See also "Initiatives" and "Charities and Foundations" sections.
Autism Society of America (ASA)
7910 Woodmont Ave.
Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20814-3015
Tel: (301) 657-0881
FAX: (301) 657-0869
Info referral telephone number: 1-800-3-AUTISM
email: VERONICA.M.ZYSK@gtees.sprint.com
http://www.autism-society.org/
Older names of this organization:
National Society for Children and Adults with Autism
National Society for Autistic Children (NSAC)
Autism Society Canada
129 Yorkville Ave #202
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 1C4
Canada
(416) 922-0302
FAX: (416) 922-1032
National Autistic Society
(of Great Britain)
276 Willesden Lane,
London NW2 5RB, U.K.
http://www.oneworld.org/autism_uk/
Society for Auditory Integration Training (SAIT) - an organization
which hopes to provide parents information on people who offer AIT
(to prevent just anyone from hanging out a sign and claiming to
know what they are doing without meeting some type of
qualifications).
Society for Auditory Integration Training
c/o Center for the Study of Autism
Boardwalk Plaza, Suite 230
9725 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
Beaverton, OR 97005
(503) 643-4121
Autism National Committee
635 Ardmore Avenue
Ardmore, PA 19003
http://www.autcom.org/
Also known as AUTCOM or ANC
Autism Network International (ANI) - the only autistic-run self-help
and advocacy organization for autistic people. Publishes
newsletter, arranges pen pals, as well as other advocacy activities.
Autism Network International
P.O. Box 448
Syracuse, NY 13210-0448
href="http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~bordner/ani.html
ANI runs a private e-mail mailing list (ANI-L) intended to be a
meeting place and advocacy network for autistics and cousins
(abbreviated as "ACs"). Family members, friends, and professionals
are welcome to participate as well, provided they observe the list
policies which are meant to ensure that ANI-L remains autistic
space.
For information on joining ANI-L, send a message to:
listserv@listserv.syr.edu
with the message body reading:
subscribe ANI-L
Adriana Foundation - an organization dedicated to the deployment
of Facilitated Communication.
2001 Beacon Street - Room 214
Brookline, Massachusetts 02146
(617) 232-8550 232-8634
fax: (617) 232-8628
Georgiana Foundation - an organization dedicated to the deployment of
Auditory Integration Training. They maintain a list of AIT
practitioners who use the Audiokinetron device developed by Dr.
Guy Berard.
P.O. Box 2607
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 454-1221
fax: (203) 454-3788
Autism Research Institute - Directed by Bernard Rimland. Used to be
"Institute for Child Behavior". Publishes a quarterly newsletter,
Autism Research Review International (see below).
(Autism Research Review International) reviewing recent work on
autism. Has the latest reports on drug and nutritional therapies,
and on possible causes of autism. The newsletter is also a forum
for Dr. Rimland's opinions on the value of megavitamin therapy and
dimethylglycine, the usefulness of aversive stimuli for
extinguishing self-injurious behavior, and the fraudulence of
facilitated communication.
4182 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 281-7165
http://www.autism.com/ari/
Center for the Study of Autism - All I know is that they are active
in Auditory Integration Training and the Society for Auditory
Integration Training is based there.
Boardwalk Plaza, Suite 230
9725 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
Beaverton, OR 97005
(503) 643-4121
National Autism Research Foundation - ?
Parents For Early Intervention (PFEI) - organization started by Lovaas
dedicated to helping families that have implemented intensive
behavioral treatment programs with young developmentally disabled
children. They publish the PFEI Newsletter.
PFEI Membership
Autism Project-Lovaas,
308 Westwood Plaza, #136
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Sensory Integration International
1602 Cabrillo Ave.
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 320-9986 (I also heard: (310) 533-8338)
MAAP (More Able Autistic People) - offers information relating to
high functioning autism and asperger's. Publishes a newsletter.
MAAP
PO box 524
Crown Point, IN 46307
1-219-662-1311
Feingold Association of the United States, and the
Autism, Intolerance & Allergy Network (USA) (AIA-USA).
127 East Main Street
Suite 106
Riverhead, NY 11901
(516) 369-9340
FAX: (516) 369-2988
membership@feingold.org
http://www.feingold.org/
Autisme France
1 Place d'Aine
87000 Limoges
France
The Arc
US National organization on mental retardation. It shares a lot of
issues with organizations specific to Autism, and it offers some
services specific to Autistic people.
The Arc of the United States
500 East Border Street, Suite 300
Arlington, Texas 76010
(817)261-6003
FAX: (817)277-3491
E-mail: thearc@metronet.com
http://www.thearc.org/
InternAUT
Autism Self-advocay organisation centered on the Internet
runs the a-day mailing list.
http://www.inlv.demon.nl/internaut
Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)
Northern California organization in support of early behavioral
intervention. Similar FEAT organizations have been set up in other
locations, but I'm not certain how close the affiliations are.
feat@feat.org
http://www.feat.org/
Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States (ASC-U.S.)
(formerly ASPEN of America)
P.O. Box 49267
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240-9267
(904) 745-6741
info@asc-us.org
http://www.asperger.org/