Autism toolkit for Community Schools

Virtually every public school is being asked or soon will be asked to include a student on the autism spectrum. To help meet the information needs of public school teachers, staff, and administrators, Autism Speaks has created a 200 page toolkit of information, strategies, tips & resources for schools and communities.

This tool kit is not intended to be a curriculum for special education for students on the autism spectrum, but rather a support for the general education and administrative school staff who interact with students with autism in various capacities. However, it is envisioned that this tool kit will provide valuable information and resources that can be employed by special education and administrative staff in their efforts to plan for and support students in general education environments and involvement in the school community as a whole.

To check out the toolkit modules online or download a PDF copy, visit:
http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/family_services/school_kit.php

Surviving the first 100 days......with Autism

Autism Speaks has created a 100 Day Kit specifically for newly diagnosed families. The goal is to help families make the best possible use of those first 100 days following the diagnosis of autism.

The kit contains information and advice from trusted and respected experts on autism and parents of children with autism. There is a week by week plan for the first 100 days, organizational suggestions and forms that parents/caregivers can use to help with the paperwork and phone calls, as they begin to find services for their child.

This is a great idea, that will be a tremendous blessing for every parent feeling lost and overwhelmed by the "world of autism"

Click here to check out the kit