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Some Useful non-Local Sources on Asperger's Syndrome.
(Can’t find
what you’re looking for? Maybe it’s at Local.html.)
(note: just because something appears in our list below does NOT mean we endorse it. We don’t endorse anything. Not even motherhood and/or apple pie! The following are listed in no particular order except that yours truly thinks that the ones toward the top may be of more interest. Please tell me at jdevine@lmu.edu if any of the links don’t work – or if you think that some of the links don’t belong here.)
(new note, Oct. 25, 2006: I tried all the links on the old version of this page. Not having a lot of time, I simply deleted all of the links that didn’t work. If you want your page reintroduced to this page, send me an e-mail.)
Here are useful links about AS and
employment, by the Job Accommodation Network, written by Suzanne Gosden Kitchen, M.A. ABD:
1. the PDF version: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/asperger.pdf or JAN.pdf and
2. the Preface in easily-readable form: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/preface.html
ASC-US has become part of MAAP – More
advanced individuals with Autism, Asperger syndrome, and Pervasive
developmental disorder (PDD). You can find a lot of information here.
OASIS (Online Asperger
Syndrome Information and Support): a central location for all those interested
in AS.
Autism Today. All important new Autism
and
Ask Pamela. Do you often wonder what your autistic child
is feeling and thinking? Are you puzzled by some of the "different"
behaviors that tend to set him or her apart? Get insight from Pamela, an
articulate adult on the autism spectrum. She will give you rare, first-hand
insight into what it's like to be autistic. Her analytical mind and
mathematical skills allowed her to label and organize her childhood world while
watching life from a safe distance. Those same skills ultimately led her into a
successful career. She will share candid accounts of her parents' approach to
her differences and their struggles She relates childhood coping mechanisms
from her past hoping to give her readers valuable perspective on how to relate
to the special child or children in your life.
Temple Grandin’s
Site. Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is inarguably the most
accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. She has been
featured on major television programs, such as the "Today Show",
"Larry King Live", "48 Hours" and "20/20" and
written up in national publications, such as Time magazine, People
magazine, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report,
and New York Times.
Among numerous other recognitions by media, Bravo Cable did a half-hour show on
her life, and she was one of the "challenged" people featured in the
best-selling book, Anthropologist
from Mars. (quoted from her web-site.)
The
Autism
Awareness Centre provides information, education, and
resources to families and professionals living and working with individuals
with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism Research Institute. Established in 1967, the San Diego-based nonprofit ARI is
world headquarters for research and information on autism and related
disorders, and the epicenter of a rapidly growing movement that holds that
autism can be treated effectively through intensive behavior modification and a
variety of individualized biomedical treatments. For more information, e-mail info@autism.com. Snail-mail: 4182 Adams Ave.,
San Diego, CA 92116
AutismSpot.com advertises
itself as the fastest growing free online resource for the global Autism
Community. AutismSpot uses streaming video to provide
the latest in education and information to the global Autism
Community.
The MouseTrial Autism Software Database
is a free resource for parents and professionals listing all kinds of software
for autism treatment.
ASPIRES
Asperger Syndrome Partners & Individuals Resources, Encouragement &
Support is an on-line resource for spouses and family members of adults
diagnosed or suspected to be on the autistic spectrum. Their approach to one
another and towards our "significant others" is directed towards
solving problems in our relationship with a spectrum-sitting spouse. ASPIRES is
also an e-mail subscription list for individuals with AS, and those who have a
parent, spouse, or child with AS. They share our family and relational
experiences, resources and survival tips as well as offer encouragement and
hope. Through sharing, they hope to lighten one another's burdens and find
positive solutions to many of the troubling challenges that characterize our
relationships.
A teen issues/social skills group
is available for teens in the Sacramento area. Contact Jennica Jenkins, Psy.D through their website at http://www.teensforhumanity.org.
K12 Academics: This
describes itself as “one of the top and most respected education and
disability resource web sites on the Internet. We are a Nationally based
website whose audience is Parents, Schools, teachers & Students in the K-12
Education system. We are affiliated with hundreds of the most respected
companies, organizations, schools & web sites in the U.S. and traffic
hundreds of thousands of hits per month. Our site is rich in content with over
1000+ pages. It is the ultimate resource tool for Parents, Teachers, Schools
& Students throughout the entire U.S.”
http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/ - Tony Attwood's page. He's one of our favorite
experts on AS.
http://www.ASPIE.com/ - Liane Holliday Willey's page. She's the author of Pretending
to be Normal, her autobiography. I think the title sums up a major part of
the AS experience.
www.auties.org.
A web-site presented by autistic author Donna Williams. It has been made by
people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, to help all people on the Autistic
Spectrum all over the world to find work and employment. The website lists
people for free if they are diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Condition. It
allows people to find and support the work and skills of people with Autism
Spectrum Conditions around the world. There are categories of work for those
with
www.allkindsofminds.org. Dr. Mel Levine's website, I think it is
extremely valuable in the global perspective that every child learns in his or
her own way.
This is an autism support page at MDJunction, a health community focused on becoming a free
center for Online Support Groups.
SleepDisordersGuide.com provides
comprehensive information on all kinds of sleep disorders (sleep apnea,
insomnia, snoring, restless legs and narcolepsy) and the way to cure those
problems. We have tried to put all the information, i.e,
related to sleeping problems.
Reed Martin, J.D. is a very knowledgeable and
experienced lawyer who specializes in special-education issues (including
autism and Asperger’s). His web-site is great.
Autism Arts is a collection of artwork from our loved ones
affected within the autistic spectrum.
Naturally Autistic. Their Naturally Autistic™ ANCA™ programs,
products and services have been developed and are facilitated by autistic
people with generations of first hand experience and knowledge. Their site
highlights the talents of autistic people, providing further opportunities for
the general public to discover for themselves, our Autistic Culture. Their
online Naturally
Autistic™ ANCA™ Magazine brings to the for-front the best in literary
offerings from a host of autistic writers, poets and artists. Their bi-monthly features,
articles, short stories, poetry and art will inform, entertain and inspire our
readers as they experience for themselves what autistic people everywhere have
to offer.
Play To Say Toys:
Children develop important speech and language skills through play. Play To Say
Toys was developed by a Speech Language Pathologist. Our mission is to provide
a selection of toys, games and books that are rich with speech-language
enhanced features. We offer products for parents and caregivers to use with
their children to encourage and reinforce developing speech and language
skills.
Asperger Friends. We are the new adult chapter of
ASPEN, a nonprofit organization in New Jersey. It is for any adult 18 years old
and older, who has Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and High-Functioning Autism. We
will have our first social meeting on Feburary 20,
2005 at Health Quest in Flemington ,New Jersey. It will be from 3:00 P.M. to
5:00 P.M. Then will meet there every 3rd Sunday of every month thereafter.
Mental Health resources
– a directory of Mental Health related websites.
Able Me and the very accessible page at NotAccessible – two pages for the community of those
with disabilities of all different kinds.
LHS Maumee Youth
Center for Asperger's Disorder. Beginning September 1 2002, we will be
working with children and youth who have Asperger's Disorder in a program
specifically designed for such children and youth at a new campus location in
northwest Ohio, the former Maumee Youth Camp. We are calling the site LHS
Maumee Youth Center for Asperger's Disorder. Located on thirteen acres of
wooded land south of Toledo, Ohio, in rural Henry County close to Neapolis, the new Center includes an on-grounds affiliated
school featuring one-to-one aides as necessary. Referrals are presently being
taken for this new program site. Pre-placement screening is presently ongoing.
Developmental
Adult Neuro-Diversity Association. In
England, The Developmental Adult Neuro-Diversity
Association has been set up for people with Dyspraxia,
Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD and other related conditions such as dyslexia and
dyscalculia. It is run by adults with one or more of these conditions, thus following
the Madrid declaration of 2002, which stated that organizations should be run
by its users.
Sensory Learning Center International.
The Sensory Learning Center International works with children and adults to
improve perception, understanding and the ability to learn. The Sensory
Learning Program is not a treatment. It is not a curative. It is an innovative
approach to developmental learning that unites three modalities (visual,
auditory and vestibular) into one intervention allowing individuals to better
integrate sensory messages.
Autism Library of Science & Spirit: Living with, Understanding, and
Overcoming Autism. This site provides facts and animations documenting a
fifteen year research project using Swiss psychologist C.G. Jung’s concepts to
understand, then overcome autism, Asperger Syndrome and a Savant Brain.
Kevin Phillips' Page - a
British man with Asperger's reports.
IEP guide:
A special education support group with free IEP guide (a Yahoo! Group).
NLD on the Web - Non-Verbal
Learning Disorder information.
University Students
with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome - in the U.K., but
seems of interest.
American Occupational Therapy Association --
one important kind of therapy for those with AS.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers - has lots
of books on AS. They seem to publish a new one (or two or three) each month.
Future Horizons - a greatly
comprehensive assortment of great special needs books, conferences, and other
information.
The Center for the Study
of Autism, located
in the Salem/Portland, Oregon area.
A.S.P.I.E. – the Asperger's
Syndrome Parents Information Environment.
K12 Academics --
Asperger Info. An
Education and Disability Resource Center for Schools, Teachers, Parents &
Students throughout the
Yahoo's
listing of Asperger sites.
The Autism Society of America
Home Page: Autism Society of America Web Site.
ASPEN –
a New Jersey and Pennsylvania AS support group. (The initials stand for "ASPerger syndrome Education Network, inc.")
Wargrave School: 'This is an
unofficial web site dedicated to Wargrave House. Wargrave is a UK school that specializes in educating
autistic and AS children. It caters for children aged 5 to 19 years. It was
founded in 1971. I have included a page of my experiences of living with an AS
child."
Georges' Page: An adult
with AS describes his life from childhood to adulthood.
Bradley
Wayne Olson -- a person with autism
Asperger's
Association of New England
Visit http://www.halftheplanet.com/
to see a home-page for those with disabilities in general (and those who love
them).
Please e-mail me at jdevine@lmu.edu if you have any questions or
comments -- or if you want to be put on our e-mailing list. If you want
information put on our web pages, contact me.
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