Consumer Health Information

Medline's hub page for information on ASD. Includes links to many other resources.

Information on screening, treatment, living with ASD, data and statistics as well as the CDC's "know the signs" campaign.

Information on autism from the National Center for Child Health and Human Development, part of the NIH. Focuses on autism presentation in children.

"A one-stop source for carefully curated, evidence-based, neurodiversity-steeped information from autistic people, parents, and autism professionals."

Self advocate-led policy experts working on national and regional chapter levels to improve quality of life, understanding, and acceptance for autistic people of all ages and abilities via advocacy, handbooks, toolkits, policy briefs, action alerts, campaigns, and social media.

Provides community, support and resources for Autistic women, girls, nonbinary people, and all others of marginalized genders.

Foundations for Divergent Minds is a nonprofit organization based in Texas that is led by autistic and other neurodivergent people and, “provides training and education to parents, teachers and service providers on Neurodiversity-aligned practices and support.”

Communication First is an organization that advocates for nonspeaking neurodivergent and disabled people. The mission of Communication First is, “To educate the public, advocate for policy reform, and engage the judicial system to advance the rights, autonomy, opportunity, and dignity of people with speech-related communication disabilities and conditions.” Includes information for AAC users and those working with them.

The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, Prader-Willi syndrome and other neurological impairments. It provides services directly and through a network of approximately 500 nonprofit service providing agencies, with about 80 percent of services provided by the private nonprofits and 20 percent provided by state-run services.

Parent to Parent of New York State builds a supportive network of families to reduce isolation and empower those who care for people with developmental disabilities or special healthcare needs to navigate and influence service systems and make informed decisions.

Autism Coalition of Long Island (ACOLI) is dedicated to aiding individuals and families impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the local community. ACOLI aims to tackle the significant unmet needs of individuals with ASD, their families, and communities by advocating for comprehensive policy and practice changes.

Charity focused on creating autism-friendly neighborhood apartments in Long Island.