Contents:
- Belgium
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Morocco
- The Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao)
- Norway
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- USA
- European Dyslexia Association (EDA)
12 Goldington Avenue
Bedford MK40 3BY
Great Britain
Phone: +44 1234 26 18 97
Fax: +44 1234 26 22 60
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ASChiLD (Association Supporting Children who Learn Differently)
c/o Susan van Alsenoy
Grote Stoppelbergen 5
B-2040 Zandvliet
Phone/Fax: +32 3 568 80 56
Email: -
Community Help Service
Rue St. Georges 102
B-1020 Brussels
Phone: 32 2 647 67 80
Fax: +32 2 646 72 73
24 Hour Help Line: +32 2 648 40 14
email: -
Dyslexia International - Tools and Technologies
1 rue Defacqz
B-1000 Brussels
Phone/Fax: 32 2 537 70 66 -
European Children in Crisis
R ue Defacqz 1
B-1000 Brussels
Phone: +32 2 537 48 36
Fax: +32 2 537 92 12
http://www.ecic.be/ -
Professor Marina Danckaerts (Psychiatrist specialising in AD/HD)
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Dienst Kinderpsychlogie
Herestraat 49
B- 3000 Leuven
+ 32 16 34 38 21
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ADD - DAMP - foreningen
Kochsgade 31
DK-5000 Odense C -
For dyslexics on Fyn:
Elisabeth Norregard Nielsen
Phone: +45 66 15 43 85
- The Olive Tree International School aims to give students with specific learning difficulties the opportunity to learn, develop and succeed in a small school environment designed exclusively around their learning preference and needs.
www.angloinfo.com/olivetree
- Finding Help for Your Special Needs Child in France
Rosmary Launay
30 avenue d'Alliance
F-95600 Eaubonne -
SPRINT (Sharing Professional Resources, Ideas and New Techniques)
A Paris-based, English-speaking group which includes professionals in many special needs areas. Contact people are:
Frances Ryan +33 1 42 22 90 62
Jane Plimsoll +33 1 46 26 55 37 -
Another useful contact person is Lori Marcotte
Phone: +33 1 4748 9875.
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Berlin -- All Kinds of Minds
Berlin International Dyslexia Support Group
Stubenrauchstr. 4
D-12161 Berlin
Phone/Fax: +49 39 851 1639 -
Frankfurt -- Linda Loughran
c/o Frankfurt International School
An der Wadlust 15
D-61440 Oberursel
Phone: +49 6171 202 260
Fax: +49 6171 202 375
email: -
Munich -- Munich International School
Lisa Ross, Junior School Learning Center
Phone: + 49 (0) 81 51 366 403
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Adult Dyslexia Organization
336 Brixton Road
London, SW9 7AA
Great Britain
Helpline: +44 171 924 9559
Administration: +44 171 737 7646
Fax: +44 171 207 7796
Email: -
BBC
4th Floor, Villier's House
The Broadway
Ealing
London W5 2PA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
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The British Dyslexia Association
98 London Road
Reading RG1 5AU
Phone: +44 (1734) 66 26 77
Fax: +44 (1734) 35 19 27
Helpline: +44 (1734) 66 82 71
email (Helpline):
email (Admin):
Represents over two million dyslexic children and adults. Has list of support groups and contacts world-wide. Offers books and pamphlets like, "A Survival Kit: Preventing Parental Burn-Out", "A Young Person's Guide to Dyslexia", and "Handwriting Helpline." Special selection for teachers at all levels. Computer information. On-line and telephone orders. Major credit cards accepted.
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Children with Special Needs
American Women of Berkshire & Surrey
c/o Fred Evans
Pineacre Cottage
Sunning Avenue
Sunningdale, Berkshire SL5 9QE
Phone: +44 1344 28038
Fax: +44 1344 24716
(also can be reached through the club address)
This group has an extensive list of additional support groups in the area, specialist schools, agencies, counseling and test centers, doctors and psychologists for students with all kinds of special needs, not just dyslexia and AD/HD.
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Dyslexia Computer Resource Centre
Department of Psychology
University of Hull
Hull HU6 7RX
email: -
The Dyslexia Institute
133 Gresham Road
Staines Middlesex TW18 2AJ
Phone: +44 1784 463 851
Fax: +41 1784 460 747 -
Dyspraxia Foundation
West Alley
Hitchin
Herts SG5 1EG
Phone: +44 1462 454 986
Fax: +44 1462 455 052 -
The Hornsby International Centre
Correspondence Course Division (IE)
Glenshee Lodge, 261 Trinity Road
London SW18 3SN
Phone: +44 (0181) 874 1844
Fax: +44 (0181) 877 9737
email:
Correspondence or distance learning courses in the theory and practice of teaching students with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia). -
Learning Assessment Centre
44 Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex RH 12 2 PD
Phone: +44 1 403 240 002
Specializes in assessment and treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders.
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ADD/ADULT Family Support Group
11 Summerfield Grn.
Blanchardstown D15
Phone: +353 1 822 20 59 -
ASPIRE (The Asperger Syndrome Assocaiton of Ireland)
85 Woodley Park
Kilmacud, D 14
Phone: +353 1 295 13 89 -
Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
Anne Hughes
Suffolk Chambers
1 Suffolk Street
Dublin 2
Phone: +353 1 679 0276
Fax: +353 1 679 0273 -
Department of Education
Special Education Section
Mr. Liam Kilroy, Principal Officer
Athlone
Co. Westmeath
Phone: +353 506 21 363 -
The Dyspraxia Assocaition
47 Mount Eagle Drive
Leopardstown Heights
Sandyford, D 18
Phone: +353 1 295 71 25 -
Hyperactive/Attention Deficit Disorder
Mrs. Stephanie Mahoney
25 Lawnswood Park,
Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
Phone: +353 1 288 9766 -
Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education
The Teacher's Centre
Drumcondra, Dublin 9 -
The Irish Society of Autism
16/17 Lr. O'Connell Street
Dublin 1
Phone: +353 1 874 46 84 -
The Minister of Education & Science
Mr. Michael Martin T.D.
Marlboro Street
Dublin 1
+ 353 1 873 47 00 -
National Adult Literacy Agency
76 Lower Gardiner Street
Dublin 1, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 855 4332
Fax: +353 1 855 5475
Email:
The educational system in Scotland is different and separate from that in England and Wales.
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The Dyslexia Institute (Scotland)
Dyslexia Scotwest
181 Whitefield Road
Glasgow G51 2SD
Phone: +44 (0141) 445-0001
Fax: +44 (0141) 445-1817
Email:
Website: www.dyslexia-scotwest.org.uk
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The Scottish Dyslexia Association
Unit 3, Stirling Business Centre
Wellgreen, Stirling FK8 2DZ
Phone: +44 01786 446 650 -
The Scottish Dyslexia Trust
16 Hope Street
Edinburgh EH2 4DD -
For information on ADHD Parent Support Group and newsletter
call Gail Miller at +44 1977 510 866
- Rome: Pamela Kvilekval, M.A.
Viale Marco Polo 104 int. 11
I-00154 Roma
Phone: +39 6 575 82 25 or +39 30 36 78 68
- Krista Crockford
Viale Tappani 6/13
16043 Chiavari (GE)
- Dyspel: Dyslexia & Special Needs Group
c/o Caroline Emslei, Secretary
6 rue de la Résistance
L-8020 Strassen
Phone: +352 31 73 84
- Casablanca American School
Route de la Mecque
Lotissement Ougoug
Quartier Californie 20 150
Casablanca, Morocco
Phone: +212 2 21 41 15/16
Fax: +212 2 21 24 88
email:
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ACCESS (Administrative Committee to Coordinate English-Speaking Services)
Plein 24, NL=2511 CS Den Haag, The Netherlands
Information Helpline: +31 (0)70 3 46 25 25
Herengracht 472 2nd Floor, NL-1017 CA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Information Helpline: +31 (0)20 4 23 32 17
Email:
http://www.access-nl.org -
Haags Centrum voor Onderwijsbergeleiding (The Lighthouse Project)
www.lighthousese.nl
Contact address:
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Parents United for children who learn differently
American School of The Hague
Rijksstraatweg 200
NL-2242 BX Wassenaar
Phone: school: +31 70 514 0113
support group: +31 70 514 21 53 or +31 70 517 7515 -
Stichting C.S.N. (Children with Special Needs)
Jim Taylor
Dr. Schaepmanlaan 4
NL-2251 AV Noordwijkerhout
Phone: +31 25 237 6771
Welmoed Perrin-Meijer
Van Hamellaan 38
NL-2252 BN Voorschoten
Phone: +31 71 561 1597
- Autism Association of Curaçao
c/o of Krissy Capriles
Villa Park Lagunisol #22
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Email:
- M.B.D. Forenignen
Arnstein Arnebersvei 30
N-1324 Lysaker
- The Study Center Foundation in Pozuelo de Alarcón is the only special education school in Madrid that teaches in English.
Address: Valentín Robledo 2
Pozuelo de Alarcón
Telephone/Fax: 91 715 51 38, email: and they are on the website
www.dislexia.org
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FMLS (Forbundet Mot Las-o, Skrivsvarigheteri Goteborg)
Arvid Lindmansg. 3D
417 26 Goteborg -
Familijstodcentrum for Barn med Inlarningssvarigheter
Prastgardsangen 12
412 71 Goteborg -
Swedish Websites:
http://www. educ.goteborg.se/usam/pforum/las/littlist.htm (provides a list of books in Swedish about dyslexia)
- Zurich: The Learning Room Study Center
Dufourstrasse 137
CH-8034 Zurich
Phone: +41 1 383 77 49
Fax: +41 1 383 23 48
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Barton Reading & Spelling System
2059 Camden Avenue, Suite 186
San Jose, CA 95124
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Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 Northwest 70th Avenue, Suite 308
Plantation, Florida 33317
Phone: +1 305 587-37
Fax: +1 305 948 0410
Website: http://oneaddplace.com
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The Council for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1589
Phone: +1 703 620 3660 / +1 888 232 7733
Fax: +1 703 264 9494 -
The International Dyslexia Association
8600 LaSalle Road
Chester Building, Suite #382
Baltimore, Maryland 21286-2044
Phone: +1 410 296 0232
Fax: +1 410 321 5069 -
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Phone: +1 412 341 1515 or +1 412 341 8077
http://ldanal.org/ -
National Center for Learning Disabilities
99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016
Phone: +1 212 687 7211
http://www.ncld.org/ -
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
P. O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
Phone: +1 800 695 0285 / +1 202 884 8200
Fax: +1 202 884 8441
Email: -
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320 -
Office of Special Education
US Department of Education
Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW, Room 3132
Washington, DC 20202-2524
http://www.ed.gov/