Happy New Year my dear readers. 2012 has been a whirlwind of a year with so much going on in the autism and special ed community. Professionally and personally 2012 was a very special year for me as it was also my 40th. Professionally I was excited to have an article on bilingual children with […]
Review by: Angela Wai: Special Educator and Hunter College Graduate Student As someone that works with young children and their families, I believe First Signs, www.firstsigns.org, is an invaluable website. First Signs is a website that is used for parents and professionals to find out more information about autism. The website promotes early detection of […]
A review by Norma Majano: Special Educator and Hunter College Graduate Student Autismo Diario informs the community and the people who go to this website. Many countries benefit from this informational website that is about autism. This website is also protected by a license that indicates regulations and conditions of how to become part of […]
Review by Jennifer Ortiz: Special Educator and Hunter College Graduate Student Teleton.org.mx/programas/autismo/ The search for a Spanish based Autism information site geared toward parents proved much more grueling than expected. The typical main translated pages popped up—autismspeaks and autismsociety—but I wanted more! I pretended I was a blank slate with no knowledge of DSM-V […]
Review by Lisa Lauria Review: Special Educator and Hunter College Graduate Student This website, Manitas Por Autismo, or Little Hands for Autism, was developed by a number of parent groups. It is an alliance, developed by families affected by Autism, for families affected by autism. The goal of the website and organization is to provide […]
Review by Simone Altman: Special Educator and Hunter College Graduate Student The Jewish Autism Trust website, http://www.jewishautism.org/, is a great resource that is geared towards Jewish families that have a child or children with autism. The information of the website is organized in a way that is easy to navigate and very user-friendly. The website […]
Review by Talia Grosser: Special Educator and Hunter College Graduate Student The Autism Society of America website is a great resource for many individuals who are interested in learning more about autism. It targets those who know about autism, those who are beginning to learn about autism, and family members of those affected by autism. […]
Review by: Siu Man Woo, Special Educator & Hunter College Graduate Student I would like to introduce a Chinese website for parents of children with autism. The Society For the Welfare of the Autistic Persons has a Chinese site to provide up to date Autism information that offers support to parents in Hong Kong. This […]
Review by Chantelle M. Grant, Special Educator & Hunter College Graduate Student OASIS @ MAAP http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/Home.aspx: OASIS is the Online Asperger syndrome Information and Support site. MAAP provides services for people with Autism and Asperger Syndrome. OASIS @ MAAP is best categorized as a resource site. It links users to articles – scholarly and opinion-based – […]
Review by Julianna Hatygeorge: Special Educator & Hunter College Graduate Student When given the task of researching autism in different countries , I was very interested in finding out more information on Greece’s take on individuals with autism. Being of Greek decent on my father’s side, I hoped to find current research, proper intervention practices […]
