In addition to diagnosis and treatment information, there is a handy table of links for adults with disabilities. The homepage is a little overcrowded, making it difficult to focus. Here's a fast and easy way to locate autism-related resources in your area. Visit this site, click your state on the U.S. map, and you'll be presented with a list of links to local protection and advocacy organizations, social groups, educational resources, developmental disability planning councils, vocational rehabilitation centers, state insurance departments and organizations that provide parent training. Also included are links to national organizations and resources.
Some information is available in Spanish.
You can read abstracts, find out more about research programs and get details about current legislation concerning autism. If you have RealPlayer, you can listen to a prerecorded public radio program about autism theories. The foundation also provides a calendar of its events, a medical consensus statement and links to recommended reading. Looking past the clinical issues, the research papers, the support groups and the legislative news, autism is really about families, as this site demonstrates. Maintained by the mother of an autistic child named Steven, it provides helpful information for other parents.