Guide: Respite Resource Project: A Practical Guide to Respite for Your Family

A Practical Guide to Respite for Your Family is designed to be used by family members and by professionals assisting families in finding and accessing respite options.

Webpage: The Hanen Centre: Autism Corner

The Hanen Centre is a non-profit organization that focuses on language, social and literacy skills in young children.

Article: IEP Meeting Conversation Stoppers

This article from the National Center for Learning Disabilities addresses nine common statements that are made to parents at IEP meetings, also known as “conversation stoppers.”

Website: SafePlace: Disability Services ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program)

Disability Services ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program) provides training and education to help increase awareness about and prevent sexual and domestic violence and abuse.

Webpage: Pathways.org: Your State’s Child Early Intervention Services

This webpage provides a listing of Early Intervention services for infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) with developmental delays and difficulties.

Article: Think College!: Federal Financial Aid for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

This article provides information about federal financial aid for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Article: Kennedy Krieger Institute: Speech Emerges in Children on The Autism Spectrum with Severe Language Delay

This article discusses the new findings published in Pediatrics by the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism and Related Disorders.

Information Sheet: American Music Therapy Association: Music Therapy – Autism Spectrum Disorders

This document provides an overview of music therapy, the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals.

Fact Sheet: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: Transition Data

The Transition Data Fact Sheet is intended to be a reference tool to inform OSERS staff and the transition community about critical data areas related to the transition of youth with disabilities from school activities to post-school activities.

Webpage: National Conference of State Legislatures – Insurance Coverage for Autism

This webpage provides insurance coverage information for states that have enacted insurance laws related to autism.