This step-by-step guide — designed specifically for children with autism — explains what kids can expect during the entire surgical experience at CHOP.
To help prepare your child for her video EEG, watch this kid-friendly slideshow, which offers a step-by-step description of what to expect during the test.
Whether your child has just been diagnosed or you’ve hit an obstacle and are looking for new ideas and resources, the CAR Autism Roadmap™ offers customized resources and up-to-date information about autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Penn State Educational Equity website provides a comprehensive checklist that students with disabilities and their parents can use to help prepare them for a post-secondary education.
In this episode, we focus on alternative treatments. Amanda Bennett, MD, MPH, developmental pediatrician and clinical chair of the Autism Integrated Care Program at CHOP, talks about why families look to integrative medicine for treatment of autism.
The Center for Autism Research (CAR) coordinates and supports research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). CAR's goals are to identify the neurobiological, environmental and genetic causes of ASD, and to develop effective treatments.
The Education Law Center of PA advocates for children with learning disabilities to ensure that all children have access to a quality public education. To contact the local office by phone, call 215-238-6970.
This website offers suggestions to parents about ways to help the other children in the family cope with the experience of having a brother or sister with autism.