Our very own Autistic Genius Blog, for the latest news about Autism and Asperger's.
My favorite informational book on Asperger's is The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
Actors for Autism is an amazing organization that has social skills groups and camps in acting, filmmaking and animation for children on the spectrum. This place is fabulous. My son loves the animation camp and has gone for two years. Everyone who works here is great with the kids and it promotes communication, independence, and pride in children.
Here's an article I wrote on how to do a Milk Free/Casein free diet for children.
Autism Action Plan from Child Autism Parent Cafe An amazingly comprehensive guide to getting services, health and Social security benefits, information and practical advice for parents of children with autism
Stumped how to write goals and objectives on your next IEP? Here is a fantastic
bank of sample goals & objectives all stepped out.
Did you know that people with autism/disabilities can get a free pass to our Nation's Parks?
The Dan Marino Foundation's Childnettv has free online informational, autism educational advocacy and lectures on a variety of topics for the ASD community.
Aspies Unite! We love GRASP, The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership. Sign up for their FREE EMAIL LIST.
Get free legal tips and educate yourself about disability law at the infamous Wrightslaw website.
How to get
good services by asking questions.
Get help in writing good IEP goals.
Our favorite Aspie expert, Dr. Tony Attwood stops by Autism hangout and delivers some excellent advice on free online videos.
Heart of Sailing - This incredible organization takes children with developmental disabilities, including autism sailing for one of a kind, inspiring experiences. The people who run this are just the best and we personally would like to thank Bill Kohut, Pamela, Jim (and Santa) from the Ventura branch for the amazing "Parade of Lights" cruise we took this holiday season. These volunteers are truly inspiring and making a difference in children's lives everywhere.
For Californians, you simply must visit The Disability Rights Website - which is the motherlode of advocacy, information and advice to help you get your child services. They've saved me many a time. I especially STRONGLY urge parents to download the Special Education Rights and Responsiblities to download, print and use. This has sample letters and all the disability laws that you may need to use to get your child appropriate help and educational services that he/she is entitled to.
PAUSE4Kids provides children in Ventura County, CA with autism funding to experience recreational activities, help fund therapies, provides advocacy training for parents and funds programs like free golf clinics and more.
Autism Escapes is an organization that flies ASD children on private jets free to get medical treatment.
Get downloadable Behavior Plans, FBA forms, and see the training given regarding autism to teachers by the California Board of Ed's PENT group of therapists.
Social Security Benefits
Find out how to claim SSI benefits for children with autism.
The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First
Get free legal help from the Alliance for Children's Rights. and in CA here's a list of free or reduced cost legal associations.
Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Society - There's some great articles here about when to explain the diagnosis, the importance of playdates for kids,as well as support group info, conferences and more.
Autism One Radio-- It's like all autism all the time radio, where you can listen to experts talk about all sorts of therapies, advice, news and advocacy at your leisure.
Parent Support, Online Autism newsgroups and information.
LA FEAT, families for effective autism treatment
AHA-AS-PDD, high functioning autism group with good info and insight for all areas, centered out of NY/Long Island
High Functioning autism group for Southern California
No Horsing around, the Ride on Theapeutic Horsemanship classes can be great for kids with autism or asperger's.
Ventura County California Autism society
In Los Angeles County, check out Area Board 10's website to get the latest on all the budget cuts, what it means to you and how to fight them to keep services.
Maap Services -- Publications about therapies, legal rights, converences, a newsletter and more about autism, asperger's and PDD
This links straight to an article on teaching tips for people with high-functioning autism, but you can get anywhere in Maaps from here by using the menu.
Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center --
Great articles, info and advocacy and you don't have to live in CT to benefit from specialists from all over. Check out the Articles to Read and you'll find a wealth of information about the law, interventions, sensory processing issues and all sorts of things pertaining to PDD, from soup to nuts.
Guidelines for Treatment and Intervention by Ami Klin and Fred Volkmar of the Yale Child Study Center, including a menu that offers a wealth of information from the world renown clinic where they are doing some pretty incredible research and have some great resources for all Autistic Spectrum Disorders (check out the Let's Face It Study to find out about how playing computer games can strengthen the connections in the autistic brain).
A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities on Pervasive Development Disorders including some good links for info.
Here's some great IDEA training videos, explaining the finer points of the law initially created for school administrators.
If you live in CT, here's some great active SEPTA, SPED and Inclusion groups with top notch speakers on autism spectrum disorders, as well as other disability issues for children (and if you don't live in CT, there's still a great links section to check out for information). If you're a parent of a child with an IEP, get active, join your local SEPTA and make a difference.
Ever feel like you're on the Wrong Planet? Here are chat and boards to foster communication by Aspies and for parents of children with asperger's or autism.
And Colleen's Comics always get us laughing (something we could all use before and after a PPT meeting).
Create an autism action plan for your child with help from the child-autism parent cafe.
Actors for Autism has all sorts of programs for children in the Los Angeles area.
Heres some of the latest, up to date news about the autism community for parents of children with ASD.
Here's info about having a Bar Mitzvah for a special needs teen from the URJ.
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