Researching information on ASD can be an overwhelming task. We have provided links to help get you started. Select from the four categories of sites we list here to determine where it is most appropriate for you to begin. We also recommend that you contact parent associations for information and support.
Just Starting Out
Parents unfamiliar with autism should visit these sites which provide general information about ASD. More detailed information and links to advocacy groups is also available through these sites.
The Autism Society of AmericaA leading source of information and referral on autism with 20,000 members connected through a network of over 200 chapters in nearly every state.
National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY )Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder, fact sheet 1 (FS1), June 2012NICHCY is a Federally funded clearinghouse for information, publications on disabilities, listing of national disabilities organizations and conferences schedules .
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)Click on Keyword "Autism" or "Autism Research" to download free publications. NICHD supports laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological research on the reproductive, neurobiological, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families, and populations
Need More Information National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) NICHCY is a Federally funded clearinghouse for: information, publications on disabilities, listings of national disabilities organizations and conference schedules. Many of their publications are available in Spanish.
Project TEACCH / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Established as a result of State legislation mandating comprehensive, community based programs dedicated to improving the understanding and services for autistic and communication handicapped children and their families.
First SignsWeb site provides extensive vital information covering a range of issues: healthy development, the screening and referral process, treatment, current research and guidelines, links to other organizations.
The Cambridge Center for Behavioral StudiesOffers a wide range of valuable information to families.
NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Advocacy
Here are links that address the rights and responsibilities of the parent(s) of a handicapped child(ren).Autism Speaks - Autism Speaks History: Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents of a child with autism, as an autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. We are proud of what we've been able to accomplish and look forward to continued successes in the years ahead.
Autism National Committee (AUTCOM) An advocacy organization dedicated to "Social Justice for All Citizens With Autism". Founded in 1990 to protect and advance the human and civil rights of all persons with autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and related differences of communication and behavior.
Autism Distance Education NetworkProvides access to a variety of types of information and programs as well as links to several related net/web domains.
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities. Involved with policies, professional standards and effective professional practice.
The Doug Flutie FoundationThe Foundation's mission is to aid financially disadvantaged families who need assistance in caring for their children with autism; to fund education and research into the causes and consequences of childhood autism; and to serve as a clearinghouse and communications center for new programs and services developed for individuals with autism.
Grace Foundation Support and advocacy site created by families on Staten Island and Brooklyn, N.Y.
National Dissemination Center for Children with DisabilitiesLinks to organizations, publications available online, library resources, conference schedules. What are you looking for? Which list you would like to search ....."
National Alliance for Autism Research/Autism Speaks Established by parents in 1994, NAAR was a national, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to finding a cure for ASD. It has merged with Autism Speaks, an Autism advocacy group.
New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
ACCESS-VRThe Mission of Access-VR is to promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled.
Visit the Source
TEACCH site
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sites
Christina BurkInformation on the history of ABA, verbal behavior, and effective learning procedures.
The Carbone ClinicResearch on the use of ABA/Verbal Behavior by Dr. Vincent Carbone, BCBA.
The Cambridge Center for Behavioral StudiesSite offering a wide range of valuable information to families. The Virtual Behavioral Community (BVC) offers the opportunity for behavioral professionals and the public to interact and exchange information.
The N.Y. State Chapter of the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA) An international organization devoted to the study of experimental analysis of behavior. Click on ...."Links to Behavioral Sites"
Douglas Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC), Rutgers UniversityEstablished 1972. Provides outreach services to individuals with autism and their families. Works to advance contemporary knowledge about autism and related developmental disorders. Conducts professional training and disseminate clinical research information. The Douglas School is a state-operated, university-based day program for individuals with autism from ages 3 through 21.
Miller Method siteThe Language and Cognitive Development Center (LCDC)LCDC is a nonprofit school, clinic and training facility for the treatment of pervasively disordered (PDD) children.
Sensory Integration site
Sensory Integration Resource Center, The Kid Foundation, ColoradoResources and information for families, consumers and professionals. Highlights web sites which provide information, support groups and resources for professional, families and individuals with sensory integration dysfunction (DSI) and/or other neurological and mental conditions.
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) site
Pyramid Consultants home page
Asperger Syndrome sites
Asperger Syndrome Education Network (ASPEN ®)ASPEN is a regionally-based non-profit organization headquartered in New Jersey, with 12 local chapters, providing families and those individuals affected with Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS, High Functioning Autism, and related disorders.
The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP) The board and directors of this advocacy and information group are all on the autism spectrum.
Agency
QSACN.Y. agency providing educational program and services to clients and their families.
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