Publishers of Books on Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Autism Asperger Publishing Company
P.O. Box 23173
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66283-0173
877-277-8254
913-897-1004
www.asperger.net
Future Horizons
721 West Abram Street
Arlington, Texas 76013
800-489-0727
www.futurehorizons-autism.com
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
116 Pentonville Road
London NI 9JB United Kingdom
44-(0)20-7833-2307
www.jkp.com
Pro-Ed Inc.
8700 Shoal Creek Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78757-6897
www.proedinc.com
Has books on Lovaas, ABA, and discreet trial methods.
Sites Run by People with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger' Syndome
www.autismtoday.com
Karen Simmons
A good site for parents to get information and to communicate with other parents.
Grasp — the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership
125 East 15th Street
New York, NY 10003
645-242-4003
www.grasp.org
Contains lots of links to other sites, run by people with autism or Asperger'.
www.neurodiversity.com
Web site with lots of information run by Kathleen Seidel.
In her profile she writes, «We've recognized the characteristics of autism in both sides of our family and no longer regard autism as an aberration, but regard ourselves and our loved ones as a remarkable tribe.»
www.WrongPlanet.net
A great Web site with lots of links made by Alexander Plank, a student who has created an online community.
www.aspennj.org contains an extensive list of state support groups and has information on bullying and teasing.
I would like to conclude this list of sources with a warning. There is no magic cure for autism and parents must be cautious to avoid being misled by extravagant claims by people who are promoting their brand of therapy. Treatments that are effective should work with reasonable amounts of effort. A treatment program that works for one child may be useless for another. Treatments and educational programs that are effective can be implemented without spending huge sums of money. Dedicated parents and good teachers have made their own effective programs after reading different books. They did not have to have expensive training. A parent should follow his or her own good instincts. Try different programs or methods and keep the things that work and eliminate the things that do not work. Combining several different approaches is often effective.
