Author: Mike Selvon
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A worldwide network of parents and professionals who share their
concerns can be found within The Autism Research Institute, or
ARI, which was founded in the year 1967 and works to conduct
research about autistic disorders and to find new ways to
improve treatment and prevention. The ARI is a wealth of
information. There are over 40,000 case histories that have been
collected over the years about autistic children from 60
different countries. Information such as this is extremely
important in the growing search for more details about symptoms
of autism and the disorder itself.
The founder of The Autism Research Institute was recognized
internationally as an authority on autistic disorders and who
also had a child with autism; Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. Doctor
Rimland is the author of a prize winning book named Infantile
Autism. It was because of his experiences with this disorder
that he was able to help many parents world wide to understand
their autistic child on a whole new level. Doctor Rimland also
worked on the motion picture Rain Man as the chief technical
advisor.
The Institute publishes a quarterly newsletter that covers the
different advances in the world of autistic disorders. These
advances include those of a biomedical nature and those that
refer to education. This Institute is a non-profit organization
which relies on chartable contributions from those who
understand and are concerned with the needs of individuals who
have autism spectrum disorders. The ARI believes that its
purpose is to help parents of autistic children who are
overwhelmed by fear and grief and to motivate them to find help
to cope with the situation.
The goal of the Autism Research Institute is to help those who
are dealing with an individual with an autistic disorder and to
allow them access to methods of helping their loved one. Dr.
Rimland, whose own child was autistic, saw the need for families
to be given quality information that could help both them and
their afflicted child. While not everything is known about this
disorder, research is working to improve upon what is known and
to help improve the lifestyles of those who have these
disorders. The ultimate goal is to find a cure, but for now
increased awareness will help autistic individuals to grow to
their full potential.
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