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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 consider hiring. For information on Asperger's Syndrome, a milder type of autistic disorder that does not involve a language delay, see the:
Autism Information Center at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Autism One Radio: Web-based radio with programs on therapies, biomedical treatments and other topics. Indiana Resource Center for Autism publishes articles about autism. Families for Early Autism Treatment, a non-profit organization in California, provides education, advocacy and support through chapters in various states. Autism Research (return to top) Autism Speaks, a nonprofit group founded by Bob and Suzanne Wright, financially supports research into 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 experimental and alternative biomedical treatments and theories, vitamin therapy, dietary intervention and chelation. 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 (return to top) Model Me Kids has videos that 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 teaching materials, social story books and conversation starters for young children and students with autism. Play This Way Every Day: play mat and 10 language development exercises for children ages 1-5. Designed by a pediatrician and a winner of Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products of 2009. Several companies sell different picture communication symbols or other devices used to help children with speech delays and autism learn words and express themselves. Visit Pyramid Educational Consultants, Mayer-Johnson Co. or CommuniPix.
The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding: Web site of
educator Carol Gray, who developed social stories to teach social
skills. Her books,
Social Stories™ and Comic Strip Conversations Social Thinking: Speech pathologist Michelle Garcia Winner's program for teaching social learning to students with Asperger's syndrome, ADHD and social-communication problems. Winner is the author of books on social thinking and the recipient of a 2008 Congressional award. 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. National Lekotek Center: offers advice on toys and activities for kids with special needs on its free helpline, 1-800-366-PLAY. Materials for Teaching Programs: See AutismWeb.com's complete list. Help with Special Education (return to top) IEPs, ARDs, IFSPs, what does it all mean? Here are web sites that help parents understand 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 is violating those rights.
Wrightslaw - Attorney Peter Wright and psychotherapist Pamela Wright
run the top-ranked web site for special education law and advocacy
information. Hundreds of articles and legal cases are available in a free online library and
newsletter. The Wrights, who give legal workshops around the U.S., are
the authors of
From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide 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 (IDEA). 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. 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, vitamins and supplements, and special diets. Medline Plus: Autism information from the National Library of Medicine and NIH. Autism Treatment Network at Autism Speaks. Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic Safety for People with Autism (return to top)
Autism Risk and Safety
Management, a web site by safety expert
and author
Dennis Debbaudt Project Lifesaver, a nonprofit group, provides wristwatch-like tracking devices to people with autism and disorders that place them at risk for getting lost. The devices help police who participate in this program quickly find someone who wanders away. More than 1,000 agencies in 45 states participate in the program. 757-546-5502. Protecting the Child or Adult with Autism article. Safe and Sound program of the Autism Society of America. Visit our Links page for more autism web sites. |
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