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National Vaccine Information Center
The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a national, non-profit educational organization founded in 1982. It is the oldest and largest national organization advocating reformation of the mass vaccination system

The Natural Immunity Information Network ( N I I N )
dedicated to providing information and support to families and individuals who are exploring alternatives in health and seeking to make informed choices with regard to the possible vaccination of their children. The main sections of this site include information about the law and regulations regarding vaccines.

Kay Stammers Page "Beyond Autism"
This is a terrific site! Her list of articles and abstracts is fantastic and up to date. She also manages an up to date calendar of disability events

HealthlinkUSA
This site is designed to be easy to use for people who are searching the internet for information on a wide range of specific health topics, including Autism. Links to sites which discuss treatment, prevention, support groups, e-mail lists, message boards, risk factors, statistics, research and more are included.

Wobus
One of the best, most complete sets of autism links available. If time is limited, John Wobus's site is the one to visit. This site includes autism links, frequently asked questions and advice to parents of newly diagnosed children. One of the links is a list of frequently mentioned books on autism lists. There is also an extensive bibliography of books on autism (over 500 books).

Pediatric resources
Extensive listings including link to Exceptional Parent magazine. This is a good site for information on product recalls, emergency alerts, growth and development, simple prescriptions, etc. It has its own search engine on the page, so you can look for specifics. They also host a "Kids Only" club.

Autism.com
This excellent page has a very complete listing of autism links which are regularly updated.

The MAX Foundation
The MAX Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of special education awareness and to support deserving schools, research centers and organizations providing for children with special needs.

University of Texas Autism Project (UTAP)
The University of Texas Autism Project (UTAP) has been presenting sensory and motor integration professional development workshops for most Texas Region Education Service Centers and presentations throughout the United States for seven years.

The Center for the Study of Autism (CSA) has translations of an overview of autism in the following languages:
[Chinese version]
[English version]
[Italian version]
[Japanese version]
[Korean version]
[Spanish version]

Spanish:

NICHCY
Del Centro Nacional de Informacion Para Niños y Jovenes con Discapacidades,(National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities), written in Spanish, includes downloadable articles about the law and disabilities, information on parenting a special needs child, and information about IDEA.

Vision Global del Autismo -- United States (written in Spanish)
Escrito por Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. (Writings of Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D) Centro para el Estudio del Autismo (Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon

The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB)
The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) is a private, nonprofit school serving children from infancy to age 21 who are blind, visually impaired, and multiplydisabled. MSB serves students in every county of Maryland. Their site offers information about individualized programs and specialized services including Braille instruction, orientation and mobility (travel skills) training, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, music, recreation, assistive technology, job training and more.

Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
The IRSC web site is dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis in order to: Provide valuable information for parents, family members, caregivers, friends, educators, and medical professionals who interact with children who have disABILITIES. Improve the environment for children with disABILITIES. Create positive changes and enhance public awareness and knowledge of children with disABILITIES. Act as a central starting point for information and resources.

Learning Disabilities Links on IRSC
This page has an enormous list of links to all sorts of disability pages.

Apraxia Kids
If you were searching for information about apraxia of speech in children or developmental verbal dyspraxia, this is the right place. Get questions answered in the "frequently asked questions from parents" section of the page, get info on speech and language topics, and access appraxia parents' support groups.

Lisa's Long List of Tuberous Sclerosis and Related Websites
Includes a mailing list, links, Epilepsy/Neurology Links, Autism links, Drug Info, Educational Issues, Books, Disability Resources, Sleep Disturbances. Has a lot of links to different pages, if you're looking for a link, it's probably here. (Note that many TS sufferers show symptoms of autism too.)

Karolinksa Institutet Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
This page lists diseases, and under each disease, there is a comprehensive list of links to find information on t

NLDline
This is the Non-verbal Learning Disorder page. Their goal is to educate the caregivers and associates of individuals with Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD). They also want to network those interested in NLD. This page has a link to the page's "library" which gives resources like book reviews, articles, general bibliographies, book reviews, Joan Scott's NLD list of resources and more.

United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Their mission is to promote research for cures and treatments of mitochondrial diseases and to provide support to affected families. The page lists current research that is underway, information on mitochondrial diseases, and more.

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
This is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service. The page has a Rare Disease Database where you can search the largest database of understandable information on rare disorders. Over 1,100 diseases are included. There is also a NORD newsletter and a link to the "site of the week."

Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon. Individuals with this disorder have have abnormal EEG patterns and autistic behavior.

Prader-Willi Syndrome
Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon. Missing a small portion of chromosome 15, these individuals display an obsession with food which is often associated with impulsive eating, compact body build, underdeveloped sexual characteristics, and poor muscle tone. Can be associated with autism.

Rett Syndrome
Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon. Rett Syndrome was first recognized by Andreas Rett in 1966 and is a neurological disorder affecting primarily females. Autopsies on the brains of these individuals indicate a pathology different than autism; however, children afflicted with Rett Syndrome often exhibit autistic-like behaviors, such as repetitive hand movements, prolonged toe walking, body rocking, and sleep problems.

Williams Syndrome
Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon Williams Syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by mild mental retardation and autistic-like behaviors. It is a rare disorder in which a portion of DNA material on chromosome 7 is missing.

The National Institutes of Health
Begun as a one-room Laboratory of Hygiene in 1887, the National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the Federal focal point for biomedical research in the U.S. The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. This page has a search engine for easy access to the information on the site which includes NIH links to information on employment opportunities, summer internships, and also an NIH E-mail and telephone directory. Simply described, the goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.

The Center for Mental Health Services' Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)
This government website that offers a wealth of information about mental health. Visitors can order free publications online, search KEN's referral database, read the latest mental health news, and explore links on a variety of mental health-related topics including children's health issues, autism, depression, anxiety, self-help/support groups, treatment, and research.

PubMed:
Don't Miss This Link! National Institute of Health's free public access to its medical database. Pubmed is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM's) search service to access the nine million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases.

MEDLINEplus
A consumer health Web site created by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health -which contains an array of evaluated health and disease-related web resources and includes health topics organized into subcategories such as diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials, specific conditions, prevention/screening, coping, and organizations.

MedWeb
A search engine for medical information.

J. Tward's Medical Reference Library
This site is Jonathan Tward's Multimedia Medical Reference Library. It has a search engine where you can choose to search either from Med-Line or from the page's bookstore.

The Neuroscience Center
This site has a Library of Neurological Information (LONI). It also has a NeuroScience Center Bookstore with a selection of 2,000 books which you can order online. Also on the page is the Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation Archives which includes searchable archives.

Amazon Bookstore
The largest on-line bookstore, you set up your account so that you order online, or you can phone or fax. It will even keep track of the books you have ordered and then send you notice of new books on related subjects that may be of interest.

Barnes And Noble Online Bookstore
BarnesandNoble.com - The World's Largest Bookseller Online

The Inclusion Press
Inclusion Press is a small independent press striving to produce readable, accessible, user-friendly books and resources about full inclusion in school, work, and community. Our books are excellent resources for courses and conferences. Write/call for information re bulk rates for schools and voluntary/advocacy organizations. Inclusion Press can recommend packets of materials for your conferences, workshops, staff-development seminars and events.

Mosby
Mosby is a publisher of medical information offering a complete line of textbooks, reference books and periodicals. Mosby's suite of health care resources includes newsletters, videos, posters, brochures, slides, laser discs, CD-ROM, seminars, conferences and association management.

Pyramid Autism Center - CA
The Pyramid Autism Center (PAC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the Orange County autism community - with specific focus on children and their families. The PAC school utilizes the Pyramid Approach to Education developed by Dr. Andrew Bondy.

The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center - MA
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center operates day and residential programs for children and adults with behavior problems, including conduct disorders, emotional problems, brain injury or psychosis, autism and developmental disabilities.

The Judge Rotenberg Center
240 Turnpike Street
Canton, MA 02021-2341
Phone: 781-828-2202
Fax: 781-828-2804

Pyramid Autism Center
The Pyramid Autism Center (PAC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the Orange County autism community – with specific focus on children and their families. The PAC school utilizes the Pyramid Approach to Education developed by Dr. Andrew Bondy, a world-renowned leader in autism education and research.

2830 North Glassell
Orange, CA 92865
714-637-1292

Beyond Autism - All Children Are Exceptional
Kay Stammers writes that her new site is a "labor of love and frustration done by a parent that has 'been there done that'."

Web of Care
Follow the browse link to "autism" for general information and strategies for caring for an autistic family member.

Family Village
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. This site includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much more.

Disabilities Homepage for Parents
This site has information about special education issues, including a dictionary, definitions, laws, medical assistive technology, organizations and adoption. This site also has a link for ordering special needs books from Barnes and Noble. There is also a special education newsletter.

Aspire Children’s Services
Aspire Children’s Services offers comprehensive specialized services for children, birth to age eight, who have developmental delays and disabilities, and their families.  Services include physical, developmental, speech, occupational, and sensory integration therapies, parent groups, evaluations, respite, sib shops, social work, and orthopedic, hearing, and vision clinics.

Closing The Gap
Closing The Gap, Inc. is an organization that focuses on computer technology for people with special needs through its bi-monthly newspaper, annual international conference and extensive web site.

Science Magazine
Science is a global research weekly. The site includes "Enhanced Perspectives" which lists links to resources on the web. It has a search engine for the convenience of the browser to help research a wide range of scientific topics, and there is also a section for browsing the current week's contents.

Learning Fundamentals Innovative Software for Speech
Featuring Software From: LocuTour Multimedia. LocuTour Multimedia makes software that can be used by speech pathologists, educators, neuropsychologists, and parents to help both children and adults with ADD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Language Delay and related disorders.

Stages Learning Materials
A complete system for teaching the essentials of language to children with speech and language or developmental delays.

Lakeshore Learning
A premier resource for special education and classroom teaching products and activities - looking for stamps for your child's fine motor needs, counters and tanagrams for math projects? Visit here

Teach Me Language
A language manual for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and related developmental disorders

Dr. Toy's Guide on the Internet
Provides the latest information on toys, educational products, plus articles, resources, and many links. Over 1,000 toys and children's products have been selected for awards presented by Dr. Toy. Products described with color photos, and customer service number. Note: emphasis is on mainstream toys.

SmarterKids.com
An online toy store for educational and mainstream toys, toys listed by age groups. Also, SmarterKids has a "Special Needs Center" to provide parents with access to news and expert opinions covering a range of Special Needs. SmarterKids is an IGive.com merchant (register CAN as your charity with IGive and you support autism research with your purchases)

Nature's Answer
A mail order site for herbal extracts.

Mannatech
A network marketing company for glyconutritionals.

Smart Nutrition
You can buy many different kinds of vitamins online at this site.

Quality Health, Inc. Medicines for the Modern Mainstream
Quality Health, Inc. supplies smart drugs, nootropics, anti-aging remedies, pharmaceuticals, and other complementary health care products directly to the consumer by mail order.

Willner Chemists
A large, nutritionally oriented pharmacy in North America, with a large selection of nutritional supplements, herbs, and homeopathic remedies, and a large staff of nutritionally trained pharmacists to answer your questions. They offer discount prices on their products.

The Vitamin Express
A discount vitamin and specialty supplement store. It offers a free newsletter. The Vitamin Express received the Bay Guardian newspaper's award "Best Place to Buy Vitamins in the SF Bay Area."

Nutramed.com
This site is the hub for twenty health information centers. Each center acts as its own website with a home page and a list of links to relevant topics. Many articles are intended for the general reader, especially for the reader seeking a solution to specific health problems. Other articles are designed for professionals and advanced study texts include study guides and abstracts from the scientific literature. Nutramed offers programs, publications, courses and state of the art nutrition products,literature searches, reports, and consultations.

Start Here for GFCF Diet Info->Understanding and Implementing a Gluten & Casein Free Diet
An online article by CAN parent, Lisa Lewis, discussing the research and reasoning behind the choice for a gluten free and casein free diet for people with autism.

Gluten-Free Shopping Online available at:

GlutenSolutions.com
A new online store to meet the needs of those who require a gluten free diet. Easy ordering, bulk shipping rates and an 1-800 number for questions. Also provides information on celiac disease and a chat room.

The GlutenFreeMall.com
This online store offers online access to many gluten-free bakers and food suppliers.

http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/
A page listing links to gluten intolerance and celiac disease sites.
Includes http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/gfmall/, a Gluten-Free Food Vendor Directory

S.F.T.A.H. Society For The Autistically Handicapped -Page on Sectretin
Article about the use of homeopathic secretin in the UK. Including background information about secretin from Paul Shattock, Autism Research Unit.

The AIA
Home page for the Allergy-Induced Autism Support and Research Network.

NaturalTherapy.com
On the extreme edge of the Holistic approach, includes information about an alternative approach called "Quantum Therapy" described as a way " we can clear a lot of this biological and emotional debris and actually return the cells, tissues and organs to their previous "less-stressed/more" clean state" Site by Dr. Shoshana Margolin

Alternative Medicine
Large database of Alternative Medical information with links to political issues, alternative medical conference calendars and a free newsletter

Food Allergy Net
Activities, studies, and research related to food allergies. Practical tips, recipes, and educational materials. Register to receive Special Allergy Alerts by e-mail regarding product recalls or ingredient changes.

Marching to the beat of a different drum
A wonderful Christian family web-site with inspirational messages of hope, that is dedicated to "the children who see, feel and hear things differently than the rest of the world---kids who live with Autism, Asperger's Disorder. Tourette's Syndrome, PDD, Bipolar Disorder, and ADHD."

Jonathan's Story Page
Short Stories by Jonathan Mitchell Jonathan writes: "Hi, my name is Jonathan Mitchell. I suffer from autistic or perhaps Asperger's symptomatology and I have written some short stories, which I would like to share with you on this page. I hope you will read them and I hope you enjoy them. I am 44 years old and work as a medical transcriptionist." These are interesting insights into living life with autism, including difficulties with relationships and sexuality.

Tyler Akoni
A life story of a child with autism, "...Tyler is currently three years old. He attends preschool four days a week. He has learned to play with other children, sit in circle time, and has started to incorporate sign language. He has wonderful teachers and a preschool director who is dedicated to reaching children like Tyler. One week every month a woman from the university of Colorado named Cassandra visits the school to work with Tyler and the other children with autism. Life has been a nonstop roller coaster. There are new challenges daily...."

The Poetry of David Miedzianik
David wrote to Cure Autism Now and asked to us link his site here for everyone to visit. He wrote "my photos, info, and poetry, are on my site. I'm 43 and I have autism." David writes about his lonliness and isolation. Below is one of David's poems:

"There's too much isolation for me in Rotherham, and too many memories and pain.
This is a town where no-one will date me, but most people know my name.
They've such a downer on me here that no matter what, they won't have me for tea. "

Lil' David Autism Page A wonderful condensed reading about a young boy's life with autism, as written by his father.

U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act ADA HOME PAGE
The U.S. Department of Justice issues regulations for title II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provides technical assistance and enforcement.

Giant Disability Resource Page
Lots of Links!
Independence, Inc. (Lawrence Independent Living Resource Center) in collaboration with the Northeast (Kansas) Assistive Technology Site (NEAT) has created a resource page of links to Disability Related and Assistive Technology Sites on the World Wide Web.

Wrightslaw
For advocates who need accurate information. Up-to-date information about effective advocacy for children with disabilities. Wrightslaw is a site which provides information on recent legal decisions about special education issues. There is a newsletter to which parents can subscribe. The page also has its own search engine to look up cases.

USA Law.net
USA Law.net are web pages sorted in the United States by state and country, by attorney or law firm, and other legal associations. Their links take you to all of their pages and other sources.

VersusLaw
Creates legal research solutions by merging a comprehensive data warehouse with the most current web technology. You may join a malpractice newsletter (LLR), do a site search, or subscribe to their site.

Start here for autism info ->The Autism Society of America (ASA)
The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism. This site is a great place to begin learning about autism. 

iCARE4autism, an acronym for The International Center for Autism Research and Education, offers the latest in autism information and provides all those with autism spectrum disorder an invaluable place to find resources. Our mission is to drive research through powerful international collaborations in order to discover the causes of autism. We seek to build consensus surrounding the issues and best practices of autism research and diagnosis.

NAAR
The National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) is a national nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to finding the causes, prevention, effective treatment and, ultimately, cure of the autism spectrum disorders.

Autism Research Institute (ARI)
The Autism Research Institute (ARI), a non-profit organization, was established in 1967. ARI is primarily devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the causes of autism and on methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating autism and other severe behavioral disorders of childhood.

The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation
The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism has been established by pro football player Doug Flutie, Sr. and his wife, Laurie Flutie, as their life-long commitment to make a difference in the lives of autistic children and their families. The foundation is named in honor of their 8-year old son Doug, Jr. who was diagnosed with autism at age three.

Defeat Autism Now
The Autism Research Institute convened a group of about 30 carefully selected physicians and scientists in Dallas in January, 1995, for the express purpose of sharing information and ideas toward defeating autism as quickly as possible. A consensus statement and DAN! approach was developed.

LADDERS.org
A collaborative website of three non-profit groups, The Autism Research Foundation (TAFR) , LADDERS, and Friends of LADDERS. LADDERS offers learning and developmental disabilities evaluation and rehabilitation services.

The ARC
The National Association of Retarded Citizens -The Arc (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States) is the country's largest voluntary organization committed to the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families. The Arc has adopted various positions on issues that affect people with mental retardation and their families.

Autism Victoria
Support for individuals and families with autism in Victoria, Canada

SFTAH.UK
British site with extensive set of autism links and information. It also has information on secretin, chatrooms for parents, newsbreaking information in the world of autism research, and treatments ranging from supplements to educational programs such as the Lovaas program.

The Center For the Study of Autism
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 their research is in collaboration with the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, California.

Autism Research Unit of Sunderland, UK
Information about upcoming Durham Conference and Autism Europe, a European association which helps to improve the lives of those whose existence is affected by Autism.

Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
Strong emphasis on behavioral modification techniques. Includes their research and articles.

National Academy for Child Development
The National Academy for Child Development is an international organization of parents and professionals dedicated to helping children and adults reach their full potential. Founded in 1979 by internationally recognized educator and lecturer Robert J. Doman, Jr., NACD designs very specific home Neurodevelopmental programs for infants, children and adults

Spectrum Center
A ground-breaking nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the educational and behavioral performance of students and schools with more than 20 years of experience in the research, design and successful application of innovative education and behavioral improvement strategies. This page gives information on job opportunities, resources, spectrum schools, and more.

Family Village - A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
Information, resources, communication opportunities for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities.This page includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much more.

FAAAS Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome
A support group that is aimed at the families of those afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome. Especially those whose relative has not been correctly diagnosed until they are well into adulthood.

O.A.S.I.S. -Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
One of the more well-know spots on the internet! Very good pages on Asperger Syndrome, with excellent links.

All About Autism Spectrum Disorders

Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Defining, diagnosing, and treating Pervasic Developmental Disorders. A great source of information on a wide variety of related topics including links to other sites.

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