Signs Your Child May Need Extra Help, and where to get it from the New York State Department of Health.
This link will give you specific milestones your child should be reaching at 3 and 6 months, as well as 1, 1½, 2 and 3 years of age.
Choosing Quality Child Care for a Child with Special Needs
About the Developmental Assessment
Assessment in New York State: Guide for Parents
Getting Help: Early Intervention in New York State
Early Intervention Program in New York City
A Parent's Guide to Early Intervention
Council for Exceptional Children, the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
Parent to Parent of New York provides emotional support and information to parents of children with special needs in New York State. Parent to Parent is based on the philosophy that parents, who themselves have experienced the joys and frustrations of parenting a child with special needs, can offer new parents a valuable resource. For more information, browse the website or call Carolyn Schimanski, Statewide Director, in the Capital Region Office at 1-800-305-8817, or email her at carolyn@parenttoparentnys.org.
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc., an independent nonprofit organization in New York City.
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.
Child Care and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Resources for Caregivers of Children with Special Needs
The Brooklyn Public Library provides special programs for Special Needs children from birth to age nine.
There are also various special need resources offered through the New York Public Library, which includes local branch libraries in The Bronx and Staten Island. http://www.nypl.org/branch/cos/disabilities/disabilities.html
Infant and Toddler Clearinghouse Main Page