789 Clapboardtree St.
Westwood, Massachusetts  02090

Useful Links

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
• The Arc of the United States
• Arc Massachusetts
• National Association for Child Development
• Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
• MassHealth

ADVOCACY

• Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts (AFAM)
• Federation for Children with Special Needs
• Massachusetts Advocates for Children
• Special Needs Advocacy Network
• Mental Health Legal Advisors
• Children's Law Center
• Disability Law Center

ARTS

• Therapy and the Performing Arts
• VSA Arts

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Adaptive Environments
• Alliance for Technology Access

ATTENTION DEFICIT INFORMATION

• The Attention Deficit Network, Inc.
• CHADD - Children and Adults with ADD/HD

AUTISM

• Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts (AFAM)
• Asperger's Association of New England
• Autism Consortium
• Autism Society of America



MASSACHUSETTS AUTISM CENTERS

• Family Autism Center (Westwood)
• Autism Resource Center of Central MA (West Boylston)
• Autism Alliance of Metrowest, Inc. (Natick)
• Community Resources for People with Autism (Easthampton)
• Community Autism Resources (Swansea)
• Boston Families for Autism/TILL (Dedham)
• The Autism Support Center (Danvers)

BRAIN INJURY

• Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
• Statewide Head Injury Program (SHIP)

DOWN SYNDROME

• Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress

MENTAL HEALTH

• The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (mental illness/mental retardation)
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Massachusetts
• Parent/Professional Advocacy League

RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS

• MA Department of Mental Retardation
• Family to Family
• MAAPS
• National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children (NAPSEC)
• Personal Advocacy and Lifetime Support (PALS)
• Parents for Residential Reform