Autism Today states that it is the leading source of objective information about autism spectrum disorders. Free membership is available. (
http://www.autismtoday.com
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This is the link from Medline about autism spectrum disorders. It includes information on causes, diagnosis, and drug and non-drug treatments. (
http://search.medscape.com/medline-search;jsessionid=39A06567AF5A2A2EFBF2E272CAA25849?new...
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This Web site features an interview with Temple Grandin who shares her experiences of living with autism. (
http://www.autism.com/individuals/temp_int.htm
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This is the Web site for the Autism Society of America which is described as the leading voice and resource of the entire autism community in education, advocacy, service, research, and support. (
http://www.autism-society.org
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Wrong Planet is a web community designed for individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Autism, AD/HD, and other PDDs; and for their parents. It provides a forum where members can communicate with each other, an article section where members may read and submit essays or how-to guides about various subjects, and a chatroom for real-time communication with other "Aspies." (
http://www.wrongplanet.net
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This is the Web site for the Center for the Study of Autism. It provides information to parents and professionals, and reports research that has been conducted on interventions. (
http://www.autism.org
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The Interactive Collaborative Autism Network (ICAN) is a project supported by U.S. Department of Education grant H324M000047. The site is a collaborative effort among three states: the State Departments of Education of Connecticut (CT) and Minnesota (MN), and the University of Kansas (KU) to use the World Wide Web (WWW) as a means of supporting and facilitating training. Started in the fall 2000, the site was developed to disseminate information about characteristics, assessment, and research-based interventions and services for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). (
http://www.autismnetwork.org/modules
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