The Interactive Autism Network (IAN) was established at Kennedy Krieger Institute in 2006, in means of facilitating research to gain further knowledge on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and treatment options available. To accomplish the goal of advancing research in this area, the IAN formed two groups known as the IAN Community and IAN Research as a way of connecting the autism community to researchers in the field. Since then, the IAN website has developed into a reliable source for both individuals with ASD and their family’s and professionals working in the area of ASD. The website currently provides information about autism, research in the area of autism, research services, IAN News, the Simons Simplex Community, and the …show more content…
Each tab on the website provides in depth information that is easy to navigate. The Autism tab is a great source where parent friendly information can be found including; a description of what autism is, information about and resources about autism specifically for parents of children who have been newly diagnosed, information about treatment options available and the research behind a variety of therapy approaches, information about challenging behaviors that are associated with autism which includes a variety of hotlinks for managing and understanding the behaviors, and information about adults with autism. In the research tabs information can be found out what research IAN has been involved in, ways to participate in current research, how to read and understand research, and how to