The National Institute of Mental Health is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health and based in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Autism Speaks Inc. is an autism advocacy organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public.
The Autism Society, the nation’s leading grassroots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism. Started with an original name – National Society for Autistic Children; the name was changed to emphasize that children with autism grow up.
Association for Science in Autism Treatment is a non-profit autism organization founded in 1998 and is currently based in Hoboken, New Jersey, provides a comprehensive website that tackles the array of considerations surrounding autism treatment.
The Autism National Committee is an American advocacy association of autistic people and their allies. Autism National Committee operates as a 501 non-profit organization.
Autism Network International is an advocacy organization run by and for autistic people. ANI’s principles involve the anti-cure perspective, the perspective that there should not be a goal to “cure” people of autism.
The Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and funding innovative autism research.
Autism Research Institute (ARI) works to advance the understanding of autism by funding research and facilitating education on its causes and the potential treatments.
Works to assure the availability of residential services and other supports for adults with autism throughout their lives.
Dedicated to disseminating evidence-based information about the treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), promoting best practices, and offering comprehensive and reliable resources for families, practitioners, and communities. Compiled the the National Standards Project to establish a set of standards for effective, research-validated educational and behavioral interventions for children on the spectrum.
Organization serves the nation as a central source of information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth; IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education; No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities); and research-based information on effective educational practices.
Autism Spectrum Coalition offers MAAP Services for Autism, Asperger Syndrome, and PDD. Agency provide resources for families, and medical professionals who deal with the challenges of Asperger Syndrome, Autism, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder / Not Otherwise Specified. (PDD/NOS)
A clearing house of resourceful information specifically pertaining to individuals and their caregivers as related to ASD and other mental health conditions.
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