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Useful Contacts - Ireland:

Statutory Agencies:

Dept of Health & Children Disability Section,
Hawkins House, Hawkins St., Dublin 2.
T: (01) 635 4000
www.doh.ie

Health Research Board Disability Database Division,
73 Lower Baggot St., Dublin 2.
T: (01) 676 1176
www.hrb.ie

HSE

www.hse.ie

National Centre for Medical Genetics,
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children,
Crumlin, Dublin 1.
T: (01) 409 6739
www.genetics.ie/

Comhairle (Information on rights, entitlements, State services)
Hume House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
T: 01 605 9000
www.comhairle.ie, [www.oasis.gov.ie]

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street, Dublin 1 (Head Office)

T: 1890 66 22 44

www.welfare.ie

National Disability Authority

25 Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

T: (01) 608 0400
www.nda.ie

Voluntary Organisations

Microboard Association of Ireland

c/o APT, Kilcruttin Business Park, Tullamore, Co Offaly

T: 057 93 24811

www.microboards.ie

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - HADD/ADHD,
Stephanie Mahony, Carmichael Centre,
North Brunswick St., Dublin 7.
T: (01) 874 83490

Birth Defects Foundation
T: 00 44 87 007 070 20.
Email: help@birthdefects.co.uk
www.birthdefects.com

Borderline (for families of persons with a mild intellectual disability),
c/o Angela Carney, 38 Celtic Park Avenue,
Whitehall, Dublin 9.
T: (01) 831 6924.

The Carers Association,
General enquiries:
Tel: 056 7721424,
Email: info@carersireland.com
www.carersireland.com

CareWorld Ireland

9 Inns Court
Winetavern Street
Christchurch
Dublin 8

Tel: 01 6169747

Fax: 01 6169746

Email: enquiries@careworld.ie

www.careworld.ie


Contact A Family Northern Ireland Bridge Community Centre,
50 Railway Street,
Lisburn BT28 1XP, NI.
T: 048 9262 7552, Email: info@cafamily.org.uk
www.cafamily.org

Connect People Network

www.connectpeoplenetwork.tk

Cri du Chat Syndrome Support Group,
c/o David & Mary Lou Girvan,
Audax, Saval Park Road, Dalkey.
T: (01) 235 3535, (086) 263 3090,
Email: david.girvan@indigo.ie

Down Syndrome Ireland 30 Mary Street,
Dublin 1. T: (01) 873 0999

http://www.downsyndrome.ie/

For Diversity Against Discrimination Campaign

http://www.stop-discrimination.info/99.0.html

Irish Autism Alliance c/o Seamas Greene,
25 Hollybrook Grove Rear, Clontarf,
Dublin 3. T: (01) 853 1500,
Email: iaa@ireland.com

Irish Fragile X Society c/o Mary Smyth,
24 Arden View, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
T: (0506) 527 96
www.fragilex-ireland.org

Lucan Disability Action Group
Unit 24, Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan, Co. Dublin

T: 01-6100475

www.ldag.ie

National Parents and Siblings Alliance c/o Karen Canning,
9 Whitecliff, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
T: (01) 493 5578
Email: npsa@eircom.net

Prader-Willi Syndrome Support Group Lena Lawlor,
Kilmurray, Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow.
T: (01) 286 8119.

Rett Syndrome Association of Ireland.

http://www.rettsyndrome.ie

Sotos Syndrome,
c/o Sandra Pedreschi 59 Hillview Estate,
Ballinteer, Dublin 16.
T: (01) 296 0206, (086) 818 0713.

Special Olympics Ireland

T: (01) 8823972

www.specialolympics.ie

Support Organisation For Trisomy,
13/18 (SOFT) Desie Boylan, Blackhall,
Termonfeckin, Drogheda, Co Louth.
T: (041) 982 2419.

Tourette Syndrome Assoc.
c/o Carmichael House,
North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7.
T: (01) 872 5550

Williams Syndrome Ann Breen,
13 Kilgarve Park, Ballinasloe,
Co. Galway. T: (0905) 43247

The MyGP website is a new health website developed by the Irish Medical Organisation, the representative body for almost 6,000 doctors in Ireland. The website, www.mygp.ie, is intended to enhance and support the important relationship between individuals and their General Practitioner.

www.idaal.com is a consortium of Intellectual Disability Libraries established to provide easy and comprehensive access to up-to-date information in this and related fields thereby supporting research, best practice and education in services.

Frontline Magazine - www.frontline-ireland.com

Service Provider Organisations' Websites:

www.camphill.ie - Camphill Communities
www.cheeverstown.ie - Cheeverstown House Services
www.cwcw.ie - Co Wexford Comm Workshop
www.deltacentre.org - Delta Centre Carlow
www.lamh.org - Lámh Sign Language
www.larche.ie - L'arche Ireland
www.menni.org - Menni Services
www.nwpf.ie - North West Parents & Friends
www.orderofmalta.ie - Order of Malta Regional Services
www.rehab.ie - RehabCare
www.rettsyndromeireland.com - Rett Syndrome Association
www.sjog.ie - St John of God Services
www.smh.ie - St Michael's House Services
www.stewartshospital.ie - Stewart's Hospital Services
www.sunbeam.ie - Sunbeam House Services

Useful Contacts - Overseas:

Inclusion Europe - www.inclusion-europe.org
Inclusion International - www.inclusion-international.org
International Association for Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability www.iassid.org/
TEACCH
HANEN
National Autism Society -UK
www.autisticsociety.org
Center for the Study of Autism
Autism Link Page
Autism Independent UK
Cindy's Autism Links Page
Yahoo Directory - Autism

Challenging Behaviour:
http://www.minervation.com/ld/challenging/heb/8.html

Autism Research:
http://autismautoimmunityproject.org/

Some References:
• Alexander, D. (1998). ‘Prevention of Mental Retardation, Four Decades of Research’, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 4: 50-58

• American Association on Mental Retardation. (1992) ‘Mental Retardation: Definition, Classification and Systems of Supports, 9th Edition’.

• Batshaw, M. (1997). ‘Children with Disabilities’. Baltimore: Paul H Brooks Publishing Co

• Gostason, R., Wahlstrom, J., et al. Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 35, 240-246

• World Health Organisation, International Classifications of Functioning, Disability & Health (ICF), 2001 - www.who.int/en

 
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