2006-12-12 12:43:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
I would recommend these websites. I hope this helps! :)
Positively Autism (free online magazine, includes free lessons/activities) - http://www.positivelyautism.com
"Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew" by Ellen Notbohm - http://www.southflorida.com/sfparenting/sfe-sfp-autism,0,6196233.story
Website of Paula Kluth, Ph.D. - http://www.paulakluth.com/autism.html
Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism by Temple Grandin, Ph.D. - http://www.autism.org/temple/tips.html
Teaching Children with Autism: http://www.polyxo.com
2006-12-13 11:09:46 · answer #1 · answered by special-education-teacher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
floortime.org
The floortime foundation is a great start for parents of newly diagnosed children with autism or parents as well as those who have been aware of the autism diagnosis for longer.
The floortime foundation explains some things about autism yet also provides important information about interventions that will have more long lasting impacts. Some more behavioral interventions work quickly yet often do not address the foundational problems with autism. Greenspans DIR model helps work on the social emotional capacities of the child---and maximize the processing capabilities with the context of important relationships and this approach is truly at the heart of what is needed to help a person with autism.
CAN ---cure autism now is also a good site that discusses the medical aspects that may be contributing as well.
2006-12-16 10:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by lmjfrompa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The autistics.org information library or the blog at ballastexistenz.autistics.org. Start out with sites written by autistics rather than NT-written sites. I definitely do not recommend the Autism Speaks website. (I despise the whole organization after their PSA included a woman discussing how she would have driven off the George Washington Bridge with her autistic kid if she hadn't had to worry about the effect on her NT kid, in front of said autistic kid! Autism Speaks' declaration that her statement was bold and heroic made me dislike the organization even more.)
Edit 12/13: I chose the sites that I listed specifically because many of the writers have been classified as "low-functioning." I recommend reading all the way through www.gettingthetruthout.org. You'll see that it's not only "high functioning Aspies" who write for the autistic rights movement and who are against a cure. Autistics are fully aware from all the people we see ranting about the burdens we are that our existence affects people's lives. Those of us in autistic advocacy are not advocating that parents just sit around and let their child do nothing 24 hours a day. I would be appalled if anyone did that. Unfortunately, I see a lot of parents claiming that if someone is against ABA/chelation/*whatever their preferred therapy is*, then they want to just let autistics stagnate. Ask on autistic-written blogs what would have helped the writers when they were younger. Most autistic advocates perseverate on autism and know quite a bit about services. Try asking.
Edit 2: I had said before to "always go with sites written by autistics," but modified that to "start out with sites written by autistics." I think that NT-written stuff can be useful, but if you are going to try a certain type of therapy, you should also read about it from an autistic viewpoint to make sure there aren't major problems with it that the people promoting it don't mention.
2006-12-12 14:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by Kate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Austism Speaks is the best website for information. If the information is for a report that website can lead you to most of the information you are searching for. If you are an educator or a family member of a newly diagnosed child I would recommend look there as well as your local library. There are a lot of good books on the subject. Temple Grandin is a woman with autism who has written several books describing what her life is like. Also for educators or parents, if you are just learning about autism, I would recommend you research Applied Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior therapy. I am actually an ABA therapist who works with 2-6 year olds with autism and feel that this is a very important therapy for children with autism. If you have any more questions you can email me at this name at yahoo.
2006-12-12 14:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jabber2002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a child that's recently diagnosed, I'd start with www.autism-society.org and from there go to your state's autism society. They'll have links for additional information.
One person said that you should always go to sites written by people with autism. As a parent, it's not going to be very useful to help you find help for your child, and you are going to need help. The people who have autism who write for those sites have trouble understanding that autism does indeed severely affect many people's lives, including the parents', and that many children with the disorder do NOT end up "okay" without interventions and treatments.
2006-12-13 05:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by gargoygirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For information on special diets and autism, I recommend the following: www.gfcfdiet.com
www.autismndi.com
Dietary intervention is not a replacement for other behavioral interventions or speech and language therapy. These are vitally important! FOr some children, removing certain foods and other chemicals from their diets can alleviate some of their symptoms. For my own child, being GFCF seemed to greatly reduce his sensory integration problems, allowing him to interact with the world around him. This allowed the other therapies to be much more effective!! Good luck!
2006-12-14 09:37:12 · answer #6 · answered by kathrynslp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NIMH, national institute of mental health
2006-12-12 14:58:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.aspect.org.au has some excellent information and resources.
Also http://www.nationalautismassociation.org.
Good luck. :)
2006-12-13 12:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by acmebear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.autismspeaks.org
2006-12-13 12:08:42 · answer #9 · answered by jazzyjklo 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
www.autismspeaks.org
2006-12-12 12:52:55 · answer #10 · answered by Carrie L 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋