Subject Guides

Autism Awareness

With the cases of autism steadily on the rise it's important to learn what autism means, its causes, and how this complex communication disorder affects the daily lives of those who have it.

Library Resources: On the Shelves

	Autism Handbook For Parents: Facts and Strategies for Parenting Success by Janice Janzen 2009		Healing and Preventing Autism by Jenny McCarthy and Jerry Kartzinel 2009
Movie	Autism: The Musical by 2007		Autism and Diet : What You Need to Know by Rosemary Kessick 2009
	Empowered Autism Parenting : Celebrating (And Defending) Your Child's Place in the World by William Stillman 2009		Autism Encyclopedia : the Complete Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders by E. Amanda Boutot and Matt Tincani 2009
	When Your Child Has - Autism : Get The Right Diagnosis, Understand Treatment Options, Help Your Child Succeed by Adelle Jameson Tilton 2009		The Autism Mom's Survival Guide by Stephanie Hemenway 2009
	Growing up on the Spectrum : a Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger's by 2009

You can find more books on this subject @ your library in the section 616.85 to 616.928

Library Resources: Magazines

Parents

The New England Journal of Medicine

EP

JAMA

Library Resources: Electronic

Encyclopedia Americana
	Full-text, Web-based version of Encyclopedia Americana. Illustrated with pictures, maps and tables. Provided and paid for by the West Bloomfield Township Public Library.
Healia
	Provides a search engine just for health information, filtering out the commercial sites. Relevant results with solid medical information.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
	Provides integrated access to medical, health, and wellness information. Includes the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Health & Wellness Resource Center, full-text magazine articles, pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources, and links to selected websites.
Health Reference Center Academic
	Presents full-text articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, and more.
Medline Plus
	Brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
New Book of Knowledge
	Full text, online version of America\'s first encyclopedia designed especially for kids. Includes pictures, Wonder Questions, and links to web sites evaluated by the Grolier staff. Provided and paid for by the West Bloomfield Township Public Library.

Online Resources

Autism
Get the most up to date news and information about autism and its treatment through this popular blog.

MedicineNet: Autism
Learn what autism is, the symptoms to look for, and how it's treated.

NINDS: Autism Information Page
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is leading the charge in autism research. Learn what they are doing in order to quell the recent swell of diagnosed cases.

Organizations

Autism Society of America
The primary mission of ASAF is to raise and allocate funds to address the many unanswered questions about autism. Get in touch with the autism community; find a local chapter, learn about the condition, and hear testimonies from those who live it.

Oakland County Autism Society of America
The local chapter of the Autism Society of America helps friends and faimily members learn to celebrate life through various services and events.

Autism Resources - Organizations
Autism Awareness is a global event. Check out these resources to see how autism is viewed throughout the world.

Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents of a child with autism. Since then, Autism Speaks has grown into the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism.

Autism One
Autism One is a non-profit, charity organization devoted to the education of families about autism prevention, recovery, safety, and change.

Last Updated: May 4 2010