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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 Medical Information...

Mayo Clinic click here
Healthfinder.gov:  Governement reviewed medical sites click here
National Library of Medicine click here

General Child Development

Healthychildren.org (American Academy of Pediatrics) click here
Educating preschoolers (article) click here

Social emotional skills research summary click here
Tools of the Mind:  Research-based information regarding the importance

            of free play for child development, with tips for parents click here


Media and children

           Common Sense Media:  Evidence based media advice, parent handouts 
                    and age-related ratings of movies, games and books click here
           Campaign for a Commerical Free Childhood click here           
           Science News:  Articles on media and child development click here

           American Academy of Pediatrics media guidelines click here


Information About ADHD ...

CHADD:  Children And Adults With ADHD click here 
National Resource Center for ADHD click here 
Additude Magazine  click here

National Institute of Mental Health ADHD information click here

American Academy of Pediatrics ADHD information click here

For information about Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders... 

American Academy of Pediatrics site for parents - various resources  
     including clinical practice guidelines click here

Autism and PDD Support Network for parents click here

Geneclinics - A detailed medical summary of autism is available on this
     site (written for health care professionals) click here

National Academies Press online version of "Educating Children with
     Autism" (written for teachers and professionals) click here

National Institutes of Health site supporting two major research networks
     dedicated to understanding and treating autism click here

Autism Science Foundation - supports research in the field of autism and
     supplies research-based information for families click here

For information about reading instruction and learning disabilities...
International Dyslexia Association click here
Learning Disabilities Online click here
National Center for Learning Disabilties click here
National Institute for Literacy - current, comprehensive literacy research, practice, and policy, making scientifically-based reading research available to educators, administrators, and families. click here
New York State Parent Guide for the Special Education process click here
        

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research ...

National Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine click here
Cochran Reviews (Evidence Based Medical Summaries) click here
Mindfulness Based Intervention - UCLA Research Review
click here 
    
(for the full UCLA bibliography click here)

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Phone: 914 841 2302

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