Center for the Study of Autism:
Information about autism to both parents and professionals and conducts research on various therapeutic interventions. Material dealing with subgroups and related disorders, as well as a list of issues and interventions. An overview of autism covers major characteristics and causes that are important in understanding the behavior of the autistic.
http://www.autism.org/

Autistics.org:
A more personal approach to autism seen in this personal Web site created by a young man who has autism. He discusses his experiences with the disability and provides information based on his own perspective. His goal is to teach people about autism and help to answer any questions. Included in his page are a list of links to other personal Web sites.
http://www.slater.autistics.org/

Short Definition of Autism: as part of VSA arts' Disability Awareness Guide:
Gives a brief overview of the many types of disabilities VSA arts serves and issues related to interactions and accessibility issues with people having these disabilities.
http://www.vsarts.org/bestpractices/dag/developmental/autism.html

Music Therapy and Language for the Autistic Child:
Written by Myra J. Staum, Ph.D., RMT-BC, Director and Professor of Music Therapy, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon. "Music Therapy is particularly useful with autistic children owing in part to the nonverbal, non threatening nature of the medium."
http://www.autism.org/music.html

Jonathan Lerman, autistic child painter communicates through his art:
Provides many useful autism links and resources.
http://www.jonathanlerman.com/index.html

Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders:
Large collection of articles and links about autism. Also has a chat room and newsletter.
http://autism.about.com/health/autism/

Collection of links under 'Special Needs/Autism':
http://specialchildren.about.com/parenting/specialchildren/msubautism.htm<A Comparison Study Between Persons With and Without Disabilities on "Indicator" Measures (1998):
Includes such factors as employment, education, socializing, attendance at religious services, going to restaurants, political participation, income, access to transportation, health care, and satisfaction with life. http://www.nod.org/presssurvey.html#survey

A Pediatric View of Treatment Options for the Autistic Syndrome:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/teacch/treatmnt.htm

Center for the Study of Autism:
Large collection of links relating to Autism
http://www.autism.com/

University Students With Autism And Asperger's Syndrome:
http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~cns/

Spectrum:
An online community for parents and caregivers of children with autism.
http://www.autism-spectrum.com/

Families Working Together:
Large collection of online resources for parents of children with autism.
http://www.ucddfam.com/

Autism/Asperger's Digest Magazine:
"Six high quality issues per year cover the latest people, products, research, news & viewpoints emerging in the autism field."
http://www.aspergersdigest.com/

Asperger/Autism: On-the-same-page Table of Contents:
Collection of links about Asperger's Sydrome, one of many types of autism:
Collected by Gavin Simpson, a gifted artist with Asperger's Syndrome.
http://amug.org/~a203/table_contents.html

Definition of an Autistic Savant:
Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D.,
Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon
http://www.autism.org//savant.html

A professional article (Jan. 2000) on:Artistic Savants http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query_old?uid=10645734&form=6&db=m&Dopt=b

Exploring the Savant Syndrome:
A brief description of a book (Extraordinary People: Understanding the Savant Syndrome) by Darold A. Treffert, MD, a leading psychiatrist at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, who has studied the syndrome for years. His book chronicles case studies of Savant Syndrome patients.
http://www.wismed.com/foundation/savant.htm

Calendar Calculating by 'Idiot Savants':
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf065/sf065p14.htm

Autism Research Institute:
Conducts research, and to disseminates 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. Provides information based on research to parents and professionals throughout the world.
http://www.autism.com/ari/

National Alliance for Autism Research:
Dedicated to finding the causes, prevention, effective treatment and, ultimately, cure of the autism spectrum disorders.
http://www.naar.org/

Computer World:Autistics offer Unique Skills to IS:
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO3732,00.html

Computer World: 'My coding just flies'
: For the autistic, the binary world of computing can be a place to excel
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO1427,00.html

Lorna Wing, M.D., one of the world's leading autism authorities: (especially minutes 10-18):
http://195.13.121.132:8080/ramgen/autism99/realaudio/lorna_wing.rm

Autism99 -Temple Grandin, Ph.D.., best known autistic person in the world:
http://195.13.121.132:8080/ramgen/autism99/realaudio/temple_grandin.rm

Autism99 -Judith Gould, Ph.D., researcher and collaborator of Dr. Lorna Wing:
http://195.13.121.132:8080/ramgen/autism99/realaudio/judith_gould.rm

Autism99 -Tony Attwood, Ph.D., well respected clinician and researcher:
http://195.13.121.132:8080/ramgen/autism99/realaudio/tony_attwood_and_eileen_hopkins.rm

Autism99 -Oliver Sacks, M.D., well known neurologist and writer:
http://195.13.121.132:8080/ramgen/autism99/realaudio/oliver_sachs.rm

Temple Grandin is a professional in the field of animal psychology. She is a world leader in research in livestock handling. Grandin is also a woman with autism. In this book she chronicles her life growing up, and now as an adult, with autism. She describes vividly what it was like for her to grow up longing for affection, and yet being so afraid of human contact. She describes to us what it was like to be quick to anger, to be so easily over stimulated, and to be so isolated. Moreover, she helps the reader to come to a better understanding of how those around her affect and form her interactions with the world.

TITLE:I don't want to be inside me anymore
AUTHOR: Sellin, B.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1995, Translation from German, original work published 1993, New York: Harper Collins Publications, Inc.

I don't want to be inside me anymore, is the story of the life of Birger Sellin, an 18 year old German man who uses facilitated communication (FC). Born in 1973, Sellin eventually at the age of two was labeled as having autism. In 1990 he began to use FC for the first time as a means of communicating with those in his life. Sellin's writings lead the reader into his world and provide considerable insight into the experience, and the pain, of living in our world as a person who has autism. We learn of the struggles and the joys that are felt by Sellin as he learned to communicate through FC. "Now I am going to write a song about the joy of speaking, a song for the mute autistics to sing to institutions and madhouses...."

TITLE:Somebody somewhere: Breaking free from the world of autism
AUTHOR: Williams, D.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1994 New York: Random House, Inc.

The sequel to her autobiography Nobody nowhere: The extraordinary autobiography of an autistic,Somebody somewhere continues the life story of Australian born writer and teacher, Donna Williams. Specifically, in this book Williams tells the story of her life in the four years since having been diagnosed with autism. She accounts what it was like for her to move away from her isolating world of autism and to overcome the prejudice of her teachers and fellow students. We also learn of her experiences with reaching out to others for friendship and in shedding light on her experiences of living in a world in which autism is so deeply misunderstood. For educators and those immersed in learning to become educators, Williams also provides the reader with her thoughts on education and insight into students labeled with autism.

Autism Conferences:
This board is for the public posting of autism related conferences and questions relating to conferences.
http://network54.com/Forum/58400

Future Horizons International Super Conference:
September 15-17, 2000 in Sacramento, California
http://www.futurehorizons-autism.com/conf_details.asp?cid=3

International Gathering of Savants:
October 12-15, 2000, Austin, TX
Contact Laurence A. Becker at rbecker64a@aol.com or 512-454-4489