Subject
Research Guides
First Year Seminars:
Understanding Autism
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on the topic of Autism.
Background Information Sources
| The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences | REF BF311 .M556 1999 |
| Handbook of Child Psychology (4 volumes) | REF BF721.H242 1998 |
| Learning Disabilities Sourcebook | REF LC4705 .L434 1998 |
| Is It In Your Genes | REF RB155 .R42 2004 |
| DSM-IV-TR | REF RC455.2 .C4 D536 2000 |
| Caring for the Mind | REF RC460 .H312 1995 |
| Autism Spectrum Disorders | REF RC553 .A88 S566 2004 |
| Dictionary of Mental Handicap | REF RC569.95.L56 1989 |
| Clinical Assessment of Child & Adolescent Behavior | REF RJ499 .C585 2001 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers RJ506 diseases of children and adolescents and LC400 children and youth with disabilities.
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- PsycNet: ***Most important resource for psych. research, from Amer. Psych. Assoc.; Use for peer-reviewed scholarly journals; full text and abstracts. Please see the Psychology Research Guide for tips on using PsycINFO.
- InfoTrac/Expanded Academic: Use for peer-reviewed scholarly journals that present original research. See Expanded Academic ASAP, Health Reference Center Academic and the Professional Collection.
- LexisNexis Academic Universe: Some peer-reviewed scholarly journals, medical journals, newspapers and abstracts to The National Library of Medicine’s Medline.
- New England Journal of Medicine: available in print.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; also try some of the search terms included under "Books."
- Autism Society of America (ASA)
www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
promotes access and opportunity for autistic individuals & families at state and federal level - National Autism Organization (NAA)
www.nationalautismassociation.org
promotes advocacy and awareness for professionals and the public - Autism Research Institute (ARI)
www.autismwebsite.com/ari/index.htm
non-profit devoted to autism research for parents and professionals - World Autism Organization (WAO)
www.worldautism.org
aims to improve quality of life for autistic individuals and families, international scope - CDC Autism Information Center
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddautism.htm
information from the national center on birth and development disabilities - National Institute of Health: Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm
health directory from national agency and government organizations - Schafer Autism Report
www.sarnet.org
free daily newspaper of events, research and news, requires you to subscribe - UniversityStudents with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, UK
www.users.dircon.co.uk/~cns
provides advice, support, first person accounts, and information for autistic university students