A Parent's Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive (2nd Edition)
Over 100,000 parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome, in this indispensable guide, written by Duke Center for Autism Director Geraldine Dawson, PhD, Sally Ozonoff, PhD, and James McPartland, PhD.
Back to School "To Do" List for Parents and Students
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.
The Mind Tree
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.
The IEP Toolkit
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.
Teaching Skills to Prepare for Back to School - Autism Society of NC
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.
Parent's Guide to Autism
This guide will help provide parents 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.
Siblings Guide to Autism
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.
Grandparent's Guide to Autism
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.
Guide to Individualized Education Programs - Autism Speaks
The Guide to Individualized Education Programs, is an interactive, mobile-friendly, video-based resource for families in the autism community.
Visual Supports and Autism
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.