Contents:

1. Communication Interventions
2. Behavioural and Other Intensive Programs
3. Biological Treatments
4. Other Interventions

1. Communication Interventions

• Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. Also UK Site.
  Official PECS site.
• National Autistic Society PECS Fact Sheet (Adobe PDF format)
  PECS and related uses of symbols.
• Beyond Autism PECS Pictures/Icons Pages
  Large selection of PECS pictures, tips on designing PECS cards, and links to sites with appropriate images.

2. Behavioural and Other Intensive Programs

• Son-Rise (official site) in England
• Division TEACCH

3. Biological Treatments

• Definitions: Food Intolerances (this site)
• GFCF Diet
• Autism Network for Dietary Intervention (ANDI)
• Psychopharmacology Tips (by Dr. Bob)
  Contains articles about the issues surrounding the subjects, not just bald "facts". Good search facilities and very informative. (recommended by Antonia)
• Drug InfoNet
  General drugs information. One of the biggest pharmacology sites suitable for the layman.
• Psychopharmacology Database
  Part of the excellent 4therapy mental health site.
• Pharm Web
  Drugs information from manufacturers.
• Internet Mental Health
  General mental health site with good drugs info.
• Autism by David W. Gregg, Ph.D.
  Article on the use of transdermal secretin, intravenous feeding, and stem cell treatment for autism.
• RepliGen Press Release
• A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Secretin for the Treatment of Autistic Disorder
• Seizure/Apnea after IV Secretin infusion
• Secretin and Autism (from The National Autistic Society (UK))
  A reasonable, balanced account, albeit it could be accused of sitting on the fence. (recommended by Mike Stanton)
• Overview of Secretin studies (from Autism Research Institute (USA))
• The Use of Secretin for the treatment of Autism The Autism Research Unit (Sunderland, UK)
  Paul Shattock's site is open-minded on the subject, but sympathetically cautious. There is a bit more science on this site than the NAS one. (recommended by Mike Stanton)
• Secretin Found Ineffective for Treating Autism (from "Quackwatch")
  Neither cautious nor sympathetic but a viewpoint that requires consideration. (recommended by Mike Stanton)

4. Other Interventions

• The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding
  Official website for Carol Gray, original developer of social stories.
• Can We Teach Theory of Mind and Theory of People? by Carol Gray
• Social Stories by Meredyth Goldberg Edelson, Ph.D.
  Thorough description of the structure of social stories.
• Social Stories and Comic Book Conversations (from OASIS)
• Social Stories Developed by Carol Gray (from Learning Disabilities Association of Florida)
• Social Stories Examples
• 4therapy.com

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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