A Family Journey is a YouTube about a family coming to terms with the diagnosis of autism for their child.
AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit provides information and worksheets for adults on the spectrum and their healthcare providers.
“Amazing Things Happen” is a video introducing autism to a young, non-autistic audience in order to stimulate understanding and acceptance.
Asperger Autism Network (AANE) – formerly Asperger and High Functioning Autism AHA) helps people with Asperger’s and similar autism spectrum and neuro-diverse profiles build meaningful, connected lives.
Autism Research Institute works to advance the understanding of autism by funding research and facilitating educations including free webinars, social stories, videos and live events.
Autism Resource Mom (ARM), founded by a local Orange County parent, provides support to individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families by offering opportunities for social connections through activities and programs developed and implemented by parents who’ve experienced raising a child with autism.
**Autism Speaks is committed to providing the autism community with resources to meet each person’s and family’s unique needs throughout every stage of life.
Big Red Safety Box A free Be Ready booklet is available for caregivers, first responders and teachers.
CAPTAIN California Autism Professional Training and Information Network. A multiagency network developed to support the understanding and use of evidence based practices for individuals affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder across the state.
**Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders is an Orange County facility which provides assessment, diagnosis, care coordination family support and education for children with autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Family Autism Network works to increase access to resources and finding new supports for people with autism from birth to adulthood.
Friends like You. Friends like Me is a program from Children’s Specialized Hospital which offers a video, booklet and program materials focusing upon development of interactions and friendships in school environments as well as in the general community.
Grandparents Autism Network informs grandparents about autism and the various issues that affect the family.
Growing Up Together provides a simple booklet to explain to children about people who have autism and how to be their friend.
**Medication Decision Aid Tool Kit provided at Autism Speaks/Autism Treatment Network to help parents decide whether medications should be utilized to treat challenging behaviors.
**My Autism Teamis a free, social network for parents of kids with autism.
Organization for Autism Research (OAR) provides many resources for families, educators, researchers and self-advocates. Their website includes a college guide for students and scholarship applications.
Peer1on1 is a local organization which provides socialization opportunities for children with ASD from ages 5 – 18.
Puberty and ASD is a free downloadable guide from Autism Speaks.
Sensory Processing Does it get better over time? Article from the Child Mind Institute
Sesame Street in Communities offers resources for parents and caregivers of a child with autism (or as someone who knows a person with autism). Links to articles, printables, videos, storybooks and workshops, as well as an App, are provided.
**Sleep problems are not uncommon. This webpage offers information and numerous other links.
Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC) is one of 21 private, nonprofit organizations contracted by the State of California to coordinate lifelong services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.