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Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Resources Online
Autism Society of America.
To find a chapter in your area and receive autism information, visit
their web site or call 1-800-3AUTISM. ASA chapters are a good place to
meet other parents in your community. To find an autism organization
outside the U.S., go to the National
Autistic Society.
Need help with education or therapy
funding, insurance, respite care or other services? Find your state's
Developmental Disabilities Agency and other resources on this
STATE LIST,
and call to ask about services.
Newly diagnosed? Download Autism
Speaks' free
"100 Day Kit" for information and advice to help you make the most
of the first 100 days after receiving a diagnosis of an autism spectrum
disorder.
Looking for tutors, advocacy groups,
special education lawyers or psychologists in your state? Visit
www.yellowpagesforkids.com.
Check the credentials and references of anyone you hire.
For information on Asperger's Syndrome,
a milder type of autistic disorder that does not involve a language
delay, see the Asperger's Disorder
Homepage, by Kaan R. Ozbayrak, MD, or
O.A.S.I.S. Online Asperger
Syndrome Information and Support or MAAP Services for Autism & Asperger
Syndrome.
Autism Information
Center at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Indiana Resource Center for
Autism
publishes articles about autism.
Families
for Early Autism Treatment, a non-profit organization based in
California, provides education, advocacy and support through chapters in
various states. Provides email newsletters and message groups.
Autism
Research (return
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Autism Speaks, a nonprofit organization, has committed millions of
dollars toward researching the causes, prevention and treatment of
autism spectrum disorders. Programs include the Autism Genetic Resource
Exchange, Autism Treatment Network, Clinical Trials Network and
Innovative Technology for Autism.
Autism
Research Institute, established in 1967, researches the causes,
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. This
site contains information on vitamin therapy, dietary intervention,
chelation, environmental triggers, and experimental and alternative
treatments and theories.
Interactive Autism Network,
or IAN, is an online project linking researchers and families. Parents
can fill out online questionnaires and read preliminary research data.
IAN is supported by Kennedy Krieger Institute, a medical center for
people with developmental disorders, and Autism Speaks.
National Institutes of
Health
Autism Research Network lists major U.S. research projects.
Teaching
Tools and Communication Symbols
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Model Me Kids: Videos For Modeling Social Skills has videos and DVDs to
teach social skills to children and teens with autism spectrum disorders
and developmental delays. It also sells teaching manuals and student
workbooks.
Natural
Learning Concepts has materials for teaching abstract categories,
social story books, conversation starters and more to young children and
students with autism.
Do2Learn has free resources, such as 300 picture cards that can be
printed, math grids, coloring pages, art projects, and images to help
with the tracing of shapes and letters.
Free downloads/materials that help
students read are available at
Slater Software and Starfall.
Jacob's Lessons has free,
ABA-based computer educational activities.
Several companies sell different
picture communication symbols or other communication devices used to help children
with speech delays and/or autism learn words and/or express themselves. Visit
Pyramid Educational Consultants,
Mayer-Johnson Co. and
CommuniPix.
Picture flash cards
for teaching colors,
shapes, action words, sight words and vocabulary.
WorkbookWindow.com sells an
ABA teaching tool that turns any workbook into a write-on, wipe-off
practice book.
Free songs to download to help children
learn language: Dream English.
See our ABA and VB Directory for a
complete list of
Materials for Teaching Programs.
Help with
Special Education
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IEPs, ARDs, IFSPs, what does it all
mean? Here are several web sites that help acquaint parents with the
federal laws requiring that children with a disability receive a free
and appropriate public education from birth to age 21. Find out what
your rights are, and what to do if you believe your school district is
violating those rights.
Wrightslaw - Hundreds of articles, legal cases and other information
on special education law and advocacy in a free online library and
newsletter. This top-ranked legal site is run by attorney Peter Wright
and psychotherapist Pamela Wright, the authors of several
books for parents on law and advocacy.
NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know
and Do: This printable guide explains two important U.S. laws, The
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act. From the National Center for Educational Outcomes with
Council of State School Officers and National Association of State
Directors of Special Education.
Council
for Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a nonprofit group of parents,
lawyers and educational advocates, works to improve the education of
children with disabilities. Search for an education attorney in your
state.
Families
and Advocates Partnership for Education - a project funded by the
U.S. Department of Education to help parents and advocates improve the
"educational outcomes" for children with disabilities. Information
available in Spanish and other languages.
Medical
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Defeat Autism Now!
maintains a list of health care providers who have attended one of its
conferences on alternative biomedical treatments for autism and related
conditions. Such therapies include chelation, supplements, and special
diets.
Medline Plus: Autism information from the National Library of
Medicine and NIH.
Autism Treatment Network at Autism Speaks.
Autism One Radio:
Web-based radio that has programs on biomedical treatments and special
diets.
Yale Developmental
Disabilities Clinic
Safety
for People with Autism
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Autism Risk and Safety
Management, a web site by safety expert
Dennis Debbaudt ,
has autism safety information for parents, teachers, paramedics and
police.
Project Lifesaver, a
nonprofit group, provides wristwatch-like tracking devices to people
with autism and other disorders that place them at risk for getting
lost. The devices help police who participate in this program find
someone who wanders away. 757-546-5502.
Protecting the Child or
Adult with Autism article.
Safety Turtle sells devices that it says will keep children safer
near pools and waterways.
Select Autism
Merchandise sells ID-related packs that include Medic Alert jewelry,
window decal, tattoos, etc.
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