Resources
Related Disorders
Here's a collection of resources pertaining to related disorders to autism. All offsite links from this page will open in a new window.EPILEPSY ACTION
For details of local branch meetings and for advice and information for anyone with an interest in epilepsy.
(epilepsy and autism are associated)
For further details contact:
Freephone Epilepsy Helpline : 0808 800 5050
Epilepsy Action Helpline
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive
Yeadon
Leeds
LS19 7XY
website: www.epilepsy.org.uk
HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT GROUP
also ADD/ADHD
They use diet and environmental methods to help children with behaviour, sleep, learning and allergy problems.
They hold local meetings and have regular newsletters.
For further details contact:
Val Kearney Tel: 01423 864358 or
Lesley Critchlow Tel: 01423 872615
PARENTING & FAMILY RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES & BEHAVIOURAL & EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS 0-16 SUPPORT TEAM
A therapeutic support service for children, young people, parents/carers and their families where emotional, behavioural or parenting/relationship difficulties are of concern.
The team offers short term therapeutic interventions (maximum of 8 sessions) where problems are of relatively recent onset.
Individual and/or family sessions, group work, family therapy and consultation and training to professionals are available.
For further details contact:
0-16 Team
Armley Clinic
2 Theaker Lane
Leeds
LS12 3NZ
Tel: 0113 2953491
Other Sites
Speech and Language Difficulties (UK)
Attention Deficit Disorder Links Project (US)
British Dyslexia Association (UK)
ADDNet UK (UK)
Contact a Family (UK)
Communications Forum - Promoting initiatives for people with communication impairment (UK)
Support and Information Resources for ADHD, ADD, ODD, OCD and other disorders (US)
Tourette Syndrome Support (UK)
FragileX Research Foundation (US)
American Hyperlexia Association (US)
The National Fragile X Foundation (US)
None Verbal Learning Disorder (US)
The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (UK)
Rett Syndrome Association (UK)
Selective Mutism & Childhood Anxiety Disorders (US)
The Williams Syndrome Foundation (UK)
Wisconsin Medical Society - Savant Syndrome (US)