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==Pages==
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* [[developmental therapy]]
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* '''link directories''':
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** {{l/sub|news}}
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** {{l/sub|sites}}
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* '''regional information'''
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** [[/US|United States]]
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*** [[/US/NC|North Carolina]]
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* '''organizations''':
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** [[Autism Speaks]]: highly controversial with in the autism {{l/sub|community}}
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* '''teaching systems''':
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** [[Sounds into Syllables]]
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* '''terminology''':
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** {{l/sub|functioning}}
 
==Reference==
 
==Reference==
* {{wikipedia|Autism}}
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* {{wikipedia}}
* [[Issuepedia:Autism|Issuepedia]]: autism as a policy issue
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* {{issuepedia}}: autism as a policy issue
==Links==
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* [http://www.dmoz.org/Health/Mental_Health/Disorders/Neurodevelopmental/Autism_Spectrum/Services/ Open Directory: autism services]
* [http://autistics.org/ autistics.org] "the real voice of autism"
 
** [http://ani.autistics.org/ Autism Network International]
 
* [http://behavior.org/autism/ Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies: Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism]
 
* [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html Autistic Spectrum Quotient (AQ) self-test] for adults
 
* [http://www.autismandcomputing.org.uk/ Autism and Computing]
 
* [http://www.gettingthetruthout.org/ Autism: Getting the Truth Out]: site by Laura Tisoncik
 
* [[wikibooks:A survival guide for people on the autistic spectrum|A survival guide for people on the autistic spectrum]] at wikibooks
 
===Assisted Living===
 
* [http://trainland.tripod.com/residential.htm Autism Residential Schools and Homes]
 
===Blogs===
 
====by autistic people====
 
* [http://elmindreda.blogspot.com/2006/03/speaking-of-speech.html elmindreda] (Sweden)
 
* [http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/ ballastexistenz] aka silentmiaow
 
====by caregivers====
 
* [http://www.autismvox.com/ Autism Vox] and [http://www.kristinachew.com/ Autismland] by Kristina Chew
 
 
 
===Videos===
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=silentmiaow silentmiaow] ([http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/ blog]) has posted a number of autism-related videos on YouTube
 
 
 
===Regional Information===
 
====United States====
 
=====North Carolina=====
 
* [http://www.autismsociety-nc.org Autism Society of NC] ([http://www.autismsociety-nc.org/html/links.html links])
 
* [http://www.fsnnc.org/ Family Support Network of NC]: "to promote and provide support for families with children who have special needs"
 
* [http://naminc.org/ NAMI NC]: National Alliance on Mental Health, NC Chapter
 
* A case history (Durham): [[htwiki:Josh and The System|Josh and The System]] at HypertWiki
 
 
 
==News==
 
===Research===
 
* '''2007-06-27''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070627/hl_afp/ushealthautism Scientists eye an enzyme as target in fighting autism] "US researchers have reversed the symptoms of mental retardation and autism in mice by inhibiting an enzyme that affects the connections between brain cells, researchers said Wednesday."
 
* '''2007-02-22''' [[wikinews:Large study provides new insights in autism's genetic code|Large study provides new insights in autism's genetic code]]
 
* '''2006-06-09''' [http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2006/06/rare-counting-ability-induced-by.html  Rare counting ability induced by temporarily switching off brain region]: another clue about how autism works
 
* '''2006-01-30''' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4661402.stm Scientific brain linked to autism]
 
* '''2006-01-17''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/uouh-urc011706.php Utah researchers confirm chromosome may harbor autism gene]
 
* '''2005-12-06'''
 
** [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051206084117.htm Autistic Children's Brains Grow Larger...] (than average brains, in first 2 years of life)
 
** [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051206163427.htm ...Study Of Children With Autism Finds Broken Mirror Neuron System]
 
* '''2005-11-21''' [http://www.aan.com/press/press/index.cfm?fuseaction=release.view&release=325 In Autism And Related Disorders, Recognizing Emotion Is Different Than Identity] ([http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051122093848.htm alt] [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/aaon-iaa111505.php alt])
 
* '''2005-01-28''' [http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050128_monkey_business.html Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms]: yes, this is actually relevant to autism. Monkeys also "pay" to see pictures of higher-ranking males, and have to be "paid" to view pictures of lower-ranking males &ndash; even without having met the males in the pictures &ndash; they are somehow determining rank simply from looking at the picture. This has implications in the field of autism, because autistic people show a marked lack of interest in looking at other people at all, much less in deriving information about social rank and other related attributes.
 
 
 
===Other===
 
* '''2007-06-24''' [http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070624/WDH0101/706240453/1581&located=RSS Deaths illustrate autism danger]: "Dawn Stasi of Wausau understands the fear parents have about their children going missing. Eight years ago, her then 4-year-old daughter slipped away while Stasi took a quick shower. After a half-hour search, she found her daughter outside, playing in the snow wearing only a diaper. ..."
 
 
 
==Articles==
 
* '''2007-03-22''' [http://discovermagazine.com/2007/apr/autism-it2019s-not-just-in-the-head Autism: It’s Not Just in the Head] "The devastating derangements of autism also show up in the gut and in the immune system. That unexpected discovery is sparking new treatments that target the body in addition to the brain." by Jill Neimark, ''Discover Magazine''.
 
* '''2007-02-23''' [http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/22/autism.emails/ Baggs: Live on an autistic island? Not me]: email Q&A session with Amanda Baggs
 
* '''2002-11-19''' [http://www.halo-soma.org/news_detail.php?&news_id=10& New York Times Article: A Boy, a Mother and a Rare Map of Autism's World] by  Sandra Blakeslee: article about [http://www.halo-soma.org Tito Mukhopadhyay]; includes some very interesting details of sensory/neuromotor processing abnormalities
 
 
 
==Discussion==
 
* '''2007-01-11''' [http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7100790&page=0&fpart=all&vc=1&nt=2 autism] thread on TrekBBS
 
==Ideas==
 
* [http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=288 Computer jobs for those with autism]: suggestion on global:ideas:bank
 
 
 
==Opinion==
 
* '''2007-04-07''' [http://iautistic.com/autistic-job-search.php Autistic Job Search]: article written for autistic people about some of the ins & outs of finding and keeping a job
 
* '''2005-09-26''' [http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/26023/ The Glamorous Disease] by Annalee Newitz, AlterNet: neurodiversity and neurotypicality
 
==People==
 
* [http://lordalfredhenry.livejournal.com/profile lordalfredhenry] (LiveJournal)
 

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