Articles

• Aspergers Syndrome articles from PubMed of the National Library of Medicine.  The articles listed here tend to be highly technical research papers, but careful searching of the articles can often uncover important and useful information.  Type the topic in the search box on the PubMed Web site. 

Forums

• Directory of discussion groups and forums dealing with Aspergers Syndrome.                     

News

• Aspergers Syndrome news from Google News.
• Asberger's Syndrome news from Google News.  This search uses the commonly misspelled version of the syndrome.

Organizations

• Aspen. "ASPEN provides families and individuals whose lives are affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders (Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS, High Functioning Autism), and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities with:
  
  * Education about the issues surrounding the disorders.
  * Support in knowing that they are not alone, and in helping individuals with ASD's and NLD achieve their maximum potential.
  * Advocacy in areas of appropriate educational programs, medical research funding, adult issues and increased public awareness and understanding."
• Autism Society of Alabama.  "Mission: To improve the quality of life of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families through education, advocacy, and support."

Web sites

• Asperger's Network.  "The Asperger's Network is an online resource serving the Portland Asperger's Network and associated groups.
  
  Portland Asperger's Network is a parent support group based in Portland, Oregon. We serve families of children with Asperger's Syndrome, an autistic spectrum disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction, motor delays, adherence to routines, average to above-average intelligence, and preoccupation with a particular subject of interest."  
• Aspergers Syndrome (AS) and PDD.com.  "Welcome to our world, the world of Aspergers Syndrome (AS) and PDD. If you're reading this then chances are it's your world too, or the world of someone you love.
  
  Our 12 year old son was just recently (Nov 2005) diagnosed with AS. Although it's often spelled Asberger (with a "b") it's actually Aspergers with a "p" (and often with or without the second "s"), named after Hans Asperger who is one of the original identifiers of this syndrome.
  
  While we were a bit sad about his diagnosis, we were actually happy to find out too. Finally, we have some direction and a whole lot of understanding!
  
  Just like you read about children with Asperger Syndrome or PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified), our son has a lot of idiosyncracies, practices, attitudes, etc. that would get him in trouble or teased and ridiculed. He was also very sad, very very depressed to the point of talking about suicide at least every other day..."
•   RDI.  Relationship Development Intervention.  "The RDI� Program is:
  • a parent-based clinical treatment program where parents are provided the tools to effectively teach Dynamic Intelligence skills and motivation to their child.
  • about the joy in connecting: a path for people on the Autism Spectrum to learn friendship, empathy, and a love of sharing their world and experiences with others.
  • about changing neurology: a way for people on the spectrum to become flexible thinkers and creative problem solvers who enjoy the challenges of change and who desire to expand their world.
  • based on over 20 years of research by world's experts on typical development as well as scientific studies on people with autism.
  • developmental & systematic: a step-by-step program that focuses first on building the motivations so that skills will be used & generalized; followed by carefully and systematically building the skills for competence and fulfillment in a complex world.
  • realistic: a program that can be started easily, and implemented seamlessly into regular, day-to-day activities to enrich the life of the whole family.
  • precise: a method that measures and begins at the edge of each person's capability and then carefully but continually raises the bar.
  • effective: within 18 months, over 70% of children in our initial study improved their diagnosis based on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). The majority of children also moved from a special education to a regular classroom without needing an aide."