth to 3 Program Contacts
Wisconsin County Department of Health and Family Services Birth to 3 Program Contacts

Family Support Coordinators
Wisconsin County Family Support Contacts

Wisconsin Family Ties
Working for community support and understanding. Helping you find what your child needs.


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