inland empire autism resources that i've found helpful

Autism Resources That I've Found Helpful

IEPs:
http://educateadvocateca.com/default.aspx (run by a local woman with a child with autism—lots of local workshops and meetings)

http://www.wrightslaw.com/ (special education law, run by an attorney—he also does workshops nation-wide)

http://www.pacer.org/legislation/idea/ (an overview of the impact of IDEA 2004 on special education)

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/documents/ectransitn.pdf#search=preschool%20disability&view=FitH&pagemode=none (handbook from the CA Dept. of Education on transitioning from IRC to preschool to kindergarten)

Book: Autism: Asserting Your Child's Right to a Special Education
http://www.amazon.com/Autism-Asserting-Childs-Special-Education/dp/0974445509

Email:
Here are the names of the two email listservs I'm on through yahoo groups. The parents on these are a full of amazingly helpful information. You just need a yahoo email account to sign up for them:

autism_inlandempire_socal
kaiserspectrumkids
ASDinsurancehelp

Local Resources:
Local autism meetings: http://www.tacanow.org/local-chapters/california/inland-empire/
Inland Empire Autism Society: http://www.ieautism.com/

Also, KVCR is hosting lots of television specials on autism this month. They are great. Here's the programming schedule: http://kvcr.org/~/media/Files/SBCCD/KVCR/PDF/KVCR%20Autism%20Programs%20April%202010.ashx

Finally, we put my son on a gluten-free, casein-free diet. It helped him but doesn't help every kids. Here's a link to a book on that: http://www.amazon.com/Kid-Friendly-ADHD-Autism-Cookbook-Gluten-Free/dp/1592332234