Disability Specific Information Archives – Parents Helping Parents
Parents Helping Parents PHP @ Sobrato Center for Nonprofits
1400 Parkmoor Ave, #100, San Jose, CA 95126
San Jose 408-727-5775 or 855-727-5775
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    Parents Helping Parents will empower you at every stage of your child’s life, from birth through adulthood. Together, we will create a plan that will help you, your child, and your entire family thrive!

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    • Assistive Technology: iTECH Center
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    It’s important to know that you are not alone on your journey! Explore the many ways we offer to connect you to information and to other people on a similar path.

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    • Sharing The Journey: Raising Children with Special Needs
    • SOS: an LMFT-Led Support Group for Parents
    • Support Groups, most are held online
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  • Directory

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    Search 2,600 non-profits, individuals, companies, government agencies, etc. that describe themselves as offering services to the Bay Area special needs community. *Please remember that you are the best judge of which to select for your family.

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About

  • About
  • Mission & Vision
  • Strategic Goals 2021-2024
  • Annual Report
  • Board of Directors/Management Staff
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

  • Contact
  • San Jose 408-727-5775 or CA toll free 855-727-5775
  • San Jose email - info@php.com
  • San Jose 408-286-1116

E-Learning

Our E-Learning Library has 300 videos and podcasts offering critical information on special needs topics for access when you need them…Anytime, Anywhere. Check back often as new content is added frequently!

  • E-Learning
  • RECENTLY ADDED
  • About PHP
  • Assistive Technology (all ages)
  • Behavior
  • Coping & Support for Families
  • COVID-19 Resources for Families
  • Disability Specific Information
  • Early Childhood Topics (ages 0-5)
  • Podcast
  • Public Benefits (including SSI, IHSS)
  • Special Education – Your Child & School
  • Therapies
  • Transition to Adulthood (ages 12+)

Get Info

Parents Helping Parents will empower you at every stage of your child’s life, from birth through adulthood. Together, we will create a plan that will help you, your child, and your entire family thrive!

  • Get Info
  • Early Childhood (ages 0-5)
  • Youth and Teens (ages 6-17)
  • Connections California: Transition to Adulthood (ages 12+)
  • Adults (ages 18+)
  • E-Packet Information Library
  • Community & Family Services (all ages)
  • Special Education (ages 0-22)
  • Assistive Technology: iTECH Center

Get Support

It’s important to know that you are not alone on your journey! Explore the many ways we offer to connect you to information and to other people on a similar path.

  • Get Support
  • Connect with PHP for Guidance and Support
  • Sharing The Journey: Raising Children with Special Needs
  • SOS: an LMFT-Led Support Group for Parents
  • Support Groups, most are held online

Get Involved

Become an active participant in the community of special needs families. It takes a village to raise any child!

  • Get Involved
  • Donate to PHP
  • Subscribe to PHP!
  • Work for Parents Helping Parents
  • Volunteer
  • Parents for Change – PHP’s Advocacy Program
  • PHP Partnerships

Calendar

Browse events for families and/or individuals with special needs. If you need accommodations to participate in training at Parents Helping Parents, we request 10 days to make arrangements.

  • Calendar
  • PHP Events
  • All Events
  • Community Events
  • Submit Event

Directory

Search 2,600 non-profits, individuals, companies, government agencies, etc. that describe themselves as offering services to the Bay Area special needs community. *Please remember that you are the best judge of which to select for your family.

  • Directory
  • Search the Directory
  • Submit Resource

Disability Specific Information

Categories

  • About PHP
  • Assistive Technology (all ages)
  • Behavior
    • ADHD
    • Anxiety
    • Developmental Disabilities
    • Safety
    • Trauma
  • Coping & Support for Families
    • Inspiration for All
    • Inspiration for Parents/Caregivers
    • Self-Care
  • COVID-19 Resources for Families
  • Disability Specific Information
    • ADHD
    • Autism
    • Dyslexia
    • FASD
    • Hearing Impairment
    • Twice-Exceptional
  • Early Childhood Topics (ages 0-5)
    • Assistive Technology for Young Children
    • Early Start Program Services for Babies and Toddlers ages 0 to 3
    • FIRST 5 Santa Clara County Webinars
    • Get an Early Start- Video Series
    • Social and Emotional Development
    • Speech, Motor, Learn and Play Skills
  • General Topic Videos
  • Podcast
  • Public Benefits
    • Equity
    • In Home Supportive Services
    • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • RECENTLY ADDED
  • Special Education - Your Child & School
    • Assessments
    • Assistive Technology (K-12)
    • At-Home Learning
    • Bullying
    • College Planning
    • Dispute Resolution
    • IEP (Individualized Education Program)
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Other School-Related Information
    • Planning for Transition to Adulthood (ITP)
    • School Related Behavior and Discipline
  • Therapies
  • Transition to Adulthood (ages 12+)
    • Adult Life
    • Education and Training
    • Self-Advocacy
    • Transition Planning for Tweens and Teens
    • Work Preparation

Introduction to Visual Impairments in Young Children

Learn more about vision assessments, educational services, and strategies for young children if you are a parent or professional.

About Dyslexia

By Made by Dyslexia
Learn about Dyslexia, a learning difference experienced by 1 in 5 students.

Dyslexia and the Brain

How is the dyslexic brain different? Hear from a dyslexia expert.

The IDEA’s Special Education Categories: Autism

By YourSpecialEducationsRights.com
Learn about IDEA's special education category for Autism to help you understand your student's special education rights.

Parenting Without Power, it’s not easy for me

By AANE (Asperger/Autism Network)
Explore the parent/adult child relationship from two perspectives: the parent and the young adult who is now in charge of their life.

Twice-Exceptional, an Introduction to 2e

Learn about Twice-Exceptional individuals from representatives at REEL, a Bay Area nonprofit partnering with Parents Helping Parents to raise awareness and prov...

What is 2e Twice Exceptional? How to know if a student is 2e?

Learn what Twice-Exceptional means and how to support a student with asynchronous development (their performance scores range from high to low).

Inside a Dyslexia Evaluation

What types of tests are in a dyslexia evaluation? How is dyslexia diagnosed?

Understanding Dyslexia and What Helps

This presentation covers the basics of what dyslexia is and how to support your child.

Dyslexia & Understanding Structured Literacy Interventions

Learn from an expert about Dyslexia and what interventions really work.

Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD with Coexisting Conditions

Learn about coexisting conditions that can affect children with learning differences and/or ADHD.

Helping a Student with Attention and Focus Challenges

Learn strategies for parents and teachers who want to help a child struggling with focus and attention, including ADHD.

When to consider an assessment for learning disabilities or ADHD for your child?

Do you have concerns about your child’s academic progress? Learn about the evaluation process used to assess for a learning disability or ADHD. 

What is ADHD?

By Psych Hub
Learn about ADHD in this short video that includes the basics and common ADHD-related terms.

Reading Difficulties for Elementary Students and Strategies for Home

Is your child a struggling reader, maybe below grade level?  Watch and learn about dyslexia and what you can do from home.

Increase Your Child’s Success Beyond High School – From a Parent Who’s Been There

Learn how you can support the development of these key elements to student success: self-understanding, self-advocacy, and confidence.

ADD/ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

By Understood.org
Find out just about everything you need to know about ADD/ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this 28-minute video, Understood expert Tom Brow...

How Is ADHD Diagnosed?

By Understood.org
Learn how ADHD is diagnosed.

How to Help Someone who has ADHD

By How to ADHD
Learn helpful tips for loving and living with someone who has an "ADHD brain". This video has over 400k views on YouTube.

How ADHD Causes Emotional Dysregulation

By ADDitude Magazine
ADHD impairs the ability to regulate feelings – anger, anxiety, sadness, or other. The result: overblown, extremely emotional reactions to small setbacks or c...

7 Truths About ADHD Emotional Regulation

By ADDitude Magazine
You’re not imagining things, ADHD really is linked to more powerful, sudden, and unruly emotions. But, once you understand your difficulty with emotional regu...

7 ADHD Myths and Truths

By ADDitude Magazine
"ADHD isn't real." "ADHD medications cause addiction." When it comes to learning disabilities and mental health, misinformation abounds. Be prepared to counter ...

Autism Spectrum Dealing with Anger and Meltdowns

By Sally Thibault
In this video, Sally Thibault shares some of the strategies she has used to help her child diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome deal with his anger and frustratio...

Early Signs of Autism Video

By Center for Autism and Related Disorders at Kennedy Krieger Institute
To improve recognition of the early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Dr. Rebecca Landa of Kennedy Krieger Institute has developed this 9-minute video tu...

FASD – Strategies for Supporting an Affected Individual

Get more information and practical strategies to support children and adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) from this webinar by expert, Nate Sheet...

ADHD and Video Games: Pros and Cons

By Understood.org
Watch as Jodi Gold, MD, author of "Screen-Smart Parenting: How to Find Balance and Benefit in Your Child's Use of Social Media, Apps, and Digital Devices,” we...

Why Typical Behavior Approaches May Not Work | Nathan Ory

By POPFASD
Nathan Ory speaks about why typical behavioral approaches may not work for some individuals and ideas for effective interventions.

Helpful Communication Websites

Here are two great websites that has a lot of great free resources you can download and print to use with individuals with communication difficulties. www.setbc...

Actress Wendy Davis on ADHD Tools and Executive Functioning Strategies

By Understood.org
In this video, you will hear actress Wendy Davis of Lifetime’s Army Wives discuss the executive functioning strategies she and her daughter use to help stay o...
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Disability Specific Information Archives – Parents Helping Parents

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