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E-mail: help@biome.ac.uk
Website: www.biome.ac.uk
National Alliance for Autism Research
NAAR is the first organization in the United States dedicated to funding and accelerating
biomedical research focusing on autism spectrum disorders.
National Office, NAAR
99 Wall Street, Research Park
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 888-777-NAAR
Fax: 609-430-9163
Website: www.naar.org
National Institute of Mental Health (US) - Autism page
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Office of Communications
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 301-443-4513 or 1-866-615-NIMH (6464), toll-free
TTY: 301-443-8431; Fax: 301-443-4279
Fax 4U: 301-443-5158
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
Website: www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autismmenu.cfm
PsychDirect
The public education site of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural
Neuroscience of McMaster University contains the author’s research page (click
on “Autism” under “Children’s Issues” on the home page), which describes the
studies currently under way but also provides an autism glossary, a newsletter,
FAQs and facts versus myths, a list of the autism societies and support groups
across Canada, and links to other valuable resources.
Website: www.psychdirect.com
BOOKS
Attwood, T. (1998). Asperger’s syndrome: A guide for parents and professionals. London:
Jessica Kingsley.
Baron-Cohen, S. (1995). Mindblindness: An essay on autism and theory of mind.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.