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Books & Websites

Autism

• Amy Yasko, www.autismanswer.com
• Autism Research Institute and Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) at: www.autismwebsite.com/ari
• Autism Solution Center at: www.autismsolutioncenter.com/index.htm
• Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD by William Shaw, Ph.D.
• Children with Starving Brains: A Medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum Disorder by Jaquelyn McCandless, MD
• Cure Autism Now (CAN) at: www.cureautismnow.com
• Dana’s View a parent perspective at: www.DanasView.net
• Developmental Delay Resources at: www.devdelay.org
• Enzymes for Autism and other Neurological Conditions by Karen DeFelice at:www.Enzymestuff.com
• Families for Early Autism Treatment, www.feat.org
• Thoughtful House at http://www.thoughtfulhouse.org
• Unlocking Autism, www.unlockingautism.org
• Unraveling the Mystery of Autism by Karen Seroussi
• Yahoo Groups (Online Discussion Groups)

• ANDI-ADI
• DSI_Autism_PDD
• EnzymesandAutism

Diets

Progressive Nutrition/Traditional Diets (raw dairy, fermented foods, etc.)

• Dr. Joseph Mercola at: www.mercola.com
• The Fourfold Path to Healing by Thomas Cowan, MD
• Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
• Raw milk website at: www.realmilk.com
• Weston A. Price Foundation at: www.WestonAPrice.org
  
  • San Francisco Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation

Gluten-free and Casein-free (GFCF) and Food Sensitivities

• Autism Network for Dietary Intervention, www.autismndi.com
• www.autismdiet.com
• www.causeyourespecial.com
• www.celiac.com (gluten-free only, not casein-free)
• www.celiac.org (gluten-free)
• www.ener-g.com
• www.gfcfdiet.com
• www.gluten.net (gluten-free)
• www.glutenfreemall.com (gluten-free)
• www.glutenfreepantry.com
• Is This Your Child? Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children and Adults by Doris Rapp
• www.pamelaproducts.com - cookies and mixes
• Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis
• Yahoo Groups (Online Discussion Groups)
• FoodAllergyKitchen
• GFCFKids
• GFCFRecipes

Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)

• Breaking the Vicious Cycle at www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info
• www.lucyskitchenshop.com
• www.scdiet.com
• www.pecanbread.com
• Yahoo Groups (Online Discussion Groups)
• ElainesChildren
• Pecanbread
• SCDietKid

Feingold Diet

• Feingold Association: www.feingold.org
• Full list of salicylate-levels in foods: http://users.bigpond.net.au/allergydietitian/fi/salicylates-list.html
• Why Can’t My Child Behave? By Jane Hersey

Yeast Diets

• Body Ecology Diet by Donna Gates at www.bodyecologydiet.com
• Feast Without Yeast By Bruce Semon
• The Yeast Connection by William Crook

Other Autism Diets

• Low oxalate diet http://www.autismsolutioncenter.com/index.htm
• Yahoo group (Online discussion group) on Low Oxalates: Trying_Low_Oxalates

ADHD Diets

Vaccinations/Heavy Metal Toxicity

• Evidence of Harm by David Kirby
• Generation Rescue, www.generationrescue.org
• Global Vaccine Awareness League: http://www.gval.com/index.html
• National Vaccine Information Center, www.909shot.com
• Safe Minds at: www.safeminds.org
• Vaccine Liberation Organization –exemptions forms and information http://www.vaclib.org/pdf/exemption.htm
• What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Vaccinations by Stephanie Cave, M.D.
• Yahoo groups (Online discussion groups):
• Chelatingkids2
• Autism_mercury

Lab assessments

• Carbon Based Corporation, www.carbonbased.com
• Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratories at www.gsdl.com or (800) 522-4762
• Great Plains Laboratory at www.greatplainslaboratory.com or (913) 341-8949
• Metametrix Clinical Laboratory at www.metametrix.com
• US Biotek at www.usbiotek.com or (206) 365-1256

Family Resources

Parenting and Child Health Care

• Mothering Magazine, a great resource for the latest in pregnancy and child care.
• Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child by Janet Zand
• Nourishing Our Children: A campaign of the Weston A. Price Foundation, established to educate parents on "Timeless principles for supporting learning, behavior, and health through optimum nutrition"

Indigo Children

• The Indigo Children by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober
• The Care and Feeding of Indigo Children by Doreen Virtue

Mind, Energy, Spirit

• Anatomy of the Spirit, by Caroline Myss
• Forgive for Good, by Fred Luskin
• The Messages from Water, by Masaru Emoto
• Learned Optimism, by Martin Seligman
• Margaret Ruby’s website – www.PossibilitiesDNA.com
• Path of Empowerment, by Barbara Marciniak
• Power vs. Force, by David Hawkins, M.D
• The Secret, http://www.TheSecret.tv
• Trance of Scarcity, by Victoria Castle at www.tranceofscarcity.com
• Vibrational Medicine: New Choices for Healing Ourselves, by Dr. Richard Gerber, M.D.
• What the Bleep Do We Know: Film – DVD

Environmentally-Friendly Products and Product Safety

Cosmetics and body care

• Environmental Working Group report on cosmetics, safe and unsafe choices at: http://ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/
• Fragrances and fragrance-free alternatives at: http://www.nontoxic.com/nontoxic/fragrancefree.html
• Phthalates in cosmetics and body care at www.NotTooPretty.org

Products for a safe home and healthy child

• Children’s Health Environmental Coalition at: www.checnet.org
• Eco Design Resources at http://www.ecodesignresources.com
• Green Fusion Design Center at http://www.greenfusiondesigncenter.com
• Green Home- Great resource for natural apparel, toys, bedding at: www.greenhome.com
• Happy Planet - “Organic fibers for everyday and every night at: www.ahappyplanet.com
• NonToxic - Organic mattresses and bedding, and healthy home products at: http://www.nontoxic.com

Health and environmental news and product reports

• Bioneers - Visionary and practical solutions for restoring the Earth at: http://www.bioneers.org/
• Environmental Health News - news and information at: www.environmentalhealthnews.org
• Environmental Working Group at: http://ewg.org
• The Green Guide at: www.theGreenGuide.com
• www.Mindfully.org

Food Safety, Organics vs. GMO, Food Additives

• Artificial ingredients in food at: www.feingold.org
• Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser 
• The Future of Food – DVD by Deborah Koons Garcia
• MSG and hidden sources at: www.truthinlabeling.org -
• Organic Consumers Association (GMO, food safety, Monsanto) at: http://www.organicconsumers.org/
• Why Can't My Child Behave? By Jane Hersey

Corporate Greed

• The Corporation – DVD
• The Future of Food – DVD
• Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price – DVD
• www.SprawlBusters.com – Helping neighborhoods fight against superstores like Wal-Mart
• The Raging Grannies – www.raginggrannies.com - Activists for family and community speaking out against war, military recruiting methods, corporate greed, and government wrong-doing

Economy/Finances

• Catherine Austin Fitts’ website: www.Solari.com
• www.LewRockwell.com

Independant News Media

• www.dailykos.com
• Jon Rappaport’s website: www.NoMoreFakeNews.com
• Michael Ruppert’s website: www.FromtheWilderness.com