National organizations

• Advocacy
• Diet
• Education and treatment options
• Legal
• Therapy

Advocacy

ASA
Autism Society of America

Autism Services Center/National Autism Hotline
(304) 525-8014

Center for the Study of Autism
Provides information on autism and collaborates with the ARI.

CAN
Cure Autism Now

FAAAS
Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome

FCSN
Federation for Children with Special Needs

IRCA
Indiana Resource Center for Autism

MAAP
More Able Autistic People
P.O. Box 524
Crown Point, IN 46307

NICHCY
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

NINDS
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

TASH
Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps

Therafin Corportation
Manufactures and markets the Squeeze Machine.
(704) 479-7300

Diet

AIA-USA
Autism Intolerance and Allergy
(800) 321-3287

Education and treatment options

Do2Learn
Provides free picture cards to print, as well as a wealth of information for individuals with special learning needs.

The Option Institute and Fellowship/The Son-Rise Program
(413) 229-2100

University of California at Los Angeles
Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas
Lovaas method

Legal

Disabilityinfo.gov
The New Freedom's Initiative Online Resource for American's with Disabilities

IDEAPractices
Answers questions about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
U.S. Department of Education's webpages explaining NCLB

Social Security Disability and SSI Hotline
(800) 638-6810

Wrightslaw
Summarizes special education laws and advocacy issues.

Therapy

AOTA
American Occupational Therapy Association

ASHA
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

National Association of Music Therapy
(301) 589-3300

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