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ExpertFind helps you find professionals, services, products and information related to autism, with the goal of making resources easier for families to find and to more quickly get the right type of assistance.

You can do a Search by either putting a partial or full keyword in the 'Name' field, and / or specifying the category or State of interest.

Anyone can add an Expert Profile, or request to modify an existing profile on an expert. Anyone can give testimonies or comments on current experts, and even rate them. See below for tips.

ExpertFind also hosts a ‘Help Wanted / Classified’ bulletin board service which allows anybody to request a needed expert (professional, service, product) in a particular category anywhere in the country (and soon globally). Advocates will use this ‘bulletin board’ to help inquirers find resources. They will ensure inquiries and comments are reviewed, and prompt responses from the online community is encouraged.

ExpertFind will be funded by a combination of grants, and sponsorships from the professional community that is also served by this exposure. expertFind TM is one communication technology / service of talkAutism, a unique communication and information service for the rapidly growing autism community and the local to national organizations who support them.

If you want to add resources, click on ‘Add an Expert’. You’ll complete a form with all the resource’s contact info, including what category somebody would best find this if they searched by category. In the field Prepared by – write : “(your name)” and an email address if we need to validate this resource, and press ‘Submit Request’. Even ‘Add an Expert’ for yourself under ADVOCATE if you don't mind others contacting you.

TalkAutism checks for duplicates and errors – and if ok, and they will send out a confirmation to the resource you submitted, and add this record to a growing database of resources