About Autism
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/overview.htm
This article from the Autism Information Center, Center for Disease Control, gives a good introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders.
About Autism
www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_home
This Web section from the Autism Society of America covers the following topics: Understanding Autism, Living with Autism, Treatment and Education and Resources.
Advice for Parents of Young Autistic Children
www.autism.com/autism/first/adviceforparents.htm
This paper from the Center for the Study of Autism is geared toward parents
of newly diagnosed autistic children and parents of young autistic children
who are not acquainted with many of the basic issues of autism.
Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder
www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs1txt.htm
Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS (not otherwise specified) are
developmental disabilities that share many of the same characteristics.
Autism Primer: Twenty Questions and Answers
www.teacch.com/info_primer.html
This page is managed by TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped CHildren), a division of the University of North Carolina Department of Psychiatry and provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding autism.
Autism, Puberty and the Possibility of Seizures
www.autism.com/individuals/seizures.htm
About one in four autistic individuals begin to have
seizures during puberty. The exact reason for the onset
of seizures is not known, but it is likely that the seizure activity
may be due to hormonal
changes in the body.
Sometimes these seizures are noticeable, (i.e., associated
with convulsions); but for many, they are small, subclinical
seizures, and are typically not detected by simple observation.
Autism Research at the National Institute of Mental Health
www.medhelp.org/NIHlib/GF-227.html
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is devoting an increasing
portion of its research portfolio to answering these questions about autism.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
www.nectac.org/topics/autism/autism.asp
This journal reprint examines the commonalities and differences among nationally known critical program practices. This study presents preliminary results from a NECTAS-sponsored autism forum activity about areas of agreement about effective practice.
Children and Adolescents with Autism
www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/CA-0009/default.asp
This fact sheet defines autism, describes the signs
and causes, discusses types of help available, and suggests what parents
or other caregivers can do.
Disability Information: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs20txt.htm
Published by the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY), this publication is designed to answer some of the most commonly asked questions regarding PDD and to provide concerned individuals with other resources for information and support.
Educating Children with Autism
www.nap.edu/books/0309072697/html/
This entire book is available on line through National Academies Press.
How to Teach Pivotal Behaviors to Children with Autism
www.users.qwest.net/~tbharris/prt.htm
This manual was designed to have applicability to a broad range of people. The
examples in the manual focus on family interactions between individuals with
autism and their parents and siblings.
Landau Kleffner Syndrome
www.autism.com/autism/behavior/landau.htm
This article helps parents distinguish Landau Kleffner and autism.
National Alliance for Autism Research
www.naar.org/naar.asp
The National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) is
the first organization in the U.S. dedicated to funding and accelerating
biomedical research focusing on autism spectrum disorders. Established
in 1994 by parents of children with autism concerned about the limited
amount of funding available for autism research, NAAR was created in
a spirit of optimism and excitement over the opportunities for accelerating
the pace of autism research.
Music Therapy and Language for the Autistic Child
www.autism.com/families/therapy/music.htm
Music Therapy is the unique application of music to
enhance personal lives by creating positive changes in human behavior.
It is an allied health profession utilizing music as a tool to encourage
development in social/ emotional, cognitive/learning, and perceptual-motor
areas. Music Therapy has a wide variety of functions with the exceptional
child, adolescent and adult in medical, institutional and educational
settings.
PDD - NOS
http://info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/pddnos.html
This document from the Yale Child Study Center explains PDD - Not Otherwise
Specified.
Peer Initiation Strategies for Students with Autism
www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-8203.html
With these strategies, socially competent peers are taught how to initiate and
encourage social interactions with children with autism in natural settings.
Sensory Integration: Tips to Consider
www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/sensory/sensoryintegrate.html
This article from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism
provides information about how we receive all input through our senses,
via seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching and through our
body centered senses of touch (tactile/protective), movement and gravity
(vestibular), and body position (proprioceptive). Each sense acts individually
and in union with the others to send us information about our environments
and our body in each environment.
Stone Soup Group – Parent Navigator Program
www.stonesoupgroup.org/index.cfm?section=Programs&page=Parent-Navigation
A Parent Navigator is usually the parent of a child with special health care needs who has learned about the developmental disability and health care service delivery system through their own personal experiences. Learn more about this program by visiting this link.
Alaska Autism Resource Center (AARC)
www.sesa.org/aarc/
This program was created to facilitate services that will enable Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD) to become widely recognized and well supported throughout the
state of Alaska. AARC also facilitates systems change that will enable the community
of Alaskans affected by ASD, their families, and service providers to become
a coherent, collaborative, and self-organized community.
Autism and Asperger Research Reports
http://aarr.stanford.edu/
This Web site provides parents, families, and other interested parties with selected
published research studies in the medical literature on autism and Asperger syndrome.
Autism Information Center
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddautism.htm
This Web site, maintained by the National Center
on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities and the Center for Disease
Control, provides
information about autism, autism research as well
as CDC and state activities.
Autism Information Clearinghouse
www.nichd.nih.gov/autism/
This Web site, maintained by the National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development, provides easy access
to the most current information about NICHD research
projects, publications, news releases, and other activities
related to autism and similar disorders
Autism Research Institute
www.autism.com/ari/
The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is the hub of a worldwide network of
parents and professionals concerned with autism. ARI was founded in 1967 to
conduct and foster scientific research designed to improve the methods of
diagnosing, treating, and preventing autism. ARI also disseminates research
findings to parents and others worldwide seeking help.
Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org
The Autism Society of America was founded in 1965 by a small group of parents
working on a volunteer basis out of their homes. Over the last 35 years, the
Society has developed into the leading source of information and referral on
autism.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
www.nectac.org/topics/autism/autism.asp
This Web section of the National Early Childhood TA
Center is devoted to the collection of articles and
information on autism issues as they affect children ages 0-5.
BBB Autism Online Support Network
www.bbbautism.com
BBB Autism encompasses many things, firstly a Web site
that is packed with tons of information about autism
spectrum disorders (ASD) a.k.a. pervasive developmental disorder (PDD),
related disorders, school issues, therapies, communication, international
conferences and more!
Center for the Study of Autism
www.autism.org
The Center for the Study of Autism (CSA) is located in the Salem/Portland,
Oregon area. The Center provides information about autism to parents and
professionals, and conducts research on the efficacy of various therapeutic
interventions. Much of our research is in collaboration with the Autism
Research Institute in San Diego, California.
National Institute of Mental Health "Autism"
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm
This booklet is provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the
Federal agency that conducts and supports research on mental and brain
disorders, including autism. NIMH scientists are dedicated to understanding the
workings and interrelationships of the various regions of the brain, and to
developing preventive measures and new treatments for disorders like autism
that handicap people in school, work, and social relationships.
The PDA Center
http://depts.washington.edu/pdacent/
The Professional Development in Autism Center (PDA) provides training and support
for school districts, families and communities to ensure that students with ASD
have access to high quality, evidence-based educational services in his or her
local school district and is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs.
Raising a Sensory Smart Child
www.sensorysmarts.com
This Web site is authored by Lindsey Biel, OTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist
and Nancy Peske, the parent of a child with sensory integration dysfunction.
They address the kinds of questions parents and teachers may need answered.
Sensory Integration International
www.sensoryint.com
Sensory Integration International (SII) is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation
concerned with the impact of sensory integrative problems on people's lives.
SESA's Autism Impairment Services
www.sesa.org/?page_id=5
This Web section explains the autism services available
through the Special Education Service Agency.
TEACCH
www.teacch.com
TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped
Children) based in North Carolina, is a service, research and training program
for persons with autism and their families. Their mission is to disseminate information
about theory, practice, and research on autism through training and publications
locally, nationally and internationally. The site is rich in information about
assessment, treatment, and educational interventions.
Western Regional Resource Center Information Module on Autism and
Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://interact.uoregon.edu/wrrc/autism.html
The Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC) continues to respond to inquiries
about autism from educators and state departments of education. This page links
to sites reviewed by the WRRC staff, as well as helpful print resources with
summaries.
