Have You Heard Of The Autism Research Institute

parents of autistic children

The Autism Research Institute, or ARI, is a huge worldwide network of parents and professionals who are concerned about the affects of this autistic disorder. The ARI's data banks are filled with case information and case histories on over 40,000 children with an autistic disorder from around the world. It is this Institute's hope to be able to bring awareness to the world about these autistic disorders and to fund more research so that one day there will be a cure.

The Autism Research Institute was founded by an international authority on autistic disorders; Doctor Bernard Rimland. He wrote a book called Infantile Autism, for which he became a prize winning author, based on his experiences with his autistic son. Doctor Rimland felt the need to let other individuals know about autistic disorders and how they affect children and their families, and he wanted to give hope to the parents of afflicted children. Doctor Rimland also was the chief technical advisor on the movie Rain Man, which was about an autistic individual.

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.

While it is the hope of experts and parents that someday there will be a cure for autistic disorders, at the moment a cure is not near. The agenda for organizations, such as the Autism Research Institute, is to further educate individuals about the autistic spectrum disorders and to raise awareness on how much research is needed to find the illusive cure. Dr. Rimland believed that the lifestyles of individuals with this disorder could be improved upon and the stress on the families of the autistic patient could be lightened, by sharing his research and experiences.