Website: AutismAid

AutismAid is a national organization that serves as a facilitator institution for non-profit entities that support individuals with autism and their families.

Webpage: Autism Speaks: State Autism Insurance Reform Laws

This webpage provides state-specific information about insurance coverage relating to autism.

Guide: Possibilities: A Financial Resource for Parents of Children with Disabilities

This resource is intended to be a guide to help parents manage money, and plan for their child’s financial future and overall well-being.

Website: The Autism Transition Handbook

This website assists individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families by providing access to comprehensive information on the transition to adulthood.

Webpage: Whitehouse.gov: Disabilities

This government-owned webpage contains current news pertaining to how the President is working to support individuals with disabilities and their families.

Website: AutismCares

AutismCares is a consortium of autism organizations who have come together to support individuals with autism and their families during natural disasters and other catastrophic life events.

Guide: The National Autism Center: A Parent’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice and Autism

This guide, developed by the National Autism Center, provides information about evidence-based practices to help parents make informed decisions about the appropriate intervention services.

Website: Chapel Haven

This organization provides an array of lifelong individualized support services for adults on the autism spectrum and those with developmental and social disabilities.

Website: Help Autism Now Society

Help Autism Now Society (HANS) is an organization dedicated to helping families by supporting physicians and other professionals in the early recognition and diagnosis of autism.

Article: National Institutes of Health: For young children with autism, directing attention boosts language

This study, conducted by researchers from the National Institutes of Health, confirms that intensive therapy to engage the attention of young children with autism helps them acquire language faster and build lasting language skills.