Here is a list of resources we find to be very informative:
FAMILY
www.autismdeservesequalcoverage.com
They negotiate with health plans, insurance companies, and state and federal regulators to fund services for autism spectrum disorder.
www.autismspeaks.org
Autism Speaks has grown into the nation's largest 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
www.autism-society.org
Information on Autism News + Family education
www.autismcolorado.org
ASC is the “go-to” agency for individuals touched by autism in Colorado. ASC continually strives to be a strong leader among all disability-focused nonprofits by providing state-of-the-art services, educational opportunities and policy initiatives that positively impact the lives of all individuals with disabilities living in Colorado.
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/iep/cover.htm
Parent guide to IEP’s
www.cec.sped.org
Council for Exceptional Children
www.drcarbone.net
Dr. Vincent Carbone’s website
www.fcsn.org
Family resource guide for children with special needs.
www.kidstogether.org
Information for families with children with special needs
LAW
www.aboutautismlaw.com
Law pertaining only to Autism.
www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
U.S. Department of Education website
www.iser.com/CAadvocacy.html
Legal listings for California and other states.
www.listen-up.org/rights/rights.htm
Legal rights for families with children with special needs.
www.wrightslaw.com
Legal info search page
READING MATERIALS
www.allkindsofminds.org
Tools and resources for working with children with learning disabilities.
www.asperger.net/bookstore
Literature on Autism and Aspergers
www.autism-resources.com
Explanation of common terms
www.futurehorizons-autism.com
Sells books and tools on children with Aspergers and Autism.
www.nap.edu/catalog/10017.html
The National Research Council: Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism
psy.ucsd.edu/autism/prttraining.html
UCSD site with information on Lovaas and Koegel.
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/
Reading material on research and medicine
HANDS-ON RESOURCES
toysrus.richfx.com/catalog_toysrus/diffabled_06_t/diffabled_06_t.html
Toys for children with a variety of disabilities.
THERAPY RESOURCES
www.aba-materials.com
Parent-run company whose products include Flash! Pro2 CD-ROM with 10,000 printable common flashcard images.
www.autismeval.com
Online Autism treatment evaluation checklist
www.cwtherapy.com
Communication Works are a group of therapists who provide services to those with speech, language and social difficulties.
www.marksundberg.com
The primary goal of the website is to provide information on B.F. Skinner’s (1957) analysis of language. Recently, Skinner’s work has experienced wide-spread use for language assessment and intervention for children with autism and other developmental disabilities.
www.pecs.com
Picture Exchange Communication System
www.speechville.com/occupational-therapy/books.html
Speech delay resources
www.thegraycenter.org
Carol Gray website on social stories
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
www.abainternational.org
Association for Behavior Analysis International
www.aspergersyndrome.org
www.asperger.org
Autism, Aspergers, and PDD
www.autismnetwork.org
This site is for anyone who lives with, teaches, or otherwise supports children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including parents, teachers, and individuals with ASD.
www.fragilex.org
The National Fragile X Foundation
www.iser.com/index.shtml
Special ed. resources for parents and professionals.
www.apraxia-kids.org
Apraxia information page
www.chadd.org
Support for children and adults with ADD & ADHD
www.calaba.org
The California Association for Behavior Analysis sponsor the top regional conference on behavior analysis in the United States.
www.ncapd.org
auditory processing Disorders
www.nlda.org
Non verbal learning disorders information
www.polyxo.com
Jason Wallin’s website on ABA and other areas related to Autism.
www.nationalautismcenter.org
The National Autism Center is a new nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting effective, evidence-based treatment approaches, and to providing direction to families, practitioners, organizations, policy-makers, and funders.
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