The General Accounting Office just came out with this report on programs for helping parents who wish or have adopted kids with special needs. The report provides good, hard information and may be a useful resource.
Child Welfare: Better Data and Evaluations Would Help Improve Processes and Programs for Adopting Children with Special Needs.
GAO-05-292, June 13.
Report available at:
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-292
Highlights: http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d05292high.pdf
For more information and resources on autism, go to:
http://www.autismconcepts.com/.