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What
kinds of resources are available in Wisconsin for children with developmental
disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them?
Wisconsin promotes CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. campaign in an effort to raise
awareness about developmental milestones and the importance of screening and
early intervention. Visit www.ActEarly.wisc.edu
for more information.
Wisconsin Regional Centers for Children and Youth
with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) provide confidential information,
referral and follow-up so all families of children and youth with special
health care needs and providers have access to complete and accurate
information. The Regional Center staff regularly provides training related to
early identification, autism, developmental screening, and community-based
resources. To find out what is available in your area, visit www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/children/overview/index.htm.
Finding
Your Way: A Navigation Guide for Wisconsin Families Who Have Children and Youth
with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities
is another valuable resource that provides brief descriptions of programs,
services and systems of support available in Wisconsin. You can download the
booklet at www.waisman.wisc.edu/cedd/pdfs/findingyourway.pdf.
Wisconsin First Step is a 24-hour hotline and
searchable online database for families and providers who support the needs of
children and youth with special needs: call 1-800-642-7837 or visit www.mch-hotlines.org.
Autism Autism
Societies
There are autism
societies around the state to provide support, resources, and education for
those affected by ASDs. The following is a list of some of the chapters in
Wisconsin.
Autism Society of
Wisconsin: http://www.asw4autism.org/
Autism Society of
Southeastern Wisconsin: http://www.assew.org/
Autism Society of
Northeast Wisconsin: http://www.asnew.org/
Autism Society of
Greater Madison: http://autismmadison.org/
Autism Society of
Central Wisconsin: http://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/east/Student%20Files/Autism/Autism.htm
Autism Society of Fox
Valley: http://www.focol.org/asfv/
Autism Society of the
Lakeshore: http://autismlakeshore.org/
Chippewa Valley Autism
Society: http://cvaswi.webs.com/
Cerebral Palsy
Resources
United Cerebral Palsy: http://www.ucp.org/
Reaching for the Stars:
http://www.reachingforthestars.org/
United
Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin: http://www.ucpsew.org/
United Cerebral Palsy
of West Central Wisconsin: http://affnet.ucp.org/ucp_local.cfm/156
Cerebral Palsy, Inc.: http://www.cp-center.org/resources/

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