In this Article

• What is autism?
• What are the symptoms of autism?
• What causes autism?
• Is autism genetic?
• How is autism diagnosed?
• How is autism treated?
• Autism At A Glance
• Autism Glossary
• Autism Index

For More Information

The Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Ave. Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-0881 or
-800-3AUTISM fax: 301-657-0869
URL: http://www.autism-society.org/

National Society For Children and Adults With Autism
1234 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Suite 1017
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 783-0125

Autism-PDD Resources Network

Center for the Study of Autism

FEAT Families for Early Autism Treatment

Lifetime Advocacy Network

References: Molloy CA, Manning-Courtney P, Swayne S, Bean J, Brown JM, Murray DS, Kinsman AM, Brasington M, Ulrich CD 2nd. "Lack of benefit of intravenous synthetic human secretin in the treatment of autism." J Autism Dev Disord. 2002 Dec;32(6):545-51. Chez MG, Buchanan CP, Bagan BT, Hammer MS, McCarthy KS, Ovrutskaya I, Nowinski CV, Cohen ZS. "Secretin and autism: a two-part clinical investigation." J Autism Dev Disord. 2000 Apr;30(2):87-94. KW Williams. "Intravaneous secretin for autism spectrum disorder." Cochrane Rev Abstract. 2006

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