Resources- Specific Diagnosis Card Catalog- Communication Disorders

Who To Contact

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
1-800-638-8255
301-897-8682 (V/TTY)
Web: www.asha.org

ASHA's mission is to ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate effectively. On this site you will find information to help you understand communication and communication disorders as well as a referral service, so you can get access to qualified professionals.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320
E-mail: nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov
Web: www.nidcd.nih.gov

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is one of the Institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is the Federal government's focal point for the support of biomedical research. NIH's mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. Simply described, the goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Where to go to Chat with Others?

Child Language
A forum for both information and support intended for parents of children with language disorders and professionals dealing with them.

Late Talkers
Child speech delays & speech disorders

CHERAB - ECHO - Speechville Web Board
Connecting caregivers of children struggling with speech or language

Childrens Apraxia Net
The Cherab Foundation is a world-wide nonprofit organization working to improve the communication skills and education of all children with speech and language delays and disorders. While we outreach to any "late talker" our area of emphasis is verbal and oral apraxia, severe neurologically-based speech and language disorders that hinder children's ability to speak.

Learn More About It

Early Identification of Speech-Language Disorders

Info About Speech and Language Disorders - NICHCY

Childhood Apraxia of Speech
General Information for Parents

LD In Depth: Speech and Language

Apraxia-FAQ

Links

Apraxia Kids Home Page

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Web Site

Carol's Speech and Language Disorders Homepage

Speech & Language Disabilities

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders