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Texas Resources:
State Agencies:
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
800-628-5115
www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/index.shtml
Audiovisual Library
888-963-7111 or 512-458-7260
avlibrary@dshs.state.tx.us
Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
512-438-3512
www.dads.state.tx.us/autism/
Texas Education Agency Parent Information Line:
800-252-9668
www.tea.state.tx.us
Searching site using keyword “autism” will produce a PDF list of nonpublic schools for children with disabilities
State Organizations:
Autism Society of America: Local Texas Chapters:
Austin: 512-479-4199
Cypress: 281-686-0103
Dallas: 972-644-2076
El Paso: 915-772-9100
Fort Worth: 817-390-2829
Houston: 713-513-7575
Nederland: 409-727-5100
Plano: 214-925-2722
San Antonio: 210-256-6698
Webster: 281-470-7274
www.autism-society.org
Autism Treatment Centers:
Dallas: 972-644-5650
San Antonio: 210-590-2107
www.atcoftexas.org/
Central Texas Autism Center
512-328-5599
www.ctac1.com/
FEAT – Houston
281-348-7067
www.feathouston.org/
FEAT – North Texas
817-919-2228
www.featnt.org/home.php
North Texas Autism Education Center
469-682-0350
www.ntaec.org/
The Ziggurat Group PA
214-227-7741
www.texasautism.com/
Publishers:
Autism Aspergers Publishing Company:
877-277-8254
www.asperger.net/index.htm
Future Horizons (Arlington, TX):
800-489-0727
www.futurehorizons-autism.com/
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (England):
www.jkp.com/catalogue/index.php/cat/autism
Woodbine House:
800-843-7323
www.woodbinehouse.com/Autism.10.0.0.2.htm
Web sites (State and National):
Autism Center (Patient-Centered Guide):
www.patientcenters.com/autism/
Autism Web:
www.autismweb.com/
Centers for Disease Control:
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.htm
National Institute of Health:
http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/62
Texas Autism Advocacy:
www.texasautismadvocacy.org/
Texas Autism Resources:
www.autism-pdd.net/links/texas.html
Upcoming Event:
Texas State Conference on Autism:
December 4-6, 2008
Arlington, TX
http://autism.esc2.net/conference.asp
Books Available on Loan from the DIRC:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
By Chantal Sicile-Kira
2004, Perigee
Russell is Extra-Special: A Book About Autism for Children
By Charles A. Amenta, III., MD.
1992, Magination Press
Transition to Adulthood: A Resource for Assisting Young People with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties
By Hewitt B. Clark and Maryann Davis
2000, Paul H. Brookes Publishing
Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition
By Pam and Peter Wright
2006, Harbor House Press
Your Struggling Child: A Guide to Diagnosing, Understanding, and Advocating for Your Child with Learning, Behavior, or Emotional Problems
By Robert F. Newby, Phd., and Carol A. Turkington
2006, Harper Collins Publishers
NOTE: Books from the DIRC are available in print form and may be loaned for a period of five weeks. The borrower is responsible for return postage.
To borrow these publications, please contact:
Disability Information and Referral Center (DIRC)
Talking Book Program (TBP)
PO Box 12927
Austin TX 78711-2927
1-800-252-9605
512-463-5458
512-936-0685 FAX
tbp.services@tsl.state.tx.us
Autism List in PDF
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