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c/o Roberta Rappaport
2945 W. Farwell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645-2925 |
Robert
Bock
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Jay
Giedd, M.D.
Dr Giedd is a non-voting advisory AAKSIS Board member
301-435-4517
301-480-8898 fax
jgiedd@helix.nih.gov
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Present Research Opportunities:
National Institute of Mental Health
For more information, contact:
Liv Clasen, Ph.D.
Clasenl@codon.nih.gov
Child Psychiatry Branch
10 Center Drive
Bldg. 10, Room 4C210
Bethesda, MD 20892-1367
(301)435-4513 |
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The American
Speech
Language and Hearing
Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
1-800-638-TALK
(301) 897-8682
Distributes a
pamphlet parents may consult to determine if their children's communication abilities are
developing at a normal rate.
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The Federation for
Children with Special Need
95 Berkely Street,
Suite 104
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 482-2915
Maintains a listing
of local and state agencies providing special educational services for infants, toddlers,
and preschoolers under Public Law 99-457 |
Learning
Disabilities
Association of
America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412) 341-1515
Provides information
on dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
Has local chapters
throughout the country. |
K' S. and
Associated
P.O. Box 119
Roseville, CA 95678
Support group for XXY
males as well as males with other sex chromo-some disorders. Operated by
"Melissa," mother of a 12-year-old XXY boy Provides literature on XXY males and
other chromosome disorders, periodic newsletter. |
The National
Cancer Institute
Building 31, Room
1OA16
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20982
Offers the free
booklet Breast Exams: What You Should Know The last page of the booklet is a pull-out
chart listing the instructions for breast self examination. Although the booklet was
written primarily for women, the breast self examination technique also can be used by XXY
males. |
The National
Information
Center for Children
and Youth
With Disabilities
(NICHCY)
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
1-800-695-0285
(202) 884-8200
Distributes
information on Public Law 94-142, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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The Orton Dyslexia
Society
Chester Building,
Suite 382
8600 La Salle Road
Baltimore, MD 21286
(410) 296-0232
Provides
information on dyslexia. Has local chapters throughout the country
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