Resources on Autism Spectrum Disorders

General Information & Resources on Autism Spectrum Disorder

The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP) Service Network – Spanish Resources

Videos that explain about Autism Spectrum Disorders and what to do in specific situations
http://www.theautismprogram.org/autism-resources/spanish-resources/

Organization for Autism Reasearch (OAR)

Guides for parents and educators regarding autism and Asperger’s Syndrome and current
research
http://www.researchautism.org/resources/reading/SpanishGuides.asp

Autism Speaks
General information, guides, websites and resources for parents and educators about autism and
Asperger’s Syndrome
http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-library/material-en-espa%C3%B1ol

The Spanish version of “When your child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.”
“Cuando su niño/niña es diagnosticado con alguno de los desórdenes en la gama del autismo” is
the Spanish title of this publication from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism.
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/www2/index.php?pageId=587

Autismo/PDD, NICHCY’s factsheet on the autism spectrum.

http:///nichcy.orgww.nichcy.org/espanol/discapacidades/especificas/autismo/

Autism spectrum disorders: A primer for parents and educators.

“Espectro de desórdenes de autismo” comes from NASP, National Association of School
Psychologists.
http://www.nasponline.org/resources/translations/autism_spanish.aspx

Visit the Indiana Resource Center for Autism (IRCA).

The IRCA offers a range of materials in Spanish on autism and related disorders, including
“When your child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.”
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/www2/index.php?pageId=587

NINDS is the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

NINDS offers an extensive fact sheet on autism in Spanish.
http://espanol.ninds.nih.gov/trastornos/autismo.htm

What the Autism Society of America has to say in Spanish.

Quite a bit, actually!
http://www.autism-society.org/espanol/

Medical info in Spanish about autism.

From the Medical Library of the United States, courtesy of Medline Plus in Spanish, “Autismo”

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briefly discusses, from a medical perspective, the definition of autism and its characteristics,
alternate names, diagnostic exams, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/001526.htm

The child with autism, in Spanish.

This fact sheet, called El Niño Autista, appears online courtesy of the American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/informacion_para_la_familia/el_nino_autista_n
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Looking at the genetics of autism (in Spanish).

http://www.exploringautism.org/spanish/

Medical info in Spanish about Asperger Syndrome.

From the Medical Library of the United States, courtesy of Medline Plus in Spanish,
“Enfermedad de Asperger” briefly discusses, from a medical perspective, definition of AS, and
its characteristics, alternate names, diagnostic exams, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/001549.htm

Fact sheet on Aspergers in Spanish.

This fact sheet, called Desorden de Asperger, is courtesy of the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry.
http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/informacion_para_la_familia/desorden_de_aspe
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El Síndrome de Asperger.
This description is courtesy of the Autism Society of America.
http://www.autism-society.org/espanol/el-sindrome-de-asperger.html

Books About Autism Spectrum Disorders

Disponible en Amazon.com:
Introduccion al Enfoque ABA en Autismo y Retraso de Desarrollo. Un Manual para Padres y
Educadores by Claudio Trivisonno

Ideas de Lecciones y Actividades para Niños de Temprana Edad con Autismo y Necesidades
Especiales by S.B. Linton

Cómo Preparar un Área de Trabajo en Casa para un Niño con Autismo by S. B. Linton

Autismo y sindrome de Asperger by Simon Baron-Cohen

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Nacido en un dia azul by Daniel Tammet

Libros de Síndrome de Asperger por Tony Atwood

Guía del Sindrome de Asperger

El síndrome de Asperger: Una guía para la familia

Ambos disponibles en: http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/index.php/books-by-tony/non-

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