Links
We at TEAAM want to bring you the most informative links we can find. Following are some very useful links we hope you will find helpful:
If you are concerned about developmental milestones:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html
http://www.ldonline.org/article/6313
http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2008/11/23/developmental-milestones-quiz.htm
If you have a child with autism and need support:
http://www.untangleautism.org/lookhere.htm
http://www.mdjunction.com/autism
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=17&gclid=CKz-_vbqip0CFQhV2god2iqX2Q
If you need information about toilet training your child who has autism:
http://www.teacch.com/toilet.html
http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/parentingadvice/a/sp_needs_potty.htm
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/157904/how_to_potty_train_an_autistic_child.html
If you need information about controlling behaviors associated with autism:
http://www.autismteachingtools.com/page/bbbbfg/bbbbtn
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Behavior-Intervention-Plan-for-an-Autistic-Child
http://www.autismtoday.com/karen.htm
If you need help developing your child's IEP:
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=life_edu_IEP
http://autism.lovetoknow.com/IEP_Goals_for_Autistic_Children
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/Education/Iepsamples.html
If you need information about autism and speech problems/delays
http://www.answers-about-autism.info/speech-development-symptoms-and-autism.html
http://www.disability-resource.com/Autism/autism-speech-development-symptoms.html
http://www.brighttots.com/speech_therapy
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/benefits-speech-therapy-autism
Other Helpful Links:
Autism Research Institute
http://autism.com/danwebcast/categories_temp.asp
Disability is Natural
http://www.disabilityisnatural.com/
Other Helpful Organizations:
Autism Society of America (ASA)
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3067
(800) 3-Autism
fax: (301) 657-0881
website: www.autism-society.org
Service: To promote lifelong access and opportunity for all individuals within the autism spectrum, and their families, to be fully participating, included members of their community. Education, advocacy at state and federal levels, active public awareness and the promotion of research form the cornerstones of ASA's efforts to carry forth its mission.
Area: Nationwide
Autism Research Institute (ARI)
4182 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
fax: (619) 563-6840
website: www.autism.com
Service: Devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating 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. We provide information based on research to parents and professionals throughout the world.
Area: Nationwide
Cure Autism Now (CAN)
5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 715,
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 549-0500
(888) 8AUTISM
fax: (323) 549-0500
website: www.autismspeaks.org
Service: An organization of parents, physicians, and researchers, dedicated to promoting and funding research with direct clinical implications for treatment and a cure for autism.
Area: Nationwide
The Doug Flutie, Jr., Foundation for Autism, Inc.
P. O.Box 767
233 Cochituate Rd., 2nd Floor
Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 270-8855
1-866-3AUTISM
fax: (508) 270-6868
www.dougflutiejrfoundation.org
Service: To aid financially disadvantaged families who need assistance in caring for their children with autism; to fund education and research into the causes and consequences of childhood autism; and to serve as a clearinghouse and communications center for new programs and services developed for individuals with autism.
Area: Nationwide
Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)
(online newsletter)
website: www.feat.org
Service: e-mails daily updates on current events in autism.
Area: Nationwide
Autism Network International (ANI)
P.O. Box 35448
Syracuse NY 13235-5448
website: http://www.autreat.com/
Service: Run by individuals with autism, ANI is a self-help and advocacy organization for autistic people. In addition to promoting self-advocacy for high-functioning autistic adults, ANI also works to improve the lives of autistic people who, whether because they are too young, or because they do not have adequate communication skills, are not able to advocate for themselves.
Area: Nationwide
The M.I.N.D. Institute
UC Davis Medical Center
4860 Y Street, Room 3020
Sacramento, CA 95817
(888) 883-0961
(916) 703-0280
website: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/MINDInstitute/
Service: To help those with neurodevelopmental disorders live active and healthy lives, the University of California, Davis, Health System has established a unique interdisciplinary institute to conduct research and provide clinical programs focused on these disorders. The vision of the institute includes becoming a national resource for the study and treatment of
neurodevelopmental disorders.
Area: Nationwide
ABA Educational Resources Ltd.
36 Carrier Crescent
Maple, Ontario
Canada L6A 0T8
phone 905-553-4223
fax 905-303-3568
website: www.abaresources.com
IRS form 990 can be found here:
http://www2.guidestar.org/
