NICHCY is pleased to connect you with sources of information and assistance in Spanish on specific topics. This page is presented here in English to help people looking for Spanish materials to share with their Spanish-speaking families.
The list below isn't intended to be exhaustive of the Spanish-language resources on disability conditions available---we'll be adding to this page constantly. So check back often to see what's new!
If you are looking for NICHCY publications and products in Spanish please visit Nuestros Productos y Publicaciones.
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AD/HD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- What's the ADA all about?
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/infoline.htm
Call the ADA Information Line at the U.S. Department of Justice, where Spanish speaking staff can answer your questions about the ADA: 1.800.514.0301 (Voice), 1.800.514.0383 (TTY).
English versions of many publications explaining the ADA are available online at: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm. Spanish language versions are available by calling the ADA Information Line. Examples of what's available include: ADA Questions and Answers (31 pages), A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (21 pages, covering 11 Federal laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities), A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment (2 pages), but there's much more!
- Child care and the ADA.
www.childcarelaw.org/
Want a quick reference to the ADA for child care providers? Want to know when a child care program is required under the ADA to admit a child with a disability? Visit the Child Care Law Center and find handy information. Spanish versions of many publications are available online from the publications menu, at: www.childcarelaw.org/publications.cfm
Assistive Technology
- Visit the Alliance for Technology Access.
http://ataccess.org/
Find publications and articles on toys as well as general information on assistive technology. On the menu bar under the heading of "ATA Resources," select (click on) "En Español."
- Here's a basic introduction to AT and communication.
http://taalliance.org/publications/index.htm
The Alliance is the central technical assistance center for all of the Parent Training and Information (PTI) Centers in the U.S. From the main publications page link above, look under "Handouts & Flyers," and find online versions in English and Spanish of Simple, Inexpensive Devices Can Help in Communication.
- How AT can help your child to be more active.
www.pbs.org/parents/quickstart/spanish/spanish_content.html
PBS offers many resources for parents of children with disabilities, including this brief called Tecnología Asistida: Como La Tecnología Puede Ayudar A Su Niño A Ser Más Activo (Assistive Technology: How Technology Can Help Your Children to Be More Active). Click the link above, and scroll down the page until you see the link to the brief.
Asperger Syndrome
- Medical info in Spanish about Asperger Syndrome.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/001549.htm
From the Medical Library of the United States, courtesy of Medline Plus in Spanish, "Enfermedad de Asperger" briefly discusses, from a medical perspective, definition of AS, and its characteristics, alternate names, diagnostic exams, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
- Fact sheet on AS in Spanish.
www.aacap.org/publications/apntsfam/fff69.htm
This fact sheet, called Desorden de Asperger, is courtesy of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- The Spanish version of "When your child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder."
www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/fspanish.html
"Cuando su niño/niña es diagnosticado con alguno de los desórdenes en la gama del autismo" is the Spanish title of this publication from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism.
- El Síndrome de Asperger.
www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=espanol_asperger
This description is courtesy of the Autism Society of America.
Asthma / Allergies
- Go to the authorities on the subject.
www.aaaai.org/patients/resources/spanish.stm
Who better than the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, where you'll find tons of information in Spanish, including children's storybooks, easy-to-read fact sheets, and tip brochures for preventing and treating asthma and allergies.
- More info about asthma.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/index.html
Go to the KidsHealth site at the link above, and find the online briefs Todo Sobre las Alergias (All about Allergies) and Control del Asma (Managing Asthma).
Auditory Processing Disorder
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/audidsrdr_span.asp
Autism
- El Autismo, NICHCY's autism factsheet.
www.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/fs1stxt.htm
- Try AutismOnline.
www.autismonline.org
AutismOnline connects the parents of newly diagnosed children with autism and professionals working with these children with critical resources, support, and research information in their own language. Find resources in Spanish at: www.autismonline.org/bookspan.htm
- Visit the Indiana Resource Center for Autism (IRCA).
www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca
The IRCA offers a wide range of materials in English on autism and related disorders. A substantial overview is available in Spanish at: www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/fspanish.html
- NINDS is the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spanish/autismo.htm
NINDS offers an extensive fact sheet on autism in Spanish.
- From the commercial publisher, Woodbine House.
www.woodbinehouse.com
Woodbine House offers Niños Autistas: Guía para Padres, Terapeutas y Educadores, a book looking at how autism can affect the first six years of a child's life. Contact Woodbine House via the Web site address above, or through their toll-free number: 1.800.843.7323.
- Información general sobre el autismo.
www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
This description is courtesy of the Autism Society of America.
- Medical info in Spanish about autism.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/001526.htm
From the Medical Library of the United States, courtesy of Medline Plus in Spanish, "Autismo" briefly discusses, from a medical perspective, the definition of autism and its characteristics, alternate names, diagnostic exams, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
- The child with autism, in Spanish.
www.aacap.org/publications/apntsfam/autistic.htm
This fact sheet, called El Niño Autista, appears online courtesy of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- The Spanish version of "When your child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder."
www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/fspanish.html
"Cuando su niño/niña es diagnosticado con alguno de los desórdenes en la gama del autismo" is the Spanish title of this publication from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism.
- Looking at the genetics of autism (in Spanish).
www.exploringautism.org/spanish/
- On Rett syndrome.
www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/autism/espanol/Rett/index.htm
Rett syndrome is placed clinically under the spectrum of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as is autism.
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Behavior
- General info about home discipline.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/index.html
Disciplinando a su Hijo (Disciplining Your Child) takes a look at this critical subject by age groups: 0-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and 13 and up.
- Behavior as a form of communication: What does defiant behavior say, and what to do about it?
www.pbs.org/parents/quickstart/spanish/spanish_content.html
PBS offers many resources for parents of children with disabilities, including this brief called Comportamiento Desafiante en Niños. Click the link above, and scroll down the page until you see the link to the brief.
- Supporting children's social-emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors.
http://csefel.uiuc.edu/whatworks.html
Visit CSEFEL (Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning) and check out their What Works briefs, which describe practical strategies, provide references to more information about the practice, and include a one-page handout that highlights the major points of the Brief. Titles include Helping Children Make Transitions between Activities and Helping Children Learn to Manage Their Own Behavior.
- Looking for information on functional behavioral assessments?
www.pacer.org/parent/php/PHP-c79s.pdf
FAPE is the Families & Advocates Partnership for Education. Although the project is no longer in operation, its 8-page brief in Spanish on functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral interventions is still available online.
- A goldmine of information on positive behavior support.
www.pbis.org/spanish/default.htm
The Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports offers a Spanish side to its site on addressing behavior problems through positive behavioral supports (PBS). Find materials on improving behavior at home; offering behavior support in class, individually, or to the family, and conducting functional behavioral assessments.
- The role of schools in helping children with emotional or behavioral disorders.
www.air.org/cecp/promisingpractices/1998monographs/resprinvol3.htm
Read the Executive Summary (in Spanish) to the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice's The Role of Education in a System of Care: Effectively Serving Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders, Volume III.
- General tips about changing five common bad habits in our children (maybe even ourselves!).
www.kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/index.html
Las Malas Costumbres de los Niños (Bad Habits) focuses on five bad habits children may have (biting their nails, sucking their thumb, playing with their hair, picking their nose, and holding their breath) as a way of talking about how habits are formed and broken.
Blindness / Visual Impairments
- Visit the National Eye Institute (NEI).
www.nei.nih.gov/health/espanol/index.asp
Tthe NEI was established by Congress in 1968. It conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. Extensive information is available in Spanish on low vision, cataracts, macular degeneration, visual issues associated with diabetes, and glaucoma.
- Lots of info at NOAH!
www.noah-health.org/es/eye/
NOAH is the New York Online Access to Health. Its Web site in Spanish connects you to Spanish language resources from many different sources on visual impairment, including: basic information about the eye, a glossary of terms, low vision fact sheets, eye disorders, diagnosis, and treatments.
- Go here for a large list of eye-related issues.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/eyesandvision.html
Find out about the eye's anatomy and conditions such as astigmatism, cancer, problems with vision, including blindness, macular degeneration, and much more.
- The Blind Children's Center.
www.blindchildrenscenter.org
Information in Spanish can be ordered from the Blind Children's Center, including: the 12-page Heart to Heart (where parents of children who are blind and partially sighted talk about their feelings); the 28-page Let's Eat: Feeding a child with a Visual Impairment
(how to teach feeding skills to children with visual impairments); the 12-page Move with Me (a parent's guide to movement development for babies who are visually impaired); the 11-page Talk to Me (a language guide for parents of children who are visually impaired) and the 15-page sequel Talk to Me II;. and the 28-page Selecting a Program (a guide for parents of infants and preschoolers with visual impairments). Access an order form at: www.blindchildrenscenter.org/pubs.htm
- For grandparents of children with visual impairments.
www.spedex.com/napvi/index_sp.htm
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) offers a mirror home page in Spanish that leads back to their English site. The Spanish publication In Celebration of Grandparenting (Celebrando El Ser Abuelos) is available to help grandparents of children with visual impairments or blindness better understand how they can engage constructively in direct and indirect support of their loved ones dealing with visual impairment. Find out more about this resource and order at: www.spedex.com/napvi/order.html.
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Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spanish/paralisiscerebral.htm
Culturally Appropriate Services
- Visit CLAS, the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Early Childhood Research Institute.
http://clas.uiuc.edu/index.html
At CLAS, click on "Bienvenidos" to find publications in Spanish on childhood/early intervention resources that have been developed across the U.S. for children with disabilities and their families and the service providers who work with them.
- Visit NASP, the National Association of School Psychologists.
www.nasponline.org/culturalcompetence/
NASP promotes cultural competence in every area of school psychological service delivery. Its Cultural Competence Practice Web site offers a collection of resources to assist school psychologists, educators and parents in enhancing the mental health and educational competence of all children. Various materials are available in Spanish, including handouts on the role of the school psychologist, grade retention and promotion, and psychological testing, at: www.naspcenter.org/espanol/
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Deafness / Hearing Impairments
- An introduction to hearing loss, including deafness, from NICHCY.
www.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/fs3stxt.htm
For a quick read on hearing impairments, including deafness, and a list of helpful resources and organizations, try our fact sheet in Spanish.
- Heard of the EHDI, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program?
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/defaultspan.htm
The EHDI program is intended to identify children with hearing loss and intervene early to prevent later problems with communication. Universal newborn hearing screening is soooooooo important! Learn about EHDI at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), within the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). Under NCBDDD's "Temas de Salud A-Z" option of "Deficiencias del Desarrollo," you'll find the publication Hearing Loss in Children (Audición Inadecuada en los Niños).
- Find your state's EHDI program.
www.infanthearing.org/states/index.html
Working from a map of the U.S., click on your state and find the contact information for the person in your state that coordinates the early hearing detection and intervention program. Also find out what hospitals in the state report screening for hearing loss at least 90% of the birth/admissions at the hospital.
- Access a treasure trove of information at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/index.asp
Find out about an incredibly wide range of subjects on hearing: aphasia, screening an infant's hearing, hearing aids, cochlear implants, communication options, tinnitus, ear infections, captioning, and much more.
- Basic introductory materials about hearing and language development, hearing tests, and treatments for hearing loss.
www.asha.org
ASHA, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, offers Spanish versions of several of its publications, including:
- Qué Tal Habla y Oye Su Niño? (How Well Does Your Child Hear and Talk?) gives parents an overview of typical development of hearing and speech skills, and where to get help for suspected problems or delays. Read online at: www.asha.org/public/speech/development/child_hear_talk.htm
- Informaciones del Habla y Audición (para Niños) (Children's Speech and Hearing Packet), which includes the following publications: La Identificación Temprana de los Retrasos y Desórdenes del Habla y el Lenguaje; Qué es una Evaluación Audiológica?; Actividades Para Estimular el Desarrollo del Habla y el Lenguaje; Preguntas y Repuestas Sobre el Lenguaje Infantil; Los Problemas de Articulación; Otitis Media La Audición, y el Desarrollo del Lenguaje; Qué Tal Habla y Oye Su Niño?; Tratamiento Para Los Trastornos de Audición; Tratamiento Para Los Trastornos del Habla y Lenguaje
ASHA also offers guidance on children and bilingualism, on serving a multicultural population, and on what's normal and what's not when an individual is learning English as a second language. These latter publications are available in English only.
- Need information on deaf-blindness?
www.tr.wou.edu/dblink
Contact DB-Link, the National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind (El Centro de Información Nacional sobre Niños que son Sordos y Ciegos), phone, 1.800.438.9376, and email, dblink@tr.wou.edu. To find DB-Link's publications in Spanish, visit the home page and select "DB-Link publications." This will take you the publications page; next to each publication, there's the Spanish version!
- More info on deaf-blindess, from the Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project.
www.unr.edu/educ/ndsip/index.html
Starting from the home page noted above, select "Fact Sheets." This will lead you too all project publications on deaf-blindness in English translated into Spanish.
Diabetes
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/index.asp
Down Syndrome
- National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS).
www.ndss.org
For an array of publications on Down syndrome and issues related to the disability, visit the NDSS home page and click on "Información en Español."
- A guide for parents from a commercial publisher.
www.woodbinehouse.com
Woodbine House makes available a Spanish translation of its parent's guide on Down syndrome, called Bébes con Síndrome de Down: Guía para Padres. Contact Woodbine House via the Web site address above, or through their toll-free number: 1.800.843.7323.
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Evaluation for Special Education
- Wondering if your child's development is on track?
www.pbs.org/wholechild/spanish/abc/index.html
The typical developmental process children follow is described in PBS' online material called El ABC del Desarrollo del Niño: Los Cinco Primeros Años de su Hijo: Hitos del Desarrollo. Four areas are discussed: physical development, social-emotional development, cognitive skills, and communication skills.
- How does the evaluation process go?
NICHCYoffers a short, easy-to-read explanation in Spanish of what's involved in evaluating children to see if they are eligible for special education services. Find La Evaluación de Su Niño (Your Child's Evaluation) at: www.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/bp1stxt.htm
- Here's a thorough overview.
www.pbs.org/parents/quickstart/spanish/spanish_content.html
PBS offers many resources for parents of children with disabilities, including this brief called Evaluación de Educación Especial: Lo que los Padres Deberían Saber y Preguntar. Click the link above, and scroll down the page until you see the link to the brief.
- FAPE also talks about evaluation.
www.fape.org
FAPE is the Families & Advocates Partnership for Education. Although the project is no longer in operation, its materials in Spanish on evaluation are still available online, at: www.fape.org/pubs/fape_8s.pdf (Special Education Evaluation) and www.fape.org/pubs/fape_9s.pdf (Re-evaluation).
- What does evaluation mean to your child?
http://taalliance.org/publications/index.htm
The Alliance is the central technical assistance center for all of the Parent Training and Information (PTI) Centers in the U.S. From the main publications page link above, look under "Handouts & Flyers," and find online versions in English and Spanish of Evaluation: What Does It Mean For Your Child?
- NASP describes the basics of psychological testing.
www.naspcenter.org/espanol/
NASP is the National Association of School Psychologists. It offers two explanations in Spanish about testing, Psychological Testing and Psychological Evaluation, both of which will be helpful to parents when the school asks permission to evaluate their child.
Epilepsy
www.efa.org
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Health Information
- For government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet.
www.healthfinder.gov/
Healthfinder connects you with a range of health-related resources. The same service is available in Spanish, at: www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/
- Su Familia: The National Hispanic Family Health Helpline.
www.hispanichealth.org/
Call 1.866.783.2645 and connect to free, reliable, and confidential health information in Spanish and English. Give your zip code and be referred to one of over 12,000 local health providers, including community and migrant health centers. Fact sheets in Spanish are available on these health topics: Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Lung Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes. From the home page, under "Resources," click on "Health Facts" and you'll see "Información en español ."
- Information about health topics of all kinds.
http://medlineplus.gov/spanish
This site is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and offers everything from an online medical encyclopedia to interactive tutorials for patients.
- More information about health topics of all kinds.
www.familydoctor.org
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides this site of "health information for the whole family." For Spanish language materials, go to: www.familydoctor.org/spanish.xml
- NOAH: New York Online Access to Health.
www.noah-health.org/
NOAH offers visitors online access to full-text health information on syndromes and rare disorders. To find this information in Spanish, select (click on) "Temas de salud" on the home page. You'll find info on health conditions (e.g., asthma and allergies, blood disorders, cancer, diabetes, digestive illnesses, hearing and balance, eyes and vision) and health issues (e.g., alternative medicine, diagnostic tests and interventions).
- Birth defects and genetic conditions.
www.nacersano.org
Nacer Sano is the Spanish site of the March of Dimes. In their online Biblioteca de Salud (Health Library), you'll find information in Spanish on a wide range of birth defects and genetic disorders, including: sickle cell anemia, chromosomal anomalies, heart defects, Tay-Sachs, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and Fragile X syndrome.
- Lookin' for information about respiratory illnesses and problems with the immune system?
www.njc.org/spanish/main.html
Visit the National Jewish Medical and Research Center. It's the only medical center in the U.S. dedicated entirely to the investigation and treatment of respiratory illnesses. In addition to information on asthma and allergies, you'll find materials in Spanish on AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema, and illnesses of the immune system, such as lupus.
- What does NIH (National Institutes of Health) have to say in Spanish?
http://salud.nih.gov
A lot! Go to the address above, click on "publicaciones," and view "all" by either topic or the institute within NIH that produced it.
- Lookin' for tips on how to prepare your child for a trip to the doctor or for a hospital stay?
www.kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/index.html
Go to the KidsHealth site, at the link above.
- Interested in alternative medicine?
www.kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/index.html
KidsHealth offers a description in Spanish of the various types of alternative medicine practices in its publication La Medicina Alternativa y su Hijo (Alternative Medicine and Your Child).
Health Care
- Health care insurance for Hispanic children.
www.insurekidsnow.gov/espanol/index.htm
Did you know that each state has a health insurance program for children? Children who don't have health insurance right now are very often eligible for state medical coverage. The insurance is available to children in working families, including families that include individuals with a variety of immigration status. Parents' most common questions about the program are answered at: www.insurekidsnow.gov/espanol/questions.htm. To find out what your state's policies are, what's covered, and how to apply, sall 1.877.543.7669 or visit the map available at www.insurekidsnow.gov/espanol/states.htm.
- Su Familia: The National Hispanic Family Health Helpline.
www.hispanichealth.org/
Call 1.866.783.2645 and connect to free, reliable, and confidential health information in Spanish and English. Give your zip code and be referred to one of over 12,000 local health providers, including community and migrant health centers. From the home page, under "Resources," click on "Health Facts" and you'll see "Información en español ."
- National Health Information Center.
www.health.gov/nhic
Call 800.336.4797 and connect to Spanish language information specialists who can refer you to appropriate health-related organizations.
- Information about health topics of all kinds.
http://medlineplus.gov/spanish
This site is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and offers everything from an online medical encyclopedia to interactive tutorials for patients.
- More information about health topics of all kinds.
www.familydoctor.org
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides this site of "health information for the whole family." For Spanish language materials, go to: www.familydoctor.org/spanish.xml
- Health care connections from the government.
www.firstgov.gov/Espanol/Topics/Salud.shtml
What health-related resources are out there? Health care is only one topic treated at FirstGov in Spanish.
- Lookin' for health care advice to share with your Spanish-speaking families?
www.aap.org/bst/showdetl.cfm?&DID=15&Product_ID=3937&CatID=1383
The American Academy of Pediatrics offers Consejos de Salud para Pacientes (Health Care Advice) with the complete text of more than 150 patient education brochures, AAP immunization statements, and safety sheets. You'll find easy-to-copy-and-share briefs on key health concerns from infancy through adolescence. Order this book online in either English or Spanish, or both.
Hepatitis A, B, and C
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/index.asp
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Learning Disabilities
- The amazing LDOnline site.
http://www.ldonline.org/
The link above will take you to the LDOnline page in English. On the menu bar on the right, scroll down and select (click on) "Información en Español."
- Dyslexia is a learning disability.
http://interdys.org
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) offers seven publications in Spanish on dyslexia, a learning disability that affects reading. To find these, select "Información en Español" from the home page noted above.
- Schwab Learning focuses on learning disabilities.
www.schwablearning.org/
A mirror site of Schwab's information on LD is provided in Spanish. Scroll down to the bottom of the home page and select (click on ) "Español."
Mental Health / Mental Illness
- American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
www.aacap.org
When you're on the above home page, scroll down to the bottom and on the menu bar select "En Español." This will take you to the American Academy's information fact sheets on emotional disorders (not copyrighted) in English and Spanish.
- NAMI- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
www.nami.org
NAMI's Spanish publications can be accessed by going to the above link. On the right menu bar, select (click on) "NAMI en Español." You'll find information fact sheets and an (800) national information line about programs, chapters, and support groups.
- Mentesana.com or healthinmind.com.
www.mentesana.com/
The HealthinMind and Mentesana sites are organized around the diagnostic categories of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (fourth edition, DSM-IV). From the home page, select "Español." You'll find: Information in Spanish and in English on different emotional disorders, as well as book and links to other organizations.
- Servicios de Salud Mental--Accesando la red de intercambio de conocimiento.
www.mentalhealth.org
The above link will take you to SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center. To access materials in Spanish, you will need to scroll down on the left menu bar to "Navigation" box and select (click on) "Español." This will lead you to publications on mental health and child rearing and to an (800) national information line.
- Spanish fact sheets on several mental disorders.
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/spanishpubs.cfm
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) offers a variety of publications in Spanish on emotional disturbances, including depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, panic disorder, AD/HD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder.
- Information about mental health and behavior disorders.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/mentalhealthandbehavior.html
Medline offers information in Spanish about AD/HD, eating disorders, and behavior problems, as well as fact sheets about anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic, phobias, Asperger's syndrome, and bipolar disorder.
- Information on depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar.
www.nmha.org/index.cfm
The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) offers for sale several publications in Spanish, including: What is Depression?; Schizophrenia: What You Need to Know; and Bipolar Disorder: What You Need to Know.
Muscular dystrophy
www.mdaenespanol.org/
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Neurofibromatosis
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spanish/las_neurofibromatosis.htm
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Rare Syndromes
- NOAH: New York Online Access to Health.
www.noah-health.org/
NOAH offers visitors online access to full-text health information on syndromes and rare disorders. To find this information in Spanish, select (click on) "Temas de salud" on the home page.
- Genetics, birth defects, and the March of Dimes.
www.modimes.org/
On the March of Dimes home page, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Español." This will lead you to information fact sheets in Spanish on birth defects and genetics and to the Resource Center that provides information and referral services to the public.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
www.ninds.nih.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). To find their Spanish materials, visit the home page link provided above. On the top menu bar, select (click on) "Disorders" and then "Publicaciones en español." You'll find publications on such disorders as Ataxia, Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephaly, and Spina Bifida.
- Medline Plus in Spanish offers descriptions of many rare syndromes.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/geneticsbirthdefects.html
At Medline, you'll find briefs on such general topics as Evaluation and Genetic Tests (Asesoramiento y Pruebas Genéticas) and a glossary of genetics terms. There are briefs on many specific syndromes, including: Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Tay-Sachs, Huntington, Wilson, Prader-Willi, Marfan, Turner, and Tourette.
- Organizations on rare syndromes/disorders outside the U.S.
The three organizations above are all within the continental United States. Here are some links to organizations outside the U.S. offering information on rare syndromes or disorders in Spanish.
Rett Syndrome
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Special Health Care Needs
- Family Voices speaks for children with special health care needs.
www.familyvoices.org/
Family Voices is a national coalition concerned with the special health care needs of children. To find information in Spanish on managed health care of children with special health needs, look in Family Voice's catalog at: www.familyvoices.org/catalog.htm.
Speech and Language Impairments
- Click the link below for a rich list of Spanish publications on cleft palate.
www.cleftline.org/SPANISH/Publications/
Visit the Cleft Palate Foundation for many online materials in Spanish for parents.
- Basic introductory materials about speech and language development.
www.asha.org
ASHA, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, offers Spanish versions of several of its publications, including:
- Qué Tal Habla y Oye Su Niño? (How Well Does Your Child Hear and Talk?) gives parents an overview of typical development of hearing and speech skills, and where to get help for suspected problems or delays. Read online at: www.asha.org/public/speech/development/child_hear_talk.htm
- Informaciones del Habla y Audición (para Niños) (Children's Speech and Hearing Packet), which includes the following publications: La Identificación Temprana de los Retrasos y Desórdenes del Habla y el Lenguaje; Qué es una Evaluación Audiológica?; Actividades Para Estimular el Desarrollo del Habla y el Lenguaje; Preguntas y Repuestas Sobre el Lenguaje Infantil; Los Problemas de Articulación; Otitis Media La Audición, y el Desarrollo del Lenguaje; Qué Tal Habla y Oye Su Niño?; Tratamiento Para Los Trastornos de Audición; Tratamiento Para Los Trastornos del Habla y Lenguaje
ASHA also offers guidance on children and bilingualism, on serving a multicultural population, and on what's normal and what's not when an individual is learning English as a second language. These latter publications are available in English only.
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Tourette Syndrome
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spanish/sindrome_de_tourette.htm
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tourettesyndrome.html
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
www.biausa.org/Pages/espanol_home.html
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