The directory lists more than 400 private programs serving persons with autism in the United States. Public school programs and state-operated Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities institutions have been omitted. Programs are listed by state within eight geographical regions across the nation: New England, Mid Atlantic, Deep South, Appalachia, Great Lakes, Midwest, Southwest, and the West Coast. A brief description of each program is provided to indicate the nature of services available: group home, residential program, day program, vocational center, summer camp, diagnosis and evaluation services, etc. (CL)