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2bMe
Offers practical and emotional advice for teens living with cancer. Includes information on how to care for your skin, hair loss, diet, and coping socially.
http://www.2bme.org/
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BrainTalk Communities: Teens Helping Teens
Online support group and message forum for teens with neurological disorders.
http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=64
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Can Do Kids
Focus is on what kids can accomplish. Provides online games for geography, writing, an ability survey, dream sharing, and how to make the world a better place.
http://www.ucando.org/kids.html
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Child and Youth Health: ADHD - How It Can Affect Teenagers
Tells how it affects school work, friendships, and relationships with siblings. Tips for managing this disorder, using medication, and feeling good.
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=293&id=2153
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Child and Youth Health: Cancer - Living With It
Discusses different feelings that happen, talking about the disease, dealing with other people and how life changes.
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=292&id=2207
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Child and Youth Health: Cancer - When Your Brother or Sister has Cancer
Explains feelings that many teens may have, how to be supportive of a sick sibling and helpful things to do.
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=292&id=2208
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Child and Youth Health: Dyslexia - Coping With It
Tips for teens include how to help yourself, why exercise is important, getting support for school projects, and building self-esteem.
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=293&id=2201
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Child and Youth Health: Living With a Disability
Tells what it is, your rights, living with family and friends, and dealing with teasing and bullying. Section for brothers and sisters.
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=292&id=2336
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Communicating With and About People with Disabilities
Explains why using the right language is important, and gives a list of phrases to use, as well as terms which are not recommended.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/comucate.htm
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Disability Social History Project
Presents short biographies of famous people who had a disabling mental or physical illness.
http://www.disabilityhistory.org/people.html
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Kids Quest on Disability and Health
Explains what a disability is and answers common questions about living with one.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/
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Listen to Our Stories
Offers a collection of stories, poems, pictures, and songs about and by young people with disabilities ages 5 to 25. Includes index of disabilities and additional resources.
http://www.listentoourstories.com/
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Novita Kids
Made specially for kids with physical disabilities, and features things to do, places to visit, and lots to learn about.
http://kids.novita.org.au/
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Novita Teens
Designed specifically for teenagers with physical disabilities, and featuring resources, information, activities and a forum.
http://teens.novita.org.au/
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SB-Teens
Discussion group for teens with spina bifida to exchange ideas, stories, or just chat. Siblings welcome.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/sb-teens/
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Seeing Disabilities from a Different Perspective
Fourth and fifth graders provide information on autism, blindness, cerebral palsy, and deafness. Includes causes, effects, and famous people who have suffered from these conditions.
http://library.thinkquest.org/5852/
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The Survival Guide for Kids with LD
Lists ten ways that kids with learning disabilities can make life easier for themselves at school. Includes quotes from affected children.
http://www.ldonline.org/article.php?id=354&loc=65
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When Meeting Friends with Disabilities
Information about what is okay to say or do when a friend has a disability.
http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_friends_hints
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