Below are links to information about autism and to developmental disabilities. Although we've tried to include links only to sites that promote scientifically proven interventions, please be careful. There is a great amount of unproven and spurious information available on the web. There is no substitute for being an informed and critical consumer.

• Critically Evaluating the Effectiveness of Treatments: Internet Search Tips for Consumers. Helpful hints for evaluating the often contradictory claims on the internet.
• American Association on Mental Retardation. This is the web site designed to augments AAMR's mission to advance the knowledge and skills of professionals in the field of mental retardation by exchanging information and ideas.
• Association of University Centers on Disabilities. This site contains information about and links to university-based research and training sites related to developmental disabilities.
• The ARC of the United States. This site, sponsored by the organization formerly known as the Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States, has lots of material related to persons who have mental retardation.
• Autism. An electronic booklet provided by the National Institute of Mental Health. 
• Autism Electronic Mailing Lists. This page contains descriptions of, and links to, many electronic mailing lists dealing with autism.
• Autism Research Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Visit here for information about manuals, books, and other training opportunities.
• Autism Society of America. This is an excellent site that contains a great deal of information. If you don't have the time to browse through it, make use of its search capabilities.
• Behavior Analysts, Inc. This school specializes in providing individualized, data-based instruction to special education students, using a curriculum which places a major focus on the development of language skills. Drs. Sundberg and Partington are among the foremost authorities in teaching language to persons with special needs.
• Clinical Practice Guideline. This site contains the full Clinical Practice Guideline, Report of the Recommendations, Autism / Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Assessment and Intervention for Young Children (Age 0-3 Years) sponsored by the New York Department of Health Early Intervention Program. 
• Dick Malott - Behaviorism, Autism, Procrastination and OBM. Online source of information for individuals interested in behaviorism, autism, procrastination and organizational behavior management. Contains many free resources and articles.
• Early Intervention Information. This website is for families who have a young child with autism or pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). This site is maintained by a family from Maine, USA.
• The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center for Mental Retardation. This site contains a great deal of useful information for both parents and professionals.
• An Experimental Analysis of Facilitated Communication by Barbara B. Montee, Raymond G. Miltenberger and David Wittrock. This paper scientifically tests the claims of facilitated communicated.
• Facilitated Communication: Mental Miracle or Sleight of Hand? by Gina Green. An outstanding paper critically examining Facilitated Communication.
• Families for Effective Autism Treatment of Washington. This site contains information to assist children with autism and related developmental disorders to have the opportunity to reach their full potential  through effective behavioral intervention programs. 
• General information about autism and pervasive developmental disorder. A nice overview and some resources published by National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
• A History of Facilitated Communication: Science, Pseudoscience, and Antiscience: Science Working Group on Facilitated Communication by John W. Jacobson. An exhaustive and critical review of facilitated communication. A long paper but well worth the effort.
• Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention. A small researched-based psychology clinic in the Los Angeles area that specializes in developing and implementing behavior modification treatment programs for children with autism.
• On-Line Asperger's Syndrome Information and Support. This site contains a wealth of information about Asperger's Syndrome and related disorders.
• Psych-DD Listserv and Archives. This is an electronic list providing an opportunity for psychologists and allied professionals to share ideas encompassing the area of developmental disabilities. You can also search and view previous posts to the list.
• Association for Science in Autism Treatment. This organization is committed to science as the most objective, time-tested, and reliable approach to discerning between safe, effective, autism treatments, and those that are harmful or ineffective.
• 1-2-3 Solutions. Visit this site for information about software that facilitates the administration, analysis, and assessment of discrete trials behavior therapies and other data analysis and teaching software.