About Us

6-Year Anniversary!
As the Summer of 2005 ends, AutismInfo has surpassed 1.2 million visitors!

Since inception, in November of 1998, AutismInfo.com has grown to become one of the most popular, and often visited autism sites on the internet, currently ranked #25 in the Google search rank.

Founded by Merritt Island, Florida residents Jenny and Brad Middlebrook, the Site provides information on autism treatments and therapies to parents, teachers, therapists and doctors. Brad Middlebrook describes one goal of "providing balanced information to parents of newly diagnosed kids."

To date, the site, maintained from the Middlebrook's home in Merritt Island, Florida, has answered over 4,000 email questions from persons around the world. "We have provided information to parents in Kenya, Russia, Singapore and around the United States." Middlebrook says, "we try to update the site daily, and answer email questions as soon as possible after we receive them.

The site is an informational site dedicated to providing current and useful information on autism, and does not raise money or revenues from advertising. The layout, site design and maintenance are done by Brad Middlebrook.

The Middlebrooks are parents of a nine year-old child with autism. Their daughter attends a small private autism school where she receives intensive verbal behavior and speech therapies.

Dr. Dave Weldon, U.S. Representative, Florida and Brad Middlebrook August, 2005.
A big thanks to Dr. Weldon for his tireless efforts on behalf of all persons with autism!

Autism is hard work, but the results are worth every effort.

Attitude is Everything!

Best of luck!

Many thanks to Jim McCall for his daily contibutions to AutismInfo.com

Jim's Bio:
Jim McCall tries to stay on top of Autism news by subscribing to e-mail newsletters, visiting Autism web sites, and almost daily searches of google news. He looks for university programs & medical specialties in Autism. He also visits clinicaltrials.gov to see what is new.
Jim and his wife Valerie live in Oklahoma with their Autistic son and his older sister. They enjoy family time at the park and walking the dog. Their son is in an Autism class in the public school. He said that without a personal relationship with Christ he does not know how he would remain hopeful raising a child with a disability.

To maintain perspective he attends church and reads the bible to place his hope in God. These verses are a great source of personal encouragement.

Romans 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

A special Thanks! to:

Jenny Middlebrook R.N., and autism mom and Amy Adams, Behavior Therapist for devoting so much of their time to answering visitor emails. To date, we have answered over 4,000 emails from around the world.

Additional thanks to Jan Middlebrook and Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, M.D., for their contributions to AutismInfo.

Our Vision:

Our goal is to provide parents, particularly those with newly diagnosed kids, a good source of information. We believe that there are many treatments and therapies available and all have helped some kids. However none have helped every kid. Treating autism can produce tangible results. Through diet, medical intervention, behavioral therapies, and nutritional supplementation, these kids are making remarkable progress, and many are now "indistinguishable" among their peers. If kids are feeling better physically, it is reasonable to think their therapies will be more effective.

2001 Autism Rally, Conference, Hearings, and Caucus

Book of the Week:
Sleep Better, A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs; V. Mark Durand

Attitude is Everything!

Searchable Databases:

Medline Plus

Combined Health Information Database (CHID) Online

NLM's PubMed

Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP)

ClinicalTrials.gov

Salon Cover Story on Autism:
"Secrets and Lies" by Lesli Mitchell

Crash Course in Autism; Holiday Letter about the challenges autistic individuals face during the holidays.

New eLearning course; What is Autism? From The Autism Society of America.

Significant statement on the incidence of autism in the sixth edition of Child Neurology-2000, Menkes & Sarnat.

We Cured Our Son's Autism by Karyn Seroussi

Helpful Hints for Persons with Autism (This can be posted in a school or other public place)

Tips for Dealing with Doctors and Labs

Tips for Families with a newly Diagnosed Child

Dr. Jeff Bradstreet's Excellent 74 Page Biomedical Summary (PDF format, may take a minute to load!)
Click here to get Adobe Reader.

Autism Recovery Network's excellent Resource Guide. A great start for families of newly diagnosed kids. (PDF format, may take a minute to load!) Click here to get Adobe Reader.

PowerPoint Presentations from the Spring DAN! 2001 Conference (Atlanta, GA 2001) New!

Developmental Milestones

New! California Special Education Statewide Enrollment by Disability Category 1985-1999; (illustrating a dramatic rise in the rates of autism.)

Pins and Bumperstickers

NICHD Autism Fact Sheet

New! Autism Card That may be Displayed in a Public Place.

The Autism Society of America's position on the relationship between vaccinations and autism. (PDF document)

Download for Free!
Kirkman Laboratories Guide to Intestinal Health in Autism Spectrum Disorder. A comprehensive review of intestinal health issues in Autism Spectrum Disorders and the options available for treating them.

Houston Nutraceuticals Digestive Enzymes

Show your spirit! The Autism Recovery Network offers 3 different autism awareness ribbons. Children's or Men's small lapel pin with small red heart only $2 each.

Misfortune sometimes a blessing in disguise. Star NFL Quarterbacks and their special-needs kids.

Article: Autistic student, parents realize a dream.

"It's not easy living with these kids(with autism), and anything that makes their lives better makes the family's life better,"
Anonymous

Living as an Autistic (a 1st-person account)
Understanding Autism in Adults

Site Awards:

Selected for WebBound's 2002 Spring Edition of 75,000 Best Web Sites; Selected for reliability & ease of use. www.WebBound.com

Autism Society of Florida Member's Choice for helpful websites

Featured on Newstalk 920 am Melbourne, Florida