Autism Spectrum Links
Rethink Autism A web based platform for Autism programming that includes Assessment, Programming (goal and objective recommendations), Scheduling therapists, Charting progress, over 400 video clips (and growing) on how to teach the skill. It has both individual and organizational subscriptions. Team members can log on from any internet connection to track progress.
VizZle VizZle makes it easy to create effective computer interactive visual language lessons in a fraction of the time it takes to create them manually. Kind of like a curriculum that is all computer interactive. Users create school lessons, which can be shared with other VizZle users, making lesson selection easy. Comes with token economies that unfold in multiple formats (via a timer or fixed ratio) and social stories.
Critically Evaluating the Effectiveness of Treatments: Internet Search Tips for Consumers. Helpful hints for evaluating the often contradictory claims on the internet.
American Academy of Pediatrics - Autism Help Kit! This link will take you directly to a Professional Health Care workers Autism Help Kit. If your doctor of other health care professional needs some ‘direction’ in diagnosing or understanding autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), send them here. This toolkit was developed to support health care professionals in the identification and ongoing management of children with ASDs in the medical home. Some sample tools are provided on the page.
American Association on Mental Retardation. This is the web site designed to augments AAMR’s mission to advance the knowledge and skills of professionals in the field of mental retardation by exchanging information and ideas.
ASD Hope. ASD HOPE is a group of parents and professionals, located in Central Pennsylvania, dedicated to helping you find the answers that will help your child. They have a book that is meant to serve as a resource of information and hope for you and your family! It contains a top10 list of things to do once you receive an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis in Pennsylvania as well as listings of treatment options and local agencies you may need to contact.
The ARC of the United States. This site, sponsored by the organization formerly known as the Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States, has lots of material related to persons who have mental retardation.
Autism. An electronic booklet provided by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Autism Electronic Mailing Lists. This page contains descriptions of, and links to, many electronic mailing lists dealing with autism.
Autism Research Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Visit here for information about manuals, books, and other training opportunities.
Autism Society of America. This is an excellent site that contains a great deal of information. If you don’t have the time to browse through it, make use of its search capabilities.
Behavior Analysts, Inc. This school specializes in providing individualized, data-based instruction to special education students, using a curriculum which places a major focus on the development of language skills. Drs. Sundberg and Partington are among the foremost authorities in teaching language to persons with special needs.
Clinical Practice Guideline. This site contains the full Clinical Practice Guideline, Report of the Recommendations, Autism / Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Assessment and Intervention for Young Children (Age 0-3 Years) sponsored by the New York Department of Health Early Intervention Program.
Dick Malott – Behaviorism, Autism, Procrastination and OBM. Online source of information for individuals interested in behaviorism, autism, procrastination and organizational behavior management. Contains many free resources and articles.
Early Intervention Information. This website is for families who have a young child with autism or pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). This site is maintained by a family from Maine, USA.
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center for Mental Retardation. This site contains a great deal of useful information for both parents and professionals.
An Experimental Analysis of Facilitated Communication by Barbara B. Montee, Raymond G. Miltenberger and David Wittrock. This paper scientifically tests the claims of facilitated communicated.
Facilitated Communication: Mental Miracle or Sleight of Hand? by Gina Green. An outstanding paper critically examining Facilitated Communication.
Families for Effective Autism Treatment of Washington. This site contains information to assist children with autism and related developmental disorders to have the opportunity to reach their full potential through effective behavioral intervention programs.
General information about autism and pervasive developmental disorder. A nice overview and some resources published by National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
A History of Facilitated Communication: Science, Pseudoscience, and Antiscience: Science Working Group on Facilitated Communication by John W. Jacobson. An exhaustive and critical review of facilitated communication. A long paper but well worth the effort.
Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention. A small researched-based psychology clinic in the Los Angeles area that specializes in developing and implementing behavior modification treatment programs for children with autism.
On-Line Asperger’s Syndrome Information and Support. This site contains a wealth of information about Asperger’s Syndrome and related disorders.
Psych-DD Listserv and Archives. This is an electronic list providing an opportunity for psychologists and allied professionals to share ideas encompassing the area of developmental disabilities. You can also search and view previous posts to the list.
Association for Science in Autism Treatment. This organization is committed to science as the most objective, time-tested, and reliable approach to discerning between safe, effective, autism treatments, and those that are harmful or ineffective.
1-2-3 Solutions. Visit this site for information about software that facilitates the administration, analysis, and assessment of discrete trials behavior therapies and other data analysis and teaching software.
