Resources on Special Needs

Families with children with special needs, whether learning disabled or gifted, will find information that may be useful as they seek overseas assignments.

• Transitioning to an Overseas Assignment with a Special Needs Child, developed by the Office of Overseas Schools and its Advisory Committee on Exceptional Children and Youth, is designed to help families think through such decisions and contains links to useful Internet and publication resources for both gifted children and children with learning disabilities.  
  
  
• Guidance for Parents Supporting a Child with Learning Disabilities in the Foreign Service
  
  
• Guidance for Parents Supporting a Gifted Child in the Foreign Service

• Internet Resources for Learning Disabilities

• Internet Resources for Gifted and Talented

• Internet Resources for Gifted and Learning Disabled

• Talent Search Organizations

• Publications on Special Needs

• Resources within the Department of State

• Living Abroad

• Returning Home

• Advisory Committee on Exceptional Children

• Count Me In! Developing Inclusive International Schools, a book on developing inclusive international schools, an Overseas Schools Advisory Council (OSAC) project, is now in its fourth edition. The book is written for teachers, administrators, parents, and students as a guide to improving instructional strategies and educational programs. It can be accessed on the Internet.  A hard copy is available at no charge upon request.