A History of Facilitated Communication: Science, Pseudoscience, and Antiscience: Science Working Group on Facilitated Communication - Controlled research using single and double blind procedures in laboratory and natural settings with a range of clinical populations with which FC is used have determined that, not only are the people with disabilities unable to respond accurately to label or describe stimuli unseen by their assistants, but that the responses are controlled by the assistants.
ABC's of MMR and DTP's - One of the questions I am most frequently asked, both as a physician and as NAAR’S Vice President-Medical Affairs, is whether vaccinations can cause autism.
ABCs of MMRs and DTPs by Eric London: a Bibliographic Essay - A critique of Eric London's essay.
Ahead With Autism - Early identification of autism. Treatment of autism with prednisone.
Allexperts.com - Autism - A free question and answer service Click on a volunteer`s name to ask a question!
Alpha Medical Autism Secretin - Richard M. Goldstien M.D. Medical Director answering question about Autism, Secretin, and Alternative treatments. Articles, and LIVE web board for your questions. Free E-mail news letter sign up. Based in Riverside, Ca
American Psychological Association - Resolution on Facilitated Communication - The APA adopts the position that facilitated communication is a controversial and unproved communicative procedure with no scientifically demonstrated support for its efficacy.
An Experimental Intervention For Autism - Understanding and implementing a gluten and casein free diet.
ARU - Autism and Vaccination - This webpage was set up with the express purpose of disseminating current information and research about the possible links between vaccination and autism. It is not the intention of the authors to give out medical advice about the issue of vaccination.
Aspergers syndrome and discrimination - Contains stories about Aspergers syndrome and discrimination in an ice-hockey club in Sweden.
Autism - Information Written for Law Enforcement Officers - Questions and answers.
Autism - The Daily Apple - Description of autism, means of diagnosis, interventions, and where to get information.
Autism Center of America - teaching parents and professionals how to create child-centered, home-based programs for children with special needs.
Autism Conferences - Updated list from Future Horizons.
Autism FAQ - Controversies - These are subjects which can stir up debate on the AUTISM mailing list and would presumably do so in any diverse group of autistic people and people involved with autism. If you have to deal with autism, you should at least be aware that there are such points of controversy.
Autism Home Page - Autism fact sheets, reviewed autism links, secretin info, and much more.
Autism Info.com - Provides information to parents, doctors, teachers, tutors, caregivers, and anyone interested in learning more about autism and autism spectrum disorders.
Autism NDI - Autism Network for Dietary Intervention - Dedicated to helping parents understand and implement a gluten and dairy free diet for their autistic children.
Autism Primer: 20 Questions & Answers - Frequently asked questions from TEACCH.
Autism Resources - John Wobus' classic index of online information and resources on autism and asperger's symdrome. In addition to the list of links, the site has a FAQ memo and a bibliography.
Autism Society of America (ASA) Information Packages - In-depth information on a variety of topics, including education, early intervention, medication, residential options, employment, etc.
Autism Society of America Facilitated Communication Information Package - The Autism Society of America neither condemns nor condones facilitated communication. However, as with any treatment option, we urge interested individuals to thoroughly investigate this technique and the situations in which it may be applied, to educate themselves to the pros and cons of the treatment option, before making a decision on the appropriateness of the use of "FC" with a son, daughter, sibling or patient. We hope the enclosed materials aid you in that effort.
Autism Spectrum Disorders/ PDDs - Information for parents and professionals with a unique links page. A discussion of occupational therapy as it might be used with children who are within this broad diagnostic category.
Autism99 - This web site is an information resource and a major international conference in the field of autistic spectrum disorders. The event is entirely web based and uses the latest interactive tools to inform and engage.
Back to the Future - An assessment of some of the unorthodox forms of biomedical intervention currently being applied to autism.
CDC - Vaccines and Autism: No Known Relationship - The following information is being provided to help address concerns recently expressed in press reports about a possible association between developmental disorders such as autism and vaccines.
Deaf People with Autism - Sometimes, deafness is misdiagnosed as autism and vice versa. Other times, a child will turn out to be both deaf AND autistic.
DEAL Communication Centre - Helps people who have no speech or inadquate speech find a means of communication. Headed by Rosemary Crossley, the inventor of Facilitated Communication.
Don't Mourn For Us - Continuing focus on the child's autism as a source of grief is damaging for both the parents and the child, and precludes the development of an accepting and authentic relationship between them.
Eveready Drug - Secretin by Ferring Laboratories is still available at Eveready Drug.
Exploring Facilitated Communication - The status of the practice of facilitated communication (FC) in the U.S. has to some extent been reflected in the courts, where the subject has arisen in both civil and criminal proceedings.
Facilitated Communication - Detailed account of experimental testing of FC, by the Director of Research at the New England Center for Autism.
Facilitated Communication and Autism: Separating Fact From Fiction - We conclude that the procedure should be considered experimental and its use limited to scientific inquiry.
Facilitated Communication Institute - Facilitated communication is an alternative means of expression for people who cannot speak or whose speech is highly limited. The method has been used as a means to communicate for individuals with severe disabilities, including persons with labels of mental retardation, autism, Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities.
Facilitated Communication Training: Practice Guidelines - The intent of these guidelines is to support the effective and appropriate use of FC. FC speakers and their teams can use these guidelines as a planning and evaluating tool. It is important that all members of a FC speaker's team be familiar with them so that they are able to make informed decisions regarding the use of FC.
Facilitated Communication: All Sides to the Issue - What is an essay on FC doing on a religious web site? We feel that there is a major ethical component to the current debate over FC. And ethics has often been associated with religion and spirituality.
Global Rural Autism Information Network (GRAIN) - Educates families and rural communities about ASD and how to work with individuals who have ASD.
Gluten Free Casein Free Diet - Explanation of the diet, menus, sources of foods, message board.
Gluten Solutions - A 100% gluten-free, casein-free diet is recommended by many physicians in the treatment of Autism. We are a provider of gluten-free foods exclusively.
Gunilla Gerland, Reply to Review - It is my opinion that concepts like psychosis and neurosis are not even applicable on persons with highfunctioning autism since we are so essentially different that very few professionals have enough imagination (and courage) to get a picture of our psyches.
Information on SerenAid(TM) and GFCF. - Information on SerenAid(TM), gluten-free and casein-free diet, autism, and related disorders and treatments.
Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical - Can Neurologically Typical (NT) people be helped? Compassionate autistics unite to research ways to cure this dreadful disorder, characterized by oversocialization, dulled senses, lack of 3D visualization and delusions of emotional understanding.
Interview With Edward Dolnick - Author of "Madness on the Couch: Blaming the Victim in the Age of Psychotherapy".
Lonesome Doves - A Group of facilitated communication users in Pennsylvania who are actively promoting FC as a valid method of alternative and augmentive communication. This website is designed by them.
Mayo Clinic - Autism - Description, diagnosis, treatment and causes.
Myths Of Autism - Perhaps the most significant myth, and one that still may be believed in the general public, is the image of autism as a condition caused through psychological trauma of childhood and through bad or poor parenting.
NeurologyChannel.com - Information on diagnosis and treatment of Autism from board certified Neurologists.
NIMH - Autism - National Institutes of Mental Health publication on the definition, diagnosis and treatment of autism.
Northern Light Special Edition Autism - Materials on autism including research, parenting information, related disorders, treatment and education, organizations, autism and the workplace, links.
Northern Light Special Edition: Autism - Live queries and links to autism information.
Now is the time! Autism and Psychoanalysis - When you try to apply psychodynamic theories to me and others with my disability I find it offensive.
Patient Centers - Autism - Articles and resources about PDDs, diagnosis, drug treatments, therapies, supplements, education, insurance, family life, other coping topics, and resources.
PDD Support Home Page - Information and local resources, including support groups, about Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Review of "Madness on the Couch" - His focus is on the pseudoscientific theories and dangerous practices that emerged and flourished in the wake of World War II as American psychotherapists battled to understand and treat schizophrenia, autism, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Review of Two Biographies of Bruno Bettelheim - From a psychoanalytic perspective. By Christine Dowling.
Secretin Ferring - Secretin is still available at Eveready Drug LLC. We ship to most destinations.
Secretin Information - Latest news, articles, letters and links about this controversial experimental treatment.
SerenAid - A pepdidase enzyme used alone or in conjunction with Gluten (wheat) and Casein (milk) free diets for the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), ADHD and Autism. Links to GFCF diets information.
Skeptic's Dictionary: Facilitated Communication (FC) - FC is amazing because it has surpassed all other junk science fads, affecting families, schools, universities, the law, and even the arts.
The Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's Syndrome - This article outlines the diagnostic criteria for Asperger's Syndrome from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
University Students With Autism And Asperger's Syndrome - Support and resources for students with autistic spectrum conditions in higher education. Advice on attending school and getting a job.