Resources and Websites

Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Island (CNMI)Resources:

1) CNMI TRI- AGENCY: www.cnmitriagency.com
2) OFFICE OF DISABILITY POLICY & PROGRAMS, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: www.cnmigov.net
3) NORTHERN MARIANAS COLLEGE- UCEDD: www.nmcnet.edu
4) AUTISM IS TREATABLE 2008 CONFERENCE: www.autismistreatable.co.za/autismarisingbutsilentepidemi.html
5) CNMI STUDENT POPULATION DATA: www.pss.cnmi.mp

Worldwide National Resources:

1) AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA: www.autism-society.org
2) AUTISM SPEAKS: www.autismspeaks.org
3) PediatricNeurology.Com: www.pediatricneurology.com
4) PEOPLE FIRST LANGUAGE:
~ Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities: www.txddc.state.tx.us/resources/publications/pfanguage.asp
~ West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council: www.wvddc.org/people_first.html
5) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) DATA: www.ideadata.org
6) CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION: www.cdc.gov
7) NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES - AUTISM LEGISLATION DATABASE: www.ncsl.org

SPED STUDENT DATA (SY 2009 - 2010)

Categories
Autism= 76
Deaf-Blindness= 1
Emotional Disturbance= 9
Hearing Impairment= 23
Mental Retardation= 71
Multiple Disability= 29
Orthopedic Impairment= 11
Other Health Impairment= 76
Specific Learning Disability= 464
Speech or Language Impairment= 54
Traumatic Brain Injury= 2
Visual Impairment= 10
Developmental Delay= 92
Total= 918

Autism
3-5 yrs= 14
6-21 yrs= 62
Total= 76

* Count as of April 18, 2010

Source: Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Public School System - Special Education Program

~ The data information has changed. Four more individuals have been diagnosed with Autism.