AUTISM SITES

American Hyperlexia Association (AHA) Home Page http://www.hyperlexia.org/index.html

The American Hyperlexia Association (AHA is a non-profit organization focused on identifying hyperlexia, promoting and facilitating effective teaching techniques, and educating the general public. The AHA home page provides resources on hyperlexia and related disorders. The site provides a catalog of publications on hyperlexia and other related disorders. Parents may obtain information from the parents' tool kit or network with other parents having similar experiences. The AHA home page also will link to other web resources on hyperlexia and related topics.

 
Asperger's Syndrome Resources On-Line (OASIS) http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/

O.A.S.I.S. provides the user with research papers and descriptions of Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Educational, legal, and social issues are also addressed at O.A.S.I.S. The site links to universities, medical centers, and clinicians focused on AS. Information on conferences and workshops related to AS are also available at this site. The user may link to personal pages, support groups, newsgroups, and listservers related to AS. O.A.S.I.S. links to other web sites related to AS and autism such as the Autism Society of America (ASA) and the Center for the Study of Autism. The site also links to vendors offering items related to AS and autism as well as university sites on special education and disabilities.

 
Autism FAQ http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/autism//autism.faq

This site provides mailing lists, archives, a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) memo, and information about a web page, Autism Resources, related to autism and related topics. It also presents a definition and characteristic behaviors of autism and other similar conditions. The site provides the user with knowledge related to the history, cause, and treatment of autism. Other knowledge related to educational methods for working with children who have autism is presented. Other sections provide advice for the parent who just discovered their child is autistic and on how to cope with autism. The site provides facts about autism, controversies in the field of autism, and a glossary of terms and acronyms related to autism. The site details popular attitudes about autism in print and in entertainment as well as famous persons with autism. A list of researchers, practitioners, organizations, and services related to autism are also presented. The site concludes with a bibliography that includes journals & periodicals, bibliographies, proceedings, videos/documentaries, audio tapes, children's nonfiction, other FAQ memos, publishers, and books related to autism.

 
Autism Network International (ANI) http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~bordner/ani.html

Autism Network International (ANI) is a self-help and advocacy organization. At the ANI site, a variety of definitions of autism are provided. It provides the user with a membership and services information about ANI. The ANI presents links to other web sites related to autism, other specific disabilities, and disabilities in general. The site also links to the Autism Society of America (ASA).

 
Autism Resources http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/autism/

This web site is an organized list of resources related to autism that are now available via the Web. The site enables the user to link with general resources on: (a) disabilities, (b) autism, (c) education/special education, (d) psychology, (e) drugs/treatments, (f) programs, (g) searchable databases/electronic journals, (h) products/services, and (i) other related topics. It provides FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) memos and links the user to discussion groups and other web pages related to autism. The site also links the user to other sites that provide information about Asperger's Syndrome. The News sections provides links to new sources and specific news items related to autism. The site also includes links to personal narratives available on the net. A bibliography of book and articles, libraries, on-line papers, summary of studies, international organizations, and items for sale is also presented. The site provides more specific links to information on methods, treatments, academic programs, and research programs related to autism.
 

Autism Society of America (ASA) http://www.autism-society.org/

This site is the home page of the ASA which is an organization focused on autism. The user can obtain FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), information packages, and an autism checklist. The information packages focus on issues related to education, treatment, medication, related syndromes, and independent living. The site links to other organizations, literature, and government agencies related to autism. Information on conferences and legislative news is also available through the ASA site.

 
Center for the Study of Autism http://www.autism.org/

At this site, the user is provided with an overview of autism and of the Center for the Study of Autism. Information about conferences, workshops, publications by Dr. Temple Grandin, and other autism related resources on and off the net are available. The site also provides information about related disorders and issues as well as possible interventions.