The Autism Society of America promotes community access and opportunity for all individuals and their families within the autism spectrum. Its mission is education, advocacy at state and federal levels, active public awareness and the promotion of research.

Autism Information Center of the National Center of Birth Defects and Developmental Disorders (a division of the Centers for Disease Control) provides useful links with general information about autism, activities of the CDC in this area, other federal and state autism activities funded by the CDC, and a Kids' Quest (Internet search) on Autism Spectrum Disorders.

National Institute of Mental Health maintains an autism website which provides booklets, fact sheets, summaries of information on clinical trails, and other research summaries about autism.