Continually Updated links:

Behavioral Lifeboat: Everyone should receive the behavioral therapy they need! -- http://abalifeboat.wordpress.com/ -- very good information about self-funded insurance plans a.k.a. big employers... basically they care fire you if they know you pose a big insurance cost a.k.a. you have a family member with autism and god forbid you expect your employer's health insurance will pay for treatment.

Autism Crisis: http://autismcrisis.blogspot.com/ A personal blog on the science and ethics in the era of autism; she wrote a detailed analysis of the ethics of ABA treatment that is worth a read: http://www.sentex.net/~nexus23/naa_03.html

ABA Resources: A Personal Website by Richard Saffran: http://rsaffran.tripod.com/aba.html

Autism Games: http://sites.google.com/site/autismgames/home - Great resource from a speech & language pathologist.

I love this dad's blog! http://highlandpark.patch.com/users/yuji-fukunaga 

Legal Case: Parent: Trustees’ Fight to Keep Records Secret Cost $300K -- http://www.calaware.org/blog/parent-trustees-fight-to-keep-records-secret-cos... -- District unsuccessful against a parent’s lawsuit to obtain access to his son’s pupil records

Autistic Playground Facebook Page

Great Autism Blog from the U.K. - http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/

Parents say school pressured them to waive special education rights - http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/parents-say-school-pressured-them-waiv...

Education and Advocacy Manual - PDF https://www.disabilityrightslegalcenter.org/about/documents/PDF-EAPManual5thE...

National Autism Center - using evidence to form best practices - download their parents guide and protect yourself from quackery! http://www.nationalautismcenter.org

Growth Charts from the CDC - http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

The 'Black Hole' of Special Ed - http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/taylor2.html

Working with Schools from Raising a Sensory Smart Child - http://sensorysmarts.com/working_with_schools.html

Nature.com Special Collection on Autism - http://www.nature.com/news/specials/autism/index.html

TeachTechTopia - http://mastersinspecialeducation.net/blog/

Autism Watch from Quackwatch - http://www.autism-watch.org/

The autism “biomed” movement: Uncontrolled and unethical experimentation on autistic children - http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/the-autism-biomed-movement-unco...

Educational Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Here is a slide summary of a peer-reviewed medical journal article relating to autism spectrum disorders, summarized by yours truly: http://jamesstriding.com/educational-interventions-for-children-with-a

I am a Big Fan of Special Education Law and Advocacy Facebook Page - I learn a lot from him and other parents who post. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Special-Education-Law-and-Advocacy/215842898961

One of the Best Article Series About IEP Goals - http://specialed.wordpress.com/2006/05/31/an-index-for-my-iep-series/

I love this lawyer's candor and conversational style - When I read her blog, it feels like we're having a chat about the topic. It's my favorite way to learn what is a very emotionally charged subject. http://www.connecticutspecialeducationlawyer.com/blog/

Here are places where you can network with others who are in a similar place, who have walked the path you are just embarking on, and who can cut your learning curve and save you a ton of time and heartache (like we need more of that)...

Families for Effective Treatment of Autism (FEAT) - each region has its own FEAT - http://www.featofcny.org/About/otherfeat.html

My Autism Team - http://www.myautismteam.com/

Parlerai - https://www2.parlerai.com/