Resources
For Parents
American Academy of Pediatrics Children's Health Topics: Autism
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Autism Spectrum Disorders: What You Should Know
Help with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Related Disorders
For Providers (from the American Academy of Pediatrics)
Explaining the Results of a "Failed" Screen
Sugar-Coaters and Straight-Talkers: Communicating About Developmental Delays in Primary Care
Caring for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Resource Toolkit for Clinicians
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders
Greenspan SI, Brazelton TB, Cordero J, et al. Guidelines for early identification, screening, and clinical management of children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics. 2008;121:828-30.
Gupta VB, Hyman SL, Johnson CP, et al. Identifying children with autism early? Pediatrics. 2007;119:152-3.
Johnson CP,Meyers S, Council on Children with Disabilities. American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report: Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorder. Pediatrics. 2007;120:1183-215 (specifically 1190-2).
Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson S, Lord C, et al. Clinical assessment of toddlers with suspected autism spectrum disorder: insights from studies of high-risk infants. Pediatrics. 2009;123:1383-91.