Polly: Autism is such a vast subject. Hopefully this chapter has introduced you to a small part of this world. There is much more to be learned.
In my opinion, the best resource is probably the DAN! Conferences. (DAN! stands for Defeat Autism Now!) If you can attend, do so. Or order some tapes of the sessions. If at all possible, get on the Internet and find out about the latest autism conferences and tapes from this site: www.defeatautismnow.com.
Here are some websites that you may find helpful if you have a child with autism.
www.mercola.com www.autisminfo.com
www.gnd.org www.oneworld.org/autism_uk/
http://members.spree.com/autism/
www.autism.com/ari/
www.autism.org
www.AutismNDI@aol.com
www.secretin.com
www.megson.com
www.autism-society.org
www.autismndi.com
www.necc.org
http://146.115.123.179/AR/index.html
www.canfoundation.org
www.autism.com http://autism-diet.com
If you are interested in a comprehensive overview of all the current theories on autism, take a look at this article. www.healingarts. org/children/autism-overview.htm.
There are quite a few email lists. Each has different characteristics / personalities / philosophies. Sample several before picking the one that best suits your present needs. There are a lot at www.yahoogroups.com, like abmd, interven, GFCFKids, AutismNet, CAN-CLL, AutismRecoverN, autism-mercury, autism_iron, Hope for Autism through Nutrition The Health Forum—Book 5 58 autism-bio-medical-discussion, recoveredkids, autism-thyroid and the Williss list. St. John’s University also has an autism list. Sign up for this list at: web.syr.edu/~rjkopp/autismlistfaq.html. You can obtain Internet access through many libraries.
The newsletter of Bernard Rimland, PhD, can be obtained from the Autism Research Institute, 4182 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116. There is a new magazine called The Autism File the United Kingdom. Phone 020 8979 2525, and website www.autismfile.co.uk. Latitudes is a quarterly newsletter for the alternative treatment of ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities, exploding child, autism, and Tourette’s syndrome. Their website is www.latitudes.org. Their phone is 561.798.0472.
Children with Starving Brains: A medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum Disorder is a new book by McCandles, MD. http://www.autismrxguidebook. com/DesktopDefault.aspx It guides you through your treatment options. The Out of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz talks about the sensory integration issue. Autism from the Inside Out by Donna Williams will give you a personal insight into what it feels like to be autistic. Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother’s Story of Research and Recovery by Karyn Seroussi, and Bernard Rimland, PhD, is popular. Of course, Dr. Shaw’s book, Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD, is very valuable for the understanding of how intestinal pathogens are part of this disease. I’ve heard that The Biology of the Autistic Syndromes is quite comprehensive. Dana's View: A Practical Understanding of Autism is a delightful read about how to understand and cope with the social challenges facing the autistic. www.autismchannel.net/dana/sitebook.htm
The Internet bookstores will have the most books to chose from, yet you can still have a big selection by having your local bookstore do a search with their computer. http://www.autismresources. com/autism-books.html#ttxx has a list of the most popular books. The current top ten picks are:
Let Me Hear Your Voice
Behavioral Interventions for Young Children with Autism
The DAN Protocol
Thinking in Pictures
The Me Book
Nobody Nowhere
Emergence: Labeled Autistic
Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD
Somebody Somewhere
There’s a Boy in Here