The mission of the Southwest Autism Network (SWAN) is to provide requested support to individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families .

NM Autism Society is a chapter of the Autism Society of America and follow their mission statement: "… to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum, and their families, to be fully included participating members of their communities..." Education, advocacy, public awareness efforts and the promotion of research form the cornerstones of ASA's activities.

**Their monthly newsletters are available online in PDF format.**

A great site for children who have a brother or sister with Autism. Chat, share your stories and meet other children in the same situation. Siblings can learn how to properly advocate for their brother or sister.

ARI is primarily devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the causes of autism and on methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating autism and other severe behavioral disorders of childhood.

The National Fragile X Foundation unites the fragile X community to: Enrich lives through educational and emotional support, Promote public and professional awareness, and Advance research toward improved treatments and a cure for fragile X syndrome.

Cure Autism Now (CAN) is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach.

The Floortime Foundation brings together parents, clinicians and educators in a shared effort to advance DIR/Floortime-based programs and services so that hundreds of thousands of children, adults and families will benefit from this innovative approach. It is the only national organization dedicated to promoting early assessment and treatment with this new methodology.

The Foundation's mission is to aid financially disadvantaged families who need assistance in caring for their children with autism; to fund education and research into the causes and consequences of childhood autism; and to serve as a clearinghouse and communications center for new programs and services developed for individuals with autism.

National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) is the first non-profit organization in the country dedicated to funding and accelerating biomedical research for autism spectrum disorders. The organization was established by parents of children with autism concerned about the limited amount of funding for autism research.

Founded in 1970 by a group of parents who were concerned about the lack of diagnostic and treatment services for their children, the Autism Society of North Carolina has grown to become an organization that provides a variety of services for people with autism spectrum disorder and their families.