The following recommendations are offered to families of children who participated in research studies at the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development. Every child and each family has unique needs. Intervention therapies differ in terms of structure, time commitment, service location, approach, and learning goals. We recommend that parents consider which approach may be helpful and work best for your child and your family. Our providers would be glad to answer questions to help you make the best choice for your child.

This is an overview of rights that parents/guardians have during the development of a child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) at any public school in North Carolina. 1. Right to request a meeting with your child’s IEP team. 2. Right to interpretation when a parent or guardian’s native language is not English. 3. Right to advance notice of IEP meetings at a mutually agreed upon times and location. 4. Right to bring advocates or support persons to the IEP meeting. 5. Right for concerns to be addressed about your child’s IEP.

When traveling with a neurodiverse child or individual, It's essential to plan ahead and be ready with some useful tools along the way.  Caregivers can help make the trip as enjoyable as possible for the whole family by creating and using a travel "tool kit" to ease planning and preparation, and support the sensory needs of neurodiverse children.

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.

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.

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.  

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 information sheet gives proven strategies for working with autistic students during routine fire drills at school. Indiana University Hands In Autism Resource Center created this resource to help all students participate in school fire drills so they are prepared in the event of an actual emergency.

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 handy one-page fact sheet, created by the Indiana University Hands In Autism Resource Center, includes strategies to support autistic individuals on a school bus.