Mark Bertin, M.D.

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Disclaimer:  All information provided in these links is general in nature. Please remember that information alone cannot take the place of professional services or evaluation. 

While these web sites do contain plenty of useful, valid information, Dr. Bertin cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of every page.  As with any use of the Internet, always remember to check the source of the information you read.

General information...

          www.mayoclinic.org - General medical information from the Mayo Clinic

          www.healthfinder.gov - Lists of governement reviewed medical sites

          www.nlm.nih.gov - National Library of Medicine

http://www.mscd.edu/extendedcampus/toolsofthemind/parents/parentsupport.shtml - Research-based information regarding the importance of unstructured, free play for child development, with tips for parents. 

Useful sites for ADHD information...

www.chadd.org - Children And Adults With ADHD

http://www.parentsmedguide.org/ParentGuide_English.pdf - Parents Guide to ADHD Medications (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

www.additudemag.com - Online magazine for adults and parents living with attention deficit disorders.

www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm#adhd9 - National Institute of Mental Health information

http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/adhd.cfm- Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics

For information about Autism/Pervasive Develomental Disorders... 

          http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/autism.cfm - American Academy of Pediatrics site for parents - includes various resources including clinical practice guidelines

          www.autism-society.org/site - The Autism Society of America

          www.geneclinics.org - A detailed medical summary of autism is available on this site (written for health care professionals)

          http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309072697 - Full text for the National Academies Press "Educating Children with Autism" (written for teachers and professionals)

          http://www.autismresearchnetwork.org/AN/ - The National Institutes of Health support two major research networks dedicated to understanding and treating autism. This site provides information about these networks and the research they conduct.

For information about reading instruction and learning disabilities...
www.interdys.org  - International Dyslexia Association
 
www.ldonline.com - Learning Disabilities Online
 
www.ld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilties
 
http://www.nifl.gov/ - National Institute for Literacy - a federal agency serving as a national resource on current, comprehensive literacy research, practice, and policy, and to make the findings of scientifically-based reading research available to educators, administrators, and families.
New York State Parent Guide for the Special Education process...
 

Mark Bertin, M.D.  106 Washington Avenue  Pleasantville, NY   10570
 
Phone: 914 841 2302