A: The NICHD Clearinghouse provides information on autism and autism research, and on other topics related to the health of children, adults, and families. The information specialists at the NICHD Clearinghouse are available at: Mail: PO Box 3006, Rockville, MD 20847
Phone: 1-800-370-2943
Fax: 301-984-1473
Email: NICHDClearinghouse@mail.nih.gov
The NICHD Autism Web Page, www.nichd.nih.gov/autism, offers information on NICHD autism research, including the CPEA Network, current grants and funding mechanisms, ongoing clinical trials, and the NIH Autism Coordinating Committee. With a variety of information on topics related to autism, the NICHD Autism Web site is a good place to start your search for information. You can also comment on the Autism Research at the NICHD fact sheets through the Autism Web site. Q: Are there other autism information resources I can consult? A: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) offers the following features: - MEDLINEplus, serves as a gateway to all the NIH resources about autism, including the NICHD Autism Web page and Web sites of other Institutes that are researching different aspects of autism. It also provides links to recent news articles about autism, as well as to non-government organizations with autism as their focus. To access MEDLINEplus, go to www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus, and do a search for “autism.”
- MEDLINE, allows you to search hundreds of medical journals, millions of medical abstracts, and the NLM Medical Subject Headings;
- PubMed allows you to request printed copies of journal articles for a fee.
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