Contents:

1. Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
2. Mental Health and Behaviour Disorders
3. Genetic and Other Syndromes
4. Sensory and Motor Disorders
5. Language and Learning Disorders
6. Food Intolerances and Coeliac Disease

1. Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

• Ask the Expert - Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (from Mental Health InfoSource)
• Rett Syndrome (from Family Village)
• Rett Syndrome technical description

2. Mental Health and Behaviour Disorders

• Schizophrenia.com
• Schizophrenia Society of Canada
• National Schizophrenia Fellowship, Scotland
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
  A good site for anxiety disorders.
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
• Attention Deficit Disorder (from About.com)
• Dr Ivan's depression central Antonia says this site is, "quite comprehensive."
• alt.support.depression and their FAQ
  
• Bipolar Disorder
• Pendulum Resources Bipolar Disorders Portal
  Recommended by Jan
• Paradigm Shift: Another View
  Recommended by Antonia (AS & Bipolar), a newsgroup poster

3. Genetic and Other Syndromes

• Fragile X Association of Southern California
• Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group
  Has several articles about DS and autism in: "medical series > Autism & PDD"
• Down Syndrome and Autism List (DS-AUTISM)
  A listserv for families and others interested in supporting people with the dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and ASDs.
• Angels Among Us Angelman Syndrome Resources and Information
• Sclerosis Aliance (USA)
• "Giving up too soon?" (from Nursing Library)
  Article about Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

4. Sensory and Motor Disorders

• The Dyspraxia Foundation (UK)
• Marie's Sensory Integration Site
• Signs of Sensory Integration [Dysfunction]
• Sensory Integration International (SII)
• Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome and the Irlen Lens System (from the Center for the Study of Autism)
• Irlen Institute (official site)

5. Language and Learning Disorders

• British Dyslexia Association.
• International Dyslexia Association
• American Hyperlexia Association
• NLD Line

6. Food Intolerances and Coeliac Disease

• The Coeliac Society (UK)
• Autism Research Unit (Sunderland, UK)

Originally compiled by Anna Hayward on behalf of the alt.support.autism newsgroup, November 2000. Original site design and HTML by Kalen Molton. Please address any general queries to Mike Stanton. Broken links and problems of a technical nature should be addressed to John Muggleton by entering details in the comments box of the form here. Any opinions expressed in this article are personal and should not be construed as medical advice. We are not representatives of any of the companies discussed, nor do we receive any form of commission.

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