My Health Report ' For Regular Visits to Your Doctor

Medical professionals have very limited time to gather important information during medical appointments. FCIC's My Health Report has been designed with feedback from family physicians to help individuals and family caregivers give relevant health information as efficiently as possible. By completing this information and sharing it with your doctor, it will help him/her determine why you are feeling sick. It also helps to free up more time for communication, and discussion of what treatment options are available to address your health issue. Dr. Liz Perkins would welcome any feedback or comments regarding My Health Report at eperkins@usf.edu.

Critical Pathways to Adulthood: Health Literacy, Communication and Self-Management

Pathways to Adulthood: Health Care Self-Management Electronic Resource List

Aging with Autism

"Since You're Not a Kid Anymore" Booklet

Sexuality and Students with ASD

Caring for the Caregiver

“STOPS CHAOS” Method for Better Cardiovascular Health

Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: What to Look For

CARD Autism Indicators

Signs to look for prior to 24 months. This is a small tri-fold business size card.

• English Version
• Spanish Version

How do I Talk to my Doctor? (Education for Lifelong Health Fact Sheet Series)

This series of factsheets were designed for people with mild intellectual disability. They can be used to help raise awareness about serious health conditions that become more common with increasing age. Usual treatments and prevention tips are also highlighted.

Improving Communication with Patients who have Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Physicians’ Fact Sheet Series)

This is a new series of factsheets aimed primarily at Physicians and other health professionals to have succinct information about a range of topics regarding care of adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Dr. Liz Perkins (eperkins@usf.edu) would welcome any feedback or comments or suggestions for topics.

My Health Passport

FCIC's My Health Passport is a health advocacy document that describes the unique supports and preferences of an individual. It is designed to be shared with many types of healthcare providers, in clinic and hospital settings, especially for those who are not very familiar in providing care to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Hard copies of My Health Passports are currently available, and can be ordered free of charge by contacting Dr. Liz Perkins or (813) 974-7076. The forms are also available for free download.

• My Health Passport Form English version | Spanish version.
• Further info and endorsements

Autism & The Hospital Emergency Room

This booklet helps health care providers know about autism and how to make an emergency room experience manageable for all.

Trastorno del Espectro Autista & La Sala de Emergencia del Hospital

Guía práctica para profesionales de la salud para satisfacer las necesidades de las personas con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA)

Your Next Patient Has Autism Brochure

The Education Subcommittee of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Autism Steering Committee has developed a brochure “Your Next Patient Has Autism...” for the many health professionals – nurses, physicians, technicians and others – who provide services for children on the autism spectrum. Parents will want to print this brochure and take it to the healthcare professionals that works with their child because it provides strategies for working with children who have autism spectrum disorders.

Using a Voice Recorder at Your Next Doctor’s Visit

My Doctor Visit

Education for Lifelong Health: What I Should Know About Good Health and Hygiene

This series of factsheets were designed for people with mild intellectual disability. They can be used to help raise awareness about serious health conditions that become more common with increasing age. Usual treatments and prevention tips are also highlighted.

Getting a Haircut, Visual Story

Going to the Dentist Social Experience Booklet

The healthy folks at CARD-USF developed this social experience booklet “Going to the Dentist”. The booklet can be used to help prepare and know what to expect before a visit with your dentist.

Dental Care for Individuals with ASD

A presentation for dental professionals to learn ways to teach children proper oral hygiene, to discuss a variety of ways to support and facilitate good oral hygiene practices at home, and to learn positive behavioral strategies to implement for dental office visits.

Dental Care Task Analysis

A visual schedule breaks down large tasks into smaller steps. This schedule shows tooth-brushing and flossing steps.

Autism Spectrum Disorder & Mental Health Issues

A guidebook for mental health professionals.

Autism and Mental Health Issues

A guidebook on mental health issues affecting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. (3MB)

Your Pharmacist: Who's the Medication Expert in the White Coat? (YouTube)

How to Use Liquid Medications

How to Use Metered-Dose Inhalers

How to Use Rectal Suppositories Properly

Taking My Meds

Autism and Recreation: Getting Off the Bench

ASD and Obesity

An overview of recent research and literature reviews dealing with risk factors for obesity in ASD and developmental disabilities.

Pediatric Sleep Problems and ASD