Additional Resources

AUTISM & AIRPORT TRAVEL SAFETY TIPS –
A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
By: Dennis Debbaudt
Click here to download. This document will also give you general travel guidelines.

Autism NOW: The National Autism Resource and Information Center
The National Autism Resource and Information Center is a high profile national initiative of The Arc dedicated to be the central point of quality resources and information for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities, their families, and other targeted key stakeholders, including the underservved and unserved. A major goal of the Autism NOW Center is to provide resources and information in core areas across the lifespan. Focus areas include Early detection, Early intervention, and Early education; Transition from high school into early adulthood; Community inclusion; Aging issues; Policy; Implementation of Health Care Reform, including Long Term Care Services and Supports; Family and Sibling Support; and Networking in local, state, and national arenas.
Autism NOW provides four core services: 1. the website, 2. webinars every Tuesday and Thursday, 3. regional summits across the country, 4. an Information and Referral Call Center (1-855-828-8476).
National Autism Resource & Information center
1825 K Street NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-534-3731 or 855-828-8476
www.autismnow.org

Autism Smiles Look Listen and Collaborate Nonprofit
"Where we help families around the world with financial struggle and therapy and resources etc."

Collected Net Writings from Dr. Reichelt
Dr. Reichelt is one of the early pioneers who has studied the relationship between Autistic Spectrum Disorders and a gluten-and casein-free diet.

Defeat Autism Now (DAN) Doctors in Virginia
These are doctors who have attended one or more DAN Conferences and follow or are learning the DAN Protocol, which are biological procedures to help those with autism. See The Autism Research Institute for more information on acquiring a personal copy of the DAN Protocol and to find a doctor in your area.

Easter Seals FRIENDS WHO CARE® Disability Awareness Curriculum
FRIENDS WHO CARE® is designed to help children better understand what it means and how it feels to be a young person with a disability. This educational program gives students the opportunity to learn what is involved when someone has a disability and how they adapt to live life, go to school, or work as independently as possible.

Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet Page
This web site is a free resource for parents who need support implementing the GFCF Diet. It provides a central location for parents to find other parents who are also using dietary therapy. It provides lists of products to help guide you through the grocery stores and other relevant information, which will assist every parent using the GFCF Diet. Our website support forum has a membership of over 8500 families. This list provides a discussion forum for parents of children on the autistic spectrum who are avoiding gluten and casein and other foods or ingredients in their children's diets.

iCARE4Autism International Center for Autism Organization
is a nonprofit, international company based in Brooklyn, NY. Since its founding, the organization has progressed in the mission of research advancement through powerful international collaboration. They seek to strengthen research and educational approaches for autism while continually searching for a cure. They conduct research and have awareness campaigns and programs for students, parents, and teachers. Click here to access their resources page.

National Autism Center
The National Autism Center is a new nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting effective, evidence-based treatment approaches and providing direction to families, practitioners, organizations, policymakers, and funders. The Center is bringing nationally renowned experts together to establish national treatment standards, model best practices, and conduct applied research, serving as a vital source of information, training, and services.

The National Museum of Dentistry
Healthy Smiles for Autism is a FREE GUIDE that helps parents teach children with autism spectrum disorder how to brush and floss with the help of step-by-step instruction, social stories, and visual sequencing cards that can be used wherever brushing happens. The guide also provides information to help parents prepare their children for a first dental visit.

OASIS @ MAAP
The Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS) center has joined with MAAP Services for Autism and Asperger Syndrome to create a single resource for families, individuals, and medical professionals who deal with the challenges of Asperger Syndrome, Autism, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Not Otherwise Specified (PDD/NOS).

Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) was created in December 2001–the product of the shared vision and unique life experiences of OAR’s seven founders. Led by these parents and grandparents of children and adults on the autism spectrum, OAR set out to use applied science to answer questions that parents, families, individuals with autism, teachers, and caregivers confront daily. No other autism organization has this singular focus.

Commonwealth Autism Service does not endorse any individual care provider. Information on this page is for reference purposes only and is not an exhaustive list.