Helpful Information on Autism
— -- Do you have questions about autism and its treatment? Here are a number of Web sites that may help.
University of California at Santa Barbara's Autism Research and Training Center
http://www.education.ucsb.edu/autism
This Web site represents a program dedicated to studying and treating autism. It also includes a step-by-step guide on how to get help, and descriptions of current research projects.
Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
Calling itself the leading source of information and referral on autism, this resource represents an organization founded in 1965 with more than 50,000 members over 200 chapters in nearly every state.
National Research Council Report on Educating Children with Autism
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309072697/html
This 300-page book gives a broad, if scholarly, look at the many approaches to education for children with autism.
Cure Autism Now
This is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists working to accelerate the pace of autism research.
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/autismmenu.cfm
This component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, conducts research, supports research and distributes information on mental illness.
Autism One
This California-based nonprofit organization of parents of children with autism concentrates on three areas: education, on dealing with and treating the condition; advocacy, increasing public awareness and support; and fund-raising, to pay for research and education.
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/childrensrehab/programs/Autism/
This is the Web site of the clinic that treats the Augier children. It includes a calendar of events and a FAQ on autism diagnosis and treatment and center services.
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