This video, produced by the Organization for Autism Research, informs other children about the behaviors and characteristics of kids with autism. It tells the story of an animated character named “Nick,” and discusses way that his classmates can help include and support him in the classroom.
View the Video – Organization for Autism Research: What’s Up with Nick?
Real Look Autism is a non-profit organization that offers information about different therapies and strategies through videos. This website showcases videos of families’ solutions to the challenges they face as they raise children with autism spectrum disorders. Topics covered include food allergies, table manners, compulsive behavior and life and social skills.
View the Website – Real Look Autism
PACER offers bilingual workshops, individual assistance and translated publications focusing on issues facing families from diverse backgrounds. The webpage contains publications, videos and other resources that have been translated into Spanish.
View the Webpage – PACER Center: Translated Materials – Spanish
Family Caregiver Alliance operates the National Center on Caregiving, through which they produce legislative analyses, reports, newsletters, and research documenting public policy, emerging trends and caregiver needs and services. Materials are available in different languages.
View the Website – Family Caregiver Alliance: National Center on Caregiving
This video, the first of four segments, is designed to provide general education teachers with strategies for supporting their middle and high school students with autism. This segment (“Characteristics”) describes how autism impacts learners and how it manifests itself differently in individual learners.
The video was produced by the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) in collaboration with Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools.
View the Video – Understanding Autism: A Guide for Secondary School Teachers (Part 1)
The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers — Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) — is a free, two-step screening tool used to detect children likely to have autism. It is intended for use at regular well-child checkups for children 16 to 30 months old. With the M-CHAT-R/F, health care providers can classify a child’s risk of having autism as low, medium or high, on the basis of parents’ answers to 20 questions. The free tool is available online in more than 45 languages.
View the Tool – Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F)
This webpage discusses homeownership as it relates to individual with disabilities. It covers topics such as money management, the decision to rent or own, loan programs, down payment assistance and more.
View the Webpage – World Institute on Disability: Home-Ownership for People with Disabilities
Military OneSource offers confidential services, including non-medical counseling and specialty consultations. Eligible individuals may receive confidential services at no cost. This website contains resources, tools and articles to help visitors learn more about the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) and the families it serves.
View the Website – Military OneSource: EFMP/Special Needs
This manual was designed to provide a general overview of the characteristics of autism and general procedures to enhance the volunteer or job experiences of individuals with autism. This manual discusses certain practices and practical strategies aimed at promoting positive interactions between employers and employees with autism.
View the Guide – The Alpine Learning Group: Working in the Community: A Guide for Employers of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
This policy brief addresses the health care needs of autistic youth as they transition to adulthood. The brief, produced by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and funded by the Special Hope Foundation, provides recommendations to ensure that young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) receive consistent access to quality health care, as well as support in taking on adult levels of autonomy with respect to their own health care needs.
View the Policy Brief – ASAN: The transition to adulthood for youth with ID/DD: A review of research, policy and next steps
