Helpful Links

The following websites offer additional information on autism spectrum disorders. Please note that this information was taken from the manual Ohio Providers and Programs, copyright by Cleveland Clinic, authors Dr. Julie Knapp, Dr. Roberta Bauer and Dr. Beth Anne Martin. The services can be broken down into the following categories:
• National ASD Websites
• Ohio Specific ASD Websites
• Educational Advocacy in Ohio


NATIONAL ASD WEBSITES

ASPEN (Asperger’s Syndrome Education Network)
www.aspennj.org

Association for Behavior Analysis
www.abainternational.org

Autism Collaboration, Center for the Study of Autism
www.globalautismcollaboration.com

Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)
http://www.autcom.org

Autism Network International (ANI)
http://ani.autistics.org/

Association for Science in Autism Treatment
www.asatonline.org

Autism-PDD Support Network
www.autism-pdd.net

Autism Research Institute (ARI)
http://www.autismresearchinstitute.com/

Autism Resources
www.autism-resources.com

Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org

Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org

Autism Web
www.autismweb.com

Behavior Analysis Certification Board
www.bacb.com

Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
www.behavior.org

Center for the Study of Autism
www.globalautismcollaboration.com

Different Roads to Learning
www.difflearn.com

Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)
www.feat.org

First Signs
www.FirstSigns.org

Interactive Autism Network
www.ianproject.org

More advanced individuals with Autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and Pervasive developmental disorder
www.maapservices.org

National Council Educating Children with Autism On-Line Book
www.nap.edu/books/0309072697/html

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

O.A.S.I.S. (Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support)
www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger

Organization for Autism Research (OAR) resource manuals
http://www.researchautism.org/resources/links/Education.asp

Preschool – Legal Rights and Procedures

Quackwatch
www.quackwatch.com

Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
www.seriweb.com/autism.htm

The New York State Department of Health Early Intervention Program
Summary of evidence – Summary conclusions and advantages and limitations of intervention methods
Early Intervention Program Details

Tony Attwood
http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/

The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding
http://www.thegraycenter.org/

Unlocking Autism
www.UnlockingAutism.org

Yale Child Study Center
http://info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/index.html

Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/


OHIO SPECIFIC ASD WEBSITES

Autism Society of Ohio
www.autismohio.org

Autism Society of Greater Cleveland
http://www.asgc.org

CO-FEAT (Central Ohio Chapter FEAT)
www.feat.org

Medicaid Waiver Programs for Ohio-OLRS
http://www.disabilityrightsohio.org/medicaid-waivers

Milestones Autism Organization
3246 Desota Ave.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
(216) 371-4765
(216) 371-4765
Email: infomilestones@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.milestones.org

Milestones Organization is a resource for parents and professionals to assist them in their treatment of individuals on the autism spectrum. The organization provides training in educational strategies and therapeutic techniques.

Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence
http://ocali.org

The Ohio Autism Scholarship
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Scholarships/Autism-Scholarship-Program

The Ohio Autism Task Force
http://asgc.org/component/content/article/13-ohio-autism-task-force

State Support Teams (services formerly provided by Special Education Regional Resource Centers)
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/School-Improvement/State-Support-Teams


EDUCTIONAL ADVOCACY IN OHIO

Autism Coalition
www.autismcoalition.org

Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org

Ohio Coalition for education of Children with Disabilities
http://www.ocecd.org/

Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.ddc.ohio.gov/

Ohio Legal Rights Service
http://www.ohiolegalservices.org/public/legal_problem/public-benefits/disability/ohio-legal-rights-services-olrs-1

Parent Mentors of Ohio
http://www.ocecd.org/parent_mentor.php

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
http://www.lasclev.org/

Wright’s Special Education Law
www.wrightslaw.com