National Supports

Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org

Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org

TACA Talk about Curing Autism in your community or T.A.C.A
TACA holds monthly meetings in many locations throughout the United States that feature educational speakers on important topics and allow family members to connect with one another and stay on top of the latest information in the autism world. Each TACA group maintains a resource library of the latest autism books and DVDs/CDs that can be checked out by members at no charge.
http://meetup.tacanow.org/maryland/

National Institutes of Health: Autism Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/autism.htm

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org

State Department sponsored information on research, resources, education, and advocacy organizations
www.autismconnectmd.org

Developmental Delay Resources
www.devdelay.org
www.firstsigns.org

National Voice on Mental Health NAMI
www.nami.org

National Autism Alliance
www.nationalautismassociation.org