A resource for newly diagnosed parents, especially in the Central Arkansas area.

Here's a link to the Community Connections Library website, with materials available for checkout as of January 2010. Items can be mailed to your home. Contact Courtney Leach at ( 501) 329-5459 for more information.

Company dedicated to helping non-verbal children communicate. Excellent resource for non-vebal children with autism.

Arkansas Department of Special Education Training Calendar. Mainly professional courses, but some are useful to parents.

Exact state regulations governing special education, training, complaint forms

Only consumer-driven website on the ACS Waiver, or Big Waiver.

Commentary on the most recent scientific and medical research in child psychiatry and psychology from a University of Michigan Professor.

The Arkansas Department of Education referral service for education services. There are several departments in here, but parents should feel free to apply for services. School district must agree to accept and pay CIRCUIT fees.

Easter Seals Department that's heavily involved in training Arkansas school districts in autism eduction. A part of CIRCUIT.

Easter Seals Arkansas department to help non-verbal children with autism communicate.

Offers training and consultation for non-verbal communication and for video modeling of social skills.

Central Arkansas listing of groups.

Arkansas summer programs for children with autism and other disabilities.

A good alternative for cheap speech sessions and evaluations.

A little too long, this page has extensive legal cases and advice for families. For lawyers, an excellent listing of relevant case law.

An excellent and easy-to-use website by the State of Wisconsin. IEP teams will be a lot more receptive to ideas from another school district rather than autism advocates.