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Bravekids.org helps children with disabilities, chronic, life threatening illnesses and special needs by providing thousands of resources & medical information on childhood conditions, plus message boards to connect children and parents to others sharing similar challenges. (You will find medical information on conditions such as autism, cancer, cerebral palsy, ADHD & ADD, just to name a few. )

Directory of Medical Services and Resources for Children With Special Needs


Use this directory to locate health services and resources in your area such as financial assistance, support groups, child care, dental assistance, camps, transportation, physical therapy and many more.
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Brave Kids provides thousands of resources nationwide and locally in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, Washington DC / Baltimore, NY City, Pensacola, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Miami, Palm Beach, Ft. Myers, Naples, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay Area, Buffalo and Syracuse.

News About Children's Conditions Such As: Autism, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, ADHD / ADD and Disabilities


Managing juvenile diabetes
02/05/2010 -- The results of a new study on managing juvenile diabetes may give hope to millions of parents in this country and abroad who typically wake up several times a night to make sure their children’s blood sugar levels have not dropped into the danger zone. read more

Is your child truly allergic?
02/05/2010 -- Grayson Grebe started getting eczema on his cheeks when he was just 4-weeks-old. At 6 months, he was diagnosed with allergies to wheat, dairy, eggs, nuts, oats, rice, barley, chicken, pork, corn and beans. At age two, the Grebes took Grayson to National Jewish Health, a hospital in Denver that specializes in allergies and respiratory diseases. Doctors there suspected that his food allergies might not be causing the eczema—and that some might not be food allergies at all. read more

Featured Resources for Special Needs Kids


Here are some of our more popular resources for children with special needs such as autism, cancer, cerebral palsy, ADHD / ADD and disabilities.
Camps Hospitals Respite Care
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Information & Referral Child Care Assistive Technology


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The Brave Kids Story


Brave Kids was founded on June 9, 1999, by Kristen Fitzgerald , after the loss of her two children to catastrophic illnesses. Our mission is to help children with chronic, life-threatening illnesses and disabilities by connecting them to desperately needed health services and resources such as financial assistance, camps, support groups, child care, dental assistance, hospitals, transportation and physical therapy.

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The Dalai Lama and Kristen
Dalai Lama and Kristen Fitzgerald of Brave Kids His Holiness the Dalai Lama honored Brave Kids Founder and President, Kristen Fitzgerald for her compassionate work helping children with special needs at a special Unsung Heroes of Compassion presentation.

Kristen received a special acknowledgement for her work with Brave Kids from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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Healing Well award Vimo Award