The Office of Special Populations of the Rhode Island Department of Elemantary and Secondary Education has a large set of links to many areas of special needs assistance, including:

For Children who have: Autism Emotional-Behavior Challenges Blind & Visual Impairments Deaf & Hard of Hearing Learning Disabilities & Response to Intervention (RTI) Speech & Language Disabilities Traumatic Brain Injury Severe and Profound Developmental Disabilities Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADD/ADHD

Program Area: Individual Education Program (IEP) Secondary Transition Differentiating Instruction/Diverse Learning Needs Response to Intervention (RTI) Medicaid Services in the Schools Teacher Assistants Students Learning Beyond Grade Level (gifted and talented) Early Childhood Education Preschool Special Education

The site provides links to many other special education offices and services for families with special education needs.