Autism Resource Library

From leading autism researchers, including Duke Center for Autism Director Geraldine Dawson, PhD, this accessible guide helps you put the latest advances to work for your unique child. Separating fact from fiction about causes, treatments, and prevention, the book guides you to make lifestyle choices that support the developing brain. Learn about the choices you have — and the steps you can take — to build a happier, healthier life for your child and family.

This guide will help provide sisters and brothers with a better understanding of autism, and arm you with tips, tools and real life stories to guide you as you support your family immediately after the diagnosis and beyond.

This tool kit, created by the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network,  helps parents and professionals better understand feeding issues.

This is a "To Do" list, created by the Indiana University Hands In Autism Resource Center, that includes specific steps for parents and students to complete as they prepare for a new school year.

The search for housing and residential supports can be challenging for an autistic individual and their amily. This guide helps to make this often-complicated journey as simple and successful as possible by providing tools needed to make housing choices.

Warning Signs of Suicide for Autistic People is an autism-specific resource based on research findings and expert consensus. Misunderstanding a suicide warning sign in an autistic individual can have devastating consequences. Reacting and intervening without fully understanding what the autistic person is experiencing can be traumatic and lead to unintentional harm.This resource contains a proposed set of warning signs for autistic people.

Autistic people have significantly higher rates of suicidal thoughts, suicidal behaviors, and deaths by suicide than the general public. The American Association of Suicidology as developed autism specific resources to aid in supporting autistic people in crisis.

Oral health is a very important component of healthy daily living. But for some children with autism, oral health habits can be challenging. Autism Speaks provides this guide for families to help begin a lifetime of good oral care.

This resource from the Organization for Autism Research outlines a simple, flexible six-step plan teachers can use to prepare for the inclusion of a children on the autism spectrum.