Brief description with some resources and links, compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Works to address the needs of children with autism in developing countries by setting up partnerships that utilize available local resources, and to educate parents in ways to work with and train their children.
A systems development initiative designed by the Illinois General Assembly to create and enhance community networks that promote best practice in the diagnosis, treatment and education of children with autism spectrum disorders, or ASD.
General information on some aspects of current thinking and debate in relation to autism spectrum disorder.
A non-profit organization devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating its results on the causes of autism and on preventing, diagnosing and treating autism and other severe behavioral disorders of childhood.
Supports a theoretic model of autism and pervasive development disorders. [English and French]
National special education statistics suggest the country is experiencing an epidemic of autism, but inconsistencies in how the condition is diagnosed throughout the nation's schools, and the fact that the increasing trend for autism coincides with a corresponding slump in the reporting of mental retardation and learning disabilities, challenges the use of special education data to portray such an national epidemic.
The flood of kids with autism pouring into special education classes doesn't mean we're in the middle of an autism epidemic, a new study suggests.
Parent information booklet on Pervasive Developmental Disorders such as: PDD-NOS, Asperger's Disorder, and Autism.
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