Autism Resources
Effective Resources for Autism
Similar to Behavioral Learning Systems, Inc., are several other institutes and organizations that help treat individuals with autism. The following are some of the well-known autism care centers.
Autism Speaks has grown into the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, treatments, and prevention of autism. It helps in increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.
Autism Speaks 100 Day Kit: A tool kit to assist families in getting the critical information they need in the first 100 days after an autism diagnosis.
The Autism Society is dedicated to increasing public awareness about autism and the day-to-day issues faced by individuals with autism, their families, and the professionals with whom they interact.
The Autism Society and its affiliates share a common mission of providing information and education, supporting research, and advocating for programs and services for the autism community.
Their mission is to provide leadership and comprehensive, evidence-based resources for families, practitioners, policymakers, programs, organizations, and the national community. National Autism Center offers comprehensive, multifaceted services for individuals, families, practitioners, communities, and policymakers, delivered by exceptionally qualified scholars and clinicians using state-of-the-art facilities.
The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is the hub of a worldwide network of parents and professionals concerned with autism. ARI was founded in 1967 to conduct and foster scientific research designed to improve the methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing autism. It also disseminates research findings to parents and others worldwide seeking help.
The ARI data bank, the world's largest, contains over 42,000 detailed case histories of autistic children from over 60 countries. ARI publishes the Autism Research Review International, a quarterly newsletter covering biomedical and educational advances in autism research.
Autism Today is the largest autism resource online and one of the leading autism and Asperger resource distributors in the world. With over fifty world-renowned speakers, authors and presenters, and more to come, Autism Today brings the best of the best to everyone seeking information. The website offers:
An extensive archive of articles and research summaries
A resource store
Advice from a wide array of autism experts
An online gallery of creative works from the international autism community
Autism Education Online™
Live teleclasses, and much more!
Different Roads to Learning is an online shop for autism spectrum resources and teaching materials. They carry a large line of products that can help support the behavioral, social, academic, and communicative development of children on the autism spectrum through Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Verbal Behavior interventions.
The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies is a nonprofit organization that harnesses the expertise of hundreds of behavioral scientists to solve problems in the home, school, community, and workplace.
Association for Science in Autism Treatment
It is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide reliable information on safe, effective, science-based treatments for people with autism. They do so by:
Disseminating accurate, timely, and scientifically-sound information
Advocating for the use of scientific methods to guide treatment
Combating unsubstantiated, inaccurate, and false information about autism and its treatment
UF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD-UF)
It provides support and assistance designed to optimize the potential of people with autism and related disabilities. CARD-UF Gainesville provides the following services, free of charge, in the Florida counties they serve:
Training
Technical assistance (to schools and school districts)
Consultation (to parents and care providers)
Resource referral
Public education
Counties served by CARD-UF Gainesville include:
Alachua
Bradford
Citrus
Columbia
Dixie
Gilchrist
Hamilton
Hernando
Lafayette
Levy
Marion
Putnam
Suwannee
Union
