BIRTH DEFECTS AND GENETIC DISORDERS: FINDING HELP
Resources to assist you in getting aid and answers
BY:MARC LICHTER
Want to find information and assistand specific to a birth defect or genetic condition that has impacted your life? Try these links:
Autism: www.autismspeaks.org
Cerebral Palsy: www.ucp.org or www.cerebralpalsy.com
Congenital Heart Defects: www.pediheart.org
Cystic Fibrosis: www.cff.org or www.cysticfibrosis.com
Fragile X Syndrome: www.fragilex.org or www.fraxa.org
Down Syndrome: www.ndss.org or www.downsyndrome.com
Marfan Syndrome: www.marfan.org or www.americanheart.org
Sickle Cell: www.scinfo.org or www.sicklecelldisease.org
Spina Bifida: www.sbaa.org or Children with Spina Bifida Resource Guide for Parents
Tay-Sachs: www.ntsad.org
Also try the March of Dimes website for more information on these and other conditions: www.marchofdimes.com