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Guide to Autistic Spectrum Disorders Resources
Internet E-mail Lists (Listservs)

Regional Listservs

SITE: Autism Forum of Northwest Ohio (e-mail forum sponsored by the Medical College of Ohio)
URL: http://mailman.mco.edu/mailman/listinfo/autism
DESCRIPTION: The Autism Forum of Northwest Ohio is an e-mail list discussion among a regional professionals working to help address the needs of individuals with autism.  The list maintains a message archives that is available to subscribers.  

SITE: Autism Message Board (from Autism Society of Ohio)
URL: http://msgboard.autismohio.org/
DESCRIPTION: This message board offers a variety of information and questions (with answers) on living with autism in Ohio.  This board is open for everyone to post and so has its share of odd and off topic postings.  It is very useful for events and meetings in the state, as well as the names of contacts in the community who work with autistic children.

SITE: Autism Michigan List (Yahoo Groups free membership required)
URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Michigan/
DESCRIPTION: This e-mail list is for anyone with or associated with ASD, primarily in the state of Michigan.  You need to be a member of Yahoo (free membership available through above link) to be on this list.  The list is intended to provide resource information & support, primarily for parents and teachers, and a number of people share their experiences with local professionals, therapies, and school districts. This list is fairly active with an average of 200 or more postings per month.

National Listservs

SITE: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Autism Listserv (subscribe)
URL: http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=autism&A=1 (subscribe)
DESCRIPTION: This listserv from the National Institutes of Health provides information on autism, geared primarily for professionals working with people who have ASD.  As of 2003, this list has not been very active, but still provides some valuable information.  For more information on the list and to view the archives page, visit: http://list.nih.gov/archives/autism.html (Login required).

 

SITE: Autism Mailing List

URL: http://www.autism-resources.com/mailinglist.html

DESCRIPTION: This listserv is very active and includes a wide range of people with ASD as well as those caring for loved ones and students with ASD.  The list is an open e-mail-based forum to discuss autism and is very active, with as many as 1000 postings a month.  


Specific Interest Groups

SITE: NIFCA -- Network of International Farm Communities for Autism (hosted by MCO)
URL: http://mailman.mco.edu/mailman/listinfo/nifca
DESCRIPTION: This listserv involves a "discussion of farmstead communities which meet the residential, vocational and recreational needs of the growing population of adults with autism." (according to the information page).  Though not very active, this list is valuable for looking at alternative communities for people with ASD and explore "...issues of political impact, financing, staffing, programming, behavioral intervention, continuing education, and farmstead logistics and growth."  The list is hosted by the Medical College of Ohio.

Documentation on Listservs on other websites

SITE: Discussion Lists from Autism Resources
URL: http://www.autism-resources.com/links-discussion.html
DESCRIPTION: A valuable list (with links) of many listservs that focus on ASD and the Autistic community.  The list is not generally annotated, but enough information is provided to assist those people looking to join new lists.  


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