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How To Teach Pivotal Behaviours To Children With Autism: A Training Manual.
Robert L Koegel, Laura Schreffirnan, Amy Good, Laurie Cerniglia, Clodagh Murphy, Lynn Kern Koegel. University of California.
Website: http://www.users.qwest.net/~tbharris/prt.htm
Services For “Higher-Functioning” Adults On The Autism Spectrum.
Falling Through the Cracks: Services for “Higher-Functioning” Adults on the Autism Spectrum. Article from the United States.
Website: http://www.aspfi.org/documents/fallingthroughthecracks.pdf
Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE)
A program of Autism Speaks designed to advance genetic research into autism spectrum disorders. Genetic biomaterials and clinical data are obtained from families that have more than one family member diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. The biological samples, along with the accompanying clinical data, are made available to AGRE-approved researchers.
Website: http://www.agre.org/
Autism A.L.A.R.M.
Fact sheet for health professionals with general guidelines on developmental screening for children, the prevalence of autism, the importance of listening to parents, and tips about identification and intervention.
Website: http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/health/autism%20downloads/autismalarm.pdf
Sites For Teachers
Sites for Teachers: Hundreds of Educational Web offering thousands of printable books, lesson plans, and worksheets to teach guided reading and key reading and math skills aimed at teachers and home schooling.
Website: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Auditory Integration Training And Facilitated Communication For Autism
American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on Auditory Integration Training and Facilitated Communication for Autism.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: Auditory Integration Training and Facilitated Communication for Autism Committee on Children With Disabilities
PEDIATRICS Vol. 102 No. 2 August 1998, pp. 431-433
…available information does not support the claims of proponents that these treatments are efficacious.
Website: http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics%3b102/2/431
Secretin
Secretin Found Ineffective for Treating Autism
Website: http://www.quackwatch.org/04consumereducation/news/secretin.html