Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org 
The Autism Society of America is dedicated to increasing public awareness about autism and the day-to-day issues faced by individuals with autism, their families and the professionals with whom they interact. The Society and its chapters share a common mission of providing information and education, and supporting research and advocating for programs and services for the autism community.
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Autism Speaks
http://www.autismspeaks.org 
Autism Speaks is dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. The organization is committed to raising the funds necessary to support these goals.
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Behavior Analyst Certification Board
http://www.bacb.com 
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation established to meet professional credentialing needs identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of behavior analysis services. The BACB certification procedure undergoes regular psychometric review and validation, pursuant to a job analysis survey of the profession and standards established by content experts in the field.

The BACB's mission is to develop, promote, and implement a national and international certification program for behavior analyst practitioners. The BACB has established uniform content, standards, and criteria for the credentialing process that are designed to meet:

1. The legal standards established through state, federal and case law;
2. The accepted standards for national certification programs; and
3. The "best practice" and ethical standards of the behavior analysis profession.

Individuals who wish to become Board Certified Behavior Analysts® (BCBA®) must posses at least a Masters Degree, have 225 classroom hours of specific Graduate-level coursework, meet experience requirements, and pass the Behavior Analyst Certification Examination.
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Texas Council on Autism & Pervasive Developmental Disorders
http://www.autismcouncil.org 
The Council's mission is to advise and make recommendations to state agencies and the state legislature to ensure that the needs of persons of all ages with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders and their families are addressed and that all available resources are coordinated to meet those needs.
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Advocacy, Inc.
http://www.advocacyinc.org 
The mission of Advocacy, Inc. is to advocate for, protect and advance the legal, human and service rights of people with disabilities by:

• Representing people with disabilities to secure their human, legal and service rights in accordance with A.I.'s federal mandate.
• Assisting people with disabilities in advocating for their human, legal and service rights.
• Establishing and expanding rights and services for people with disabilities.
• Informing all individuals of the rights of people with disabilities and to inform and refer individuals to programs and services.

7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. Suite 171-E, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-4816 (V/TDD) (800) 252-9108 (V/TDD)
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