We are dedicated to providing parents with a wide range of resources to help you care for your child and connect with others who have similar challenges. Help us expand our resource list by sending us your favorite organizations, blogs, Facebook groups, and more to info@acrosshealthhc.com or posting on our Facebook page.
Family Resources
We are dedicated to providing parents with a wide range of resources to help you care for your child and connect with others who have similar challenges. Help us expand our resource list by sending us your favorite organizations, blogs, Facebook groups, and more to info@acrosshealthhc.com or posting on our Facebook page.
Facebook Support Groups
Children with Sensory Needs:
- Support for Sensory Needs
- Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Support
- Sensory Processing Disorder Advocacy
- Sensory Processing Disorder Parents
Parenting Children with Anxiety Facebook Support Groups:
- Parenting an Anxious Child
- Parenting a Child with Anxiety
- Highly Sensitive Children – Closed Group for Parents
Parenting Children with Autism or Similar Needs Facebook Support Groups
Parenting Children with Gifted and/or Twice Exceptional Qualities:
Parenting Facebook Support Groups for the Imperfect Parent:
- The Stop Yelling Challenge from Dirt and Boogers
- The Daily Gratitude Challenge
- The World’s Okayest Parents
- From the Mouths of Moms with B-Inspired Mama
- The Neighborhood, Imperfect Families
- Extremely Good Parenting Hideout
Parents struggling with high need children 0-5
- The Fussy Baby Site Support Group | Colic, High Needs Babies, Spirited Kids (high need baby group)
- Colic, High Needs Babies, Spirited Kids (high need toddler/preschooler group)
Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
Facebook: Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
website: www.downsyndromedallas.org
Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas
Facebook: Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas
website: www.dspnt.org
Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network
Facebook: Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network
website: www.dsdiagnosisnetwork.org
Online Community Support Groups
Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
Facebook: Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
website: www.downsyndromedallas.org
Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas
Facebook: Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas
website: www.dspnt.org
Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network
Facebook: Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network
website: www.dsdiagnosisnetwork.org
Allergic Child
website: allergicchild.com
email: Nicole@allergicchild.com
Family support, resources, newsletter
Allergy Moms
website: www.allergymoms.com
email: gclowe@allergymom.com
Support for caregiver, e-newsletter
FAAN Teen
website: www.faanteen.org
Support, educations, tips
Fan Kids
website: www.fankids.org
Games, activities, contests
Food Allergy Project
website: www.FoodAllergyProject.org
email: foodallergyInfo@FoodAllergyProject.org
Lone Star Celiac Sprue Support Group #51
(214) 274-6094
website: www.dfwceliac.org
email: president@dfwceliac.org
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) Dallas Area Chapter
1821 Spinnaker Way Dr
Wylie Tx 75098-7855
(972) 489-9915
website: www.dallasrock.org
Texas Parent to Parent
Provides parent-to-parent support, resource referral, and education for parents of children with disabilities and professionals who serve special needs children
website: https://www.txp2p.org/resources/resources
Safety & Emergency Preparedness
2-1-1 Texas
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION
Special Needs-Transportation Registry – Call 211
website: www.211texas.org/211/
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Location: Texas Department of Public Safety
5805 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78752-4422
Mail: P O Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773-0001
website: www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem
Texas Evacuation Routes
website: www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/hurricane.htm
Ready.gov
website: http://www.ready.gov/
FEMA
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
website: http://www.fema.gov
American Red Cross
Service Areas/Offices:
website: http://www.redcross.org/local/northtexas/locations
Safe & Well
Additional Resources
Children’s Health-Dental Clinic
214-456-8800
accepts ages 0-21
website: childrens.com
Dental products for special needs children and adults
website: https://specializedcare.com/
Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies
The majority of children get things supplied through insurance, some items are not covered or not enough supply is provided.The Parker Lee Project can help fill that gap
website: http://www.theparkerleeproject.org/supplies.html
Children’s Disability List of Support Groups and Listservs ©
Directory of internet support groups for families of children with disabilities and special needs
website: http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/speclists.html
ADD ADHD Support Group
email: ADD-ADHD-Parents@yahoogroups.com
ADD Association
8200 Walnut Hills
Dallas Tx 75253
(972) 458-9226
website: www.adda-sr.org
email: oflanigan@adda-sr.org
The Dallas support group meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at Presbyterian Medical Center in the Southeast Conference room.
ADD Association: North Dallas, Richardson Chapter
4502 River Oaks Parkway
Garland Tx
(972) 467-9299
The North Dallas support group meets the first Tuesday of each month from 7:00 – 8:30 pm (except December, January and July) at the Richardson Baptist Church, 160 Buckingham Road in Richardson.
ADD/LD Parent Support Group of Collin County
601 Greenville Ave (First United MethodistChurch of Allen)
email: sscaroline@aol.com
Our purpose is to support and nurture parents of children who learn differently by empowering parents through information to be proactive in advocating for their children. Community speakers, videos, and sharing information help our parents stay informed.
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
115 Executive Way, Suite 209
Desoto Tx 75115
(972) 283-7900
email: southdallaschadd@sbcglobal.net
Meetings held the third Monday of each month from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.
A Hand to Hold
(855) 424-6428 Ext.3
website: www.handtohold.org
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453
website: http://www.childhelp.org
Children with AIDS Project of America
(800) 866-2437
website: www.aidskids.org
Connections -Special Needs Kids Directory
(888) 596-6366
website: www.specialneedskidsdirectory.com
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
(800) 628-5115
website: www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/index.shtml#eci
Family Voices
(800) 835-5669
website: www.familyvoices.org
Housing Services
(214) 828-4244
La Leche League
(800) 525-3243
website: www.llli.org
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
(800) 722-9474
website: www.wish.org
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
(914) 997-4488
website: www.marchofdimes.com
Medical Transportation Program
(877) 633-8747
website: www.texashealthsteps.com
Texas Health Steps
(877) 847-8377
website: www.dshs.state.tx.us/thsteps/default.shtm
Traditional Medicaid
(800) 925-9126
website: www.tmhp.com