AUTISM COMMUNITY RESOURCES: Finding a Guide

Most often family members need to find a provider guide from within the Autism community to make the fastest and surest progress forward. Autism organizations are often run by smaller office staffs of volunteers/parents, so your calls may initially be answered by machine or voice messaging services, or automated email and fax. Please listen to their message carefully then be sure to TALK SLOWLY and leave your name, phone number and address. We may try to return your call or mail you information only once. If you think you have not gotten a return call--just try again. Most non-profit providers must return all long distance calls collect.

There is a live person and on-call voice of a professional Autism consultant with free long distance return call backs here at THRESHOLD--and we have voice mail too. We only ask that you check out our web pages first--it has all the most frequently asked for information at your finger tips. We are here if you need to chat after you read it--and email works the best. See our CONTACT US link on the homepage matrix.)


GENERAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

The Autism Society of America and Oregon are both a great sources for even more regional and national resources referrals. We encourage all family and service providers to join today! Call and request membership information and a free sample newsletter.

Autism Society of America (ASA)
Contact: Audrey Horn, President
Phone: 800-3-AUTISM
FAX ON DEMAND INFO: 1-800-FAX-0899
Web: www.autism-society.org

Autism Society of Oregon (ASO)
Contact: Genevieve Athens
Phone: 888-AUTISM-1 (toll free statewide)
503-234-5729 (Portland Area)
Email: info@autismoregon.com
Web: www.oregonautism.com


AUTISM PUBLICATION RESOURCES

Future Horizons 1-800-489-0727 www.futurehorizons-autism.com

Autism Asperger Publication Co.1-877-AS-PUBLISH www.aspergers.net

Autism Resource Network 1-952-988-0088 www.autismshop.com

Autism Society of North Carolina Book Store 1-919-743-0204 www.autismsociety~nc.org

Pro•Ed 1-800-897-3202 www.proedinc.com


OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION WEB SITES

Autism Web Resources
Research on an extensive list of Autism web sites
Web: //www.syr.edu/~jmwobus/autism/

Autism Resources
www.autism-info.com

Asperger's Disorder Homepage
www.aspergers.com


OREGON'S OTHER PRIVATE AUTISM ORGANIZATIONS (NONPROFITS UNLESS NOTED*)

These Organizations offer Autism Intervention Trainings for Family and Service Providers

Autism Training & Support in Eugene (A for-profit business*)
www.autismtraining.com 541-689-2327

FEAT Families for Early Autism Treatment of Oregon
http://feator.org 503-282-3328 ask for free resource guide on ABA Behavioral Interventions

Kindtree Productions in Eugene
www.kindtree.org 541-689-2228

Northwest Autism Foundation in Greater Portland Area
www.autismnwaf.org 503-557-2111

Oregon Technical Assistance Corporation: Autism Collaborative Project
www.otac.org 503-364-9943 ask for free Oregon Family Services resource guide

Oregon Parent Training & Information Center in Salem
http://www.open.org/~orpti/ 888-505-2673 (formerly COPE)

Research & Training Center Positive Behavioral Support U of O
http://brt.uoregon.edu/rctp 541-346-3535

YOU ARE HERE:

THRESHOLD in Salem, Oregon U.S.A.
503-375-9462--please check out the web page before calling
www.understandingautism.org
sharone@understandingautism.org--hit CONTACT US link on the homepage matrix