MetLife Center for Special Needs Planning

Planning for your child with special needs requires extensive research to compile an enormous amount of information relevant to your child's well-being. You may need up to date medical, educational, financial, legal, or information on recent changes in the law. MetLife is here to provide you and your family with assistance addressing the concerns that are unique to your family's situation.

However, we realize that your needs may extend beyond the scope of our areas of knowledge. We have provided the following links in hope that they will be helpful to you in your search for additional information and support resources.

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LOCAL

Achievement Centers: http://www.achievementcenters.org/

Akron Children's Hospital ("All About Me" Manual)https://www.akronchildrens.org/cms/site/f98cb5c54dc8c279/index.html

Autism Society of  Greater Akron: (Summit, Portage, Medina, Stark & Wayne Counties)yne http://www.asagreaterakron.com/index.html                   

Autism Society of Greater  Cleveland:    http://209.200.89.252/search_site/chapter_detail.cfm?program_id=848

Center For Mental Retardationhttp://www.cmr-cleveland.org/                 

Cleveland Clinic Center For Autism: http://cms.clevelandclinic.org/childrenshospital/body.cfm?id=68

Dancing Wheelshttp://www.dancingwheels.org/

Hattie Larlham:  http://www.hattielarlham.org/

Geauga County MRDDhttp://www.gcbmrdd.org/

Medina County MRDD:  http://www.mcbmrdd.org/

Summit County MRDD: http://www.csbmrdd.com/

Ohio Yellow Pages for Kids (Wrights Law): http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/oh.htm

NATIONAL

The Arc of the United States* 
www.thearc.org

The Autism Society of America:
www.autism-society.org

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
www.pedaids.org

Epilepsy Foundation:
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/

The Exceptional Parent Magazine
www.eparent.com

Family Village - Global Community for families with members who have disabilities
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu

Foundation for the Challenged
www.ffcohio.org

IRSC - Internet Resources for Special Children
www.irsc.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness
http://www.nami.org/

National Fragile X Foundation
http://nfxf.org

NICHCY- Parenting a Child with Special Needs
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/newsdig/nd20txt.htm

Parents Helping Parents - Parental Resource Center meeting children's special needs
www.php.com

Planning for Your Special Needs Child
www.lifeadvice.com

Resources for Individuals with Special Needs
www.pioneerfoundation.org

Special Olympics
www.specialolympics.org

State-of-the-Art Services for Individuals with Special Needs
www.mayinstitute.org

* Reflects National Presentation