Resources

At Advanced Medical Pediatric we understand the worries and difficulties that families of children with disabilities have to go through. In an effort to help our clients, we constantly strive to provide them with relevant and helpful resources and information.

Professional

Texas 2-1-1 | (211) | http://www.211texas.org

American Nurses Association | (800) 274-4262 | http://www.nursingworld.org

Disability Rights Texas | (800) 252-9108 | http://www.disabilityrightstx.org

Help for Texans | (check local listing) | http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/index.cfm

National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NACH) | (202) 547-7424 | http://www.nahc.org

National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers (NRRTS) | (800) 976-7789 | http://www.nrrts.org

National Respite Locator Service | (800) 773-5433 | http://www.archrespite.org/respitelocator

Poison Control | (800) 222-1222 | http://www.poison.org

Texas Association of Home Care and Hospice (TAHCH) | (512) 338-9293 | http://www.tahch.org

 

Disorders & Diseases

Autoimmune Disease Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Autoimmune | (888) 466-8635 | http://blog.delimmune.com/2014/07/autoimmune-disease-guide/

American Chronic Pain Association | (800) 533-3231 | http://www.theacpa.org

American Cleft Palate Association | (800) 242-5338 | http://www.cleftline.org

American Diabetes Association | (800) 342-2383 | http://www.diabetes.org

American Foundation of Urologic Disease | (866) 746-4282 | http://www.urologyhealth.org

American Pain Foundation | (888) 615-7246 | http://www.painfoundation.org

Arthritis Foundation | (800) 568-4045 | http://www.arthritis.org

Autoimmune Disease in Women | (800) 598-4668 | http://www.aarda.org/autoimmune-information/autoimmune-disease-in-women

Autoimmune Diseases Fact Sheet | (800) 994-9662 | http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/autoimmune-diseases.html

Autoimmune Disorders | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000816.htm

Birth Injury Guide | http://www.BirthInjuryCenter.com

Birth Injury Guide | (877) 415-6603 | http://www.BirthInjuryGuide.org

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | (800) 344-4863 | http://www.cff.org

Dandy Walker Alliance | (877) 326-3992 | http://www.dandy-walker.org

Down Syndrome Partnership of Tarrant County | (817) 390-2970 | http://www.dsptc.org/

Find AutoImmune Disease Specialists | (855) 962-3621 | http://www.zocdoc.com/morespecialties

International Down Syndrome Coalition | (901) 413-2047 | http://www.theidsc.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association | (800) 344-4863 | http://www.mda.org

National Easter Seal Society | (800) 891-5390 | http://www.easterseals.com

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse | (800) 891-5390 | http://www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov

National Kidney Foundation | (800) 622-9010 | http://www.kidney.org

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) | (800) 999-6673 | http://www.rarediseases.org

Osteoarthritis and the Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan | (888) 312-5447 | http://www.planprescriber.com/medicare-advantage/special-needs-plan/

Paralysis Resource Center | (800) 539-7309 | http://www.christopherreeve.org

United Cerebral Palsy Association | (800) 872) 5827 | http://www.ucp.org

 

Children

A Hand to Hold | (855) 424-6428 Ext.3 | http://www.handtohold.org

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline | (800) 422-4453 | http://www.childhelp.org

Children with AIDS Project of America | (800) 866-2437 | http://www.aidskids.org

Connections -Special Needs Kids Directory | (888) 596-6366 | http://www.specialneedskidsdirectory.com

Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) | (800) 628-5115 | http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/index.shtml#eci

Family Voices | (800) 835-5669 | http://www.familyvoices.org

La Leche League | (800) 525-3243 | http://www.llli.org

Make-A-Wish Foundation of America | (800) 722-9474 | http://www.wish.org

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation | (914) 997-4488 | http://www.marchofdimes.com

Medical Transportation Program | (877) 633-8747 | http://www.texashealthsteps.com

Medically Dependent Children’s Program (MDCP) | (512) 438-2080 | http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/mdcp

Money Follows the Person /MDCP Interest List | (877) 438-5658 | http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/MDCP/index.cfm

Personal Care Services (PCS) | (888) 276-0702 | http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/personalcare.html

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership | (800) 438-3011 | http://www.dads.state.tx.us/

Texas Health Steps | (877) 847-8377 | http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/thsteps/default.shtm

Texas Parent to Parent | (866) 896-6001 | http://www.txp2p.org

Traditional Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership | (800) 925-9126 | http://www.tmhp.com

 

Agencies & Institutions

American Association of Kidney Patients | (800) 749-2257 | http://www.aakp.org

American Council of the Blind | (800) 424-8666 | http://www.acb.org

American Foundation for the Blind | (800) 232-5463 | http://www.afb.org

American Heart Association | (800) 242-8721 | http://www.americanheart.org

American Lung Association | (800) 586-4872 | http://www.lungusa.org

American Red Cross | (202) 737-8300 | http://www.redcross.org

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | (800) 638-8255 | http://www.asha.org

Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC of the United States) | (301) 565-3842 | http://www.thearc.org

CDC (Centers for Disease Control) | (800) 458-5231 | http://www.cdc.gov

FDA (Food and Drug Administration) | (800) 638-6725 | http://www.fda.gov

National Association for the Deaf | (301) 587-1788 | http://www.nad.org

National Institute of Health | (301) 496-4000 | http://www.nih.gov

National Institute of Mental Health | (301) 443-4513 | http://www.nimh.org

Shriners | (813) 281-0330 | http://www.shrinershq.org

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services | (800) 628-5115 | http://www.dars.state.tx.us/index.shtml

United Way | (check local listing) | http://www.liveunited.org

 

Brain & Spine

American Brain Tumor Association | (800) 886-2282 | http://www.abta.org

Brain Injury Resource Center | (206) 621-8558 | http://www.headinjury.com

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) | (847) 367-7623 | http://www.curesma.com

National Brain Tumor Foundation | (800) 934-2873 | http://www.braintumor.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society | (800) 344-4867 | http://www.nationalmssociety.org

National Spinal Cord Injury Association | (800) 886-2282 | http://www.spinalcord.org

Spina Bifida Association of America (SBAA) | (800) 621-3141 | http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org

 

Cancer

American Cancer Society | (800) 422-6237 | http://www.cancer.org

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | (800) 955-4572 | http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

National Cancer Institute | (800) 422-6237 | http://www.healthcentral.com

 

Special Needs Camps

Family Village | http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/leisure/camps.html

Very Special Camps | http://www.veryspecialcamps.com/Texas/Special-Needs-Summer-Camps.shtml

 

Wellness

Medic Alert Foundation International | (888) 633-4298 | http://www.medicalert.org

National Council on Patient Information and Education | (301) 656-8565 | http://www.talkaboutrx.org