Autism Spectrum Disorders Resources

Organizations/Websites:

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with many organizations including the AAP, has launched an awareness campaign called "Learn The Signs, Act Early", to educate parents about childhood development, including early warning signs of autism and other developmental disorders. The CDC has developed a Provider Resource Kit: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/
• American Academy of Pediatrics resources on autism can be found at: www.aap.org/healthtopics/autism.cfm
• American Academy of Pediatrics' Autism: Caring for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Resource Toolkit for Clinicians
• Developmental Screening Guidelines (Autism A.L.A.R.M.) at www.medicalhomeinfo.org
• First Signs initiative, www.firstsigns.org, (978) 346-4380; provides information on warning signs of autism and developmental disabilities. Good website and resources with good introductory DVD.
• Autism Speaks, www.autismspeaks.org, has a video glossary with clips of typical/atypical behavior and also a "100 Day Kit" for newly diagnosed families (under Community, Family, 100 day)
• Autism Society of America, Bethesda, MD, (800) 3-AUTISM, www.autism-society.org
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY), P.O. Box 1492, Washington, DC, 20013, (800) 695-0285. Free and low cost information on disabilities, www.nichcy.org. A briefing paper on Pervasive Developmental Disorders (#FS20), 1998, 16 pages is available fro NICHCY or may be downloaded free at www.nichcy.org and is also available in Spanish.
• Developmental Screening Toolkit for Primary Care Providers, www.developmentalscreening.org
• Discrete Trail Teaching (60 minutes) video available through New York Families of Autistic Children (www.FAC.org); also, "Improving Play Skills"

Books:

• Helping Your Child with Autism by Stephanie B. Lockshin, Raymond G. Romanczyk, Jennifer M. Gillis
  Paperback
  ISBN-13: 9781572243842
  Pub. Date: 06/28/2005
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• Could It Be Autism? : A Parent's Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps by Nancy Wiseman
  eBook
  ISBN-13: 9780307418937
  Pub. Date: 12/18/2007
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• Quirky Kids : Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit in- When to Worry and When Not to Worry by Perri Klass
  eBook
  ISBN-13: 9780307416476
  Pub. Date: 12/18/2007
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• Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z : Assessment, Diagnosis...& More! by Barbara T Doyle, Emily Doyle Iland
  Textbook Paperback
  ISBN-13: 9781932565072
  Pub. Date: 01/28/2004
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• Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood
  Paperback
  ISBN-13: 9781843106692
  Pub. Date: 05/15/2008
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• Engaging Autism : Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think/em> by Stanley I. Greenspan, Serena Wieder
  Paperback
  ISBN-13: 9780738210940
  Pub. Date: 02/09/2009
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