Author Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay shares his story as an autistic person who is nearly nonverbal.  At the age of three, Tito was diagnosed with severe autism. But his mother, with boundless hope and determination, read to him and taught him to write in English. She also challenged him to write his own stories.  

Use this social narrative, created by Hands in Autism Resource Center at Indiana University, to help autistic individuals learn about and prepared to get a shot at the doctor's visit.

A strong Individualized Education Program (IEP) is an important part of ensuring your child’s success at school. Empowering parents to be their children’s best advocates is the guiding principle for this toolkit, created by the Autism Society of NC, which will walk you through the process.

Going back to school after time off for the summer is an exciting, but often overwhelming time. You may begin to feel some nervousness about how your loved one will transition to a new schedule or even navigate a new environment. To help prepare for the new school year, the Autism Society of NC clinical staff gathered some strategies and tips.

This is a "To Do" list, created by the Indiana University Hands In Autism Resource Center, that includes specific steps for parents and students to complete as they prepare for a new school year.

This guide will help provide sisters and brothers with a better understanding of autism, and arm you with tips, tools and real life stories to guide you as you support your family immediately after the diagnosis and beyond.

This guide will help provide granparents with a better understanding of autism, and arm you with tips, tools and real life stories to guide you as you support your family immediately after the diagnosis and beyond.

The Guide to Individualized Education Programs, is an interactive, mobile-friendly, video-based resource for families in the autism community.

In these short videos, Duke Center for Autism Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Lauren Franz, MBChB, MPH, and Duke ADHD Program Director Scott Kollins, PhD, - both investigators on the Autism Center of Excellence study - share tips, strategies, and resources for caregivers of children with ASD, ADHD, or both.

Visual supports can be a very effective way for children and adults with autism to communicate.This tool kit, developed by the Autism Treatment Network with the support from the Health Resources and Services Administration to Vanderbilt University, provides a step-by-step, easy-to-understand introduction to visual supports and the ways that parents and other caregivers can begin using them.