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Mental Disorders: Anxiety Disorders | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Bipolar Disorder | Child Behavior Disorders | Depression | Dissociative Disorders | Eating Disorders | Factitious Disorders | Impulse Control Disorders | Mental Retardation | Personality Disorders | Reactive Attachment Disorder | Schizophrenia | Sexual Disorders | Somatoform Disorders

Substance Abuse: General Substance Abuse | Substance Abuse by Juveniles |Treatment of Substance Abuse | Specific Abused Substances

Other Topics: General Mental Health | Treatment of Mental Disorders | Grief | Stress | Suicide | Co-Dependency and Dysfunctional Families


Autism Spectrum Disorders

(Jump to: General Information | Diagnosis | Organizations | Special Considerations | Treatment | Vaccines & Autism

Specific Disorders: Asperger Syndrome | Autism | Childhood Disintegrative Disorder | Multisystem Developmental Disorder | PDD-NOS | Rett Syndrome )

Organizations
Autism Society of America (ASA)
Autism Speaks
Autism Research Institute
Autism Research Network, NIH
MAAP Services for Autism & Asperger Syndrome
National Autistic Society, UK
Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS)


General Information
Autism Overview: What We Know:NICHD [PDF] [Order printed copy]
Autism Spectrum Disorders:NICHD
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders):NIMH [Order printed copy]
Autism and Asperger Research Reports:Stanford University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Autism Information Center:CDC
Autism Research:CDC
eBooks About Autism Spectrum Disorders:netLibrary [Login to netLibrary required]


Diagnosis
Detect Autism Early. Learn the Signs of Healthy Child Development:CDC
ASD Video Glossary (videos of early red flags and diagnostic features):Autism Speaks
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Screening and Diagnosis:CDC
Diagnosis and Consultation:ASA
Diagnosis:National Autistic Society
Diagnosis/Classification (List of articles):Autism and Asperger Research Results
Reports Help Pediatricians Identify and Manage Autism Earlier:AAP


Treatment of Autism
Treatments for Autism:Autism Speaks
Treatment Options:ASA
Treatment and Therapy:CDC
Approaches, Therapies and Interventions:National Autistic Society
Treatment of Autism:Autism Research Institute
Therapy (List of articles):Autism and Asperger Research Results
Learning Approaches:ASA
Biomedical & Dietary Approaches - Medications:ASA
Biomedical & Dietary Approaches - Dietary Interventions:ASA
Biomedical & Dietary Approaches - Vitamin and Minerals:ASA
Autism Spectrum Disorders Resource Guide:Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.


Vaccines and Autism
Facts for Parents About Autism and Vaccine Safety:American Academy of Pediatrics
Autism and the MMR Vaccine:NICHD
FAQs - Vaccines and ASDs:CDC
Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism:Institute of Medicine
Autism and Vaccination:University of Sunderland, UK


Special Considerations
The Use of Medication for People With Autism:University of Sunderland
Mental Health and (Autism or) Asperger Syndrome:National Autistic Society
Surgical Anesthesia and Autism:Autism Research Institute
Dental Anesthesia for the Autistic Child:Autism Research Institute
Your Child: Out and About:National Autistic Society


Autism
General Information
Autism Fact Sheet:NINDS
What is Autism?:Autism Speaks
NICHCY Connections... to Autism Resources:NICHCY
Science News About Autism:NIMH
Autism and Genes:NICHD [PDF]
Autism Overview:GeneReviews
Autism:MedlinePlus
Living with Autism
Autism Through the Lifespan:ASA
Your Child's Rights:Autism Speaks
Education:ASA
The Importance of an Appropriate Education:Autism Education Network
Teens and Adults:Autism Speaks
Family Issues:ASA


Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome Fact Sheet:NINDS
Asperger Syndrome:NICHD
Asperger's Syndrome:Autism Speaks
What's Unique About Asperger's Disorder?:ASA
NICHCY Connections... to Aperger Syndrome:NICHCY
Asperger's Syndrome:MedlinePlus


Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder:Mayo Clinic
CDD:Autism Speaks
NICHCY Connections... to Childhood Disintegrative Disorder:NICHCY


Multisystem Developmental Disorder
Multisystem Developmental Disorder:American Academy of Pediatrics


PDD-NOS
PDD-NOS:Autism Speaks
NICHCY Connections... to PDDNOS:NICHCY


Rett Syndrome
Rett Syndrome:Autism Speaks
See also Nervous System and Brain, Degenerative Nervous System Diseases, Rett Syndrome


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