November, 2007
Autism Resources
A Companion Guide For "Autism: A New Frontier" on The Early Show
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Play CBS Video Video A Medical History Of Autism Dr. Emily Senay takes a look at our understanding of autism from the 1950s to the present, and the potential research breakthroughs that may come.
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Video Jacob's Journey With Autism When Jacob Allen went missing after a hiking trip, his family feared the teen with severe autism would never be found. Maggie Rodriguez follows up with a family coping with the debilitating disease.
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Video Diagnosing Autism Dr. Andrew Adesman, chief of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at Schneider Children's Hospital, gives an exemplary autism test, hoping that parents see the importance of early detection.
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(AP)
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Interactive Breaking The Silence Find out more about autism, and where to get help for someone who may have this neurological disorder.
Web site for Autism Speaks and Cure Autism Now, which says it is the world's largest autism advocacy organization. Concerned with both the medical and scientific aspects of autism as well as raising awareness and helping children and families cope.
www.teach.com
Web site of the "TEACCH" program at the University of North Carolina. The program provides a wide range of services for people with autism and their families.
www.autism-society.org
Web site for the Autism Society of America; also the home of Autism Source, an online resource center.
www.autism.com
Web site of the Autism Research Institute. According to the site: "ARI is primarily devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the triggers of autism and on methods of diagnosing and treating autism."
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm
From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: A one page summary plus lots of resource links and access to scientific news, research literature and clinical trials.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/autism.html#cat1
From the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, a page rich with links to autism resources of all kinds.
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/autism/complete-publication.shtml
From the National Institute of Mental Health -- more technical than other sites, but worth slogging through for information on current research.
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism
The Centers for Disease Control Autism Information Web site, with links to research, organizations and government information.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism.html
How do you explain autism to other children? This site has an informative section about the causes and the treatments.
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