HOW TO START A SUPPORT GROUP

In this presentation, we discuss how to start, market, and recruit members for your group. We also discuss considerations to help you plan your first support group meeting.

Neurodiversity in Transitioning to College or Employment

This presentation is for educators and/or families for transitioning to postsecondary environments. The focus is a review of resources to support transition to college and/or employment for individuals with ASD.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview (YouTube)

Individuals and families often have challenges when applying for Supplemental Security Income. This presentation provides valuable information on the application process and tips that can help with getting a positive outcome. Download Text Version

Supplemental Security Income (YouTube)

Individuals and families often have challenges when applying for Supplemental Security Income. This presentation provides valuable information on the application process and tips that can help with getting a positive outcome. Download Text Version

Brief Overview of ASD: Medical Providers and Staff in Hospital Settings

Addressing Sensory Issues

The information in this module addresses Sensory processing disorder and the tools to incorporate sensory activities into a daily routine.

Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: What to Look For

Understanding the 3 B's: Beliefs, Behavior and Building Support (Presenter)

This tutorial will guide your understanding of the basic beliefs and concepts that are a starting point for building a positive, effective and long lasting behavior supports for your child.

• Text Version

Abordando los Comportamientos Desafiantes en el Hogar (Spanish)

This presentation will provide information about challenging behavior in the home

Keeping our Kids Safe

Keeping our Kids Safe Presentation

Mantener a Nuestros Ninos Suguros

Spanish Presentation

Dental Care for Individuals with ASD

• Presentation: "Dental Care for Individuals with ASD"
• Resource Material: Dental Care Task Analysis
• Cuidado Dental

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

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

Additional Resource Materials:

• "Since You're Not a Kid Anymore" Booklet
• Using a Voice Recorder at Your Next Doctor’s Visit
• Pathways to Adulthood: Health Care Self-Management Electronic Resource List

Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders

• Presentation: "Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders"

Additional Resource Materials:

• Food Chaining Exercise
• Food Inventory
• Food Log

Pediatric Sleep Problems and ASD

• Presentation: Pediatric Sleep Problems and ASD: Types, Assessment, & Intervention

Additional Resource Materials:

• Sleep and ASD Handout
• Sleep Tool-Kits

Autism and Recreation: Getting Off the Bench

Neurodiversity in Transitioning to College or Employment

This presentation is for educators and/or families for transitioning to postsecondary environments. The focus is a review of resources to support transition to college and/or employment for individuals with ASD.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview (YouTube)

Individuals and families often have challenges when applying for Supplemental Security Income. This presentation provides valuable information on the application process and tips that can help with getting a positive outcome. Download Text Version

Supplemental Security Income (YouTube)

Individuals and families often have challenges when applying for Supplemental Security Income. This presentation provides valuable information on the application process and tips that can help with getting a positive outcome. Download Text Version

Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: What to Look For

Administrators Guide to Educational Programming for Students w/ASD (Printable materials)

The classroom observation instruments below can be utilized by general and special education teachers as well as administrators to align classrooms with essential components that best serve students with autism spectrum disorder. Please consider these materials as a package:

• Administrator Training Video this video will give school administrators information on best practice strategies for both General Education and Special Education classrooms. This training is an introduction to a package of materials that includes the items below.
• Administrator Guide identifies educational foundations for students with autism, regardless of the classroom setting.
• Self-contained autism classrooms
  • Observation instrument (BAU Fidelity Form)
  • Article "Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders" provides evidence for use of the BAU fidelity form.
  • Tutorial (to guide the use of this instrument during classroom observations)
    
• General education classrooms
  • Observation instrument (Autism Observation Instrument for General Education Classrooms)
  • Tutorial (to guide the use of this instrument during classroom observations)

Preventing Challenging Behavior for Students with Autism

This presentation is the introductory module for a series addressing how to understand challenging behaviors and incorporating preventative best practice strategies to address students with autism. This training series is best suited for educational staff who have previous basic knowledge or training on the diagnosis of autism.

Believe in One; Believe in All

A video detailing inclusion of a student.

Autism and Recreation: Getting Off the Bench

Understanding the 3 B's: Beliefs, Behavior and Building Support (Presenter)

This tutorial will guide your understanding of the basic beliefs and concepts that are a starting point for building a positive, effective and long lasting behavior supports for your child.

• Text Version

Reading Comprehension Strategies for Student's with ASD

This tutorial will provide educator's with reading comprehension strategies for student's with ASD.

Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning in Students with ASD

This presentation is for educational staff who have some general knowledge about ASD and want to better understand how executive functioning in a student with ASD affects classroom performance. There are examples of classroom strategies to address attention, planning and organization.

Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning in Students with ASD Part II

This presentation is for educational staff who have viewed the initial Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning training and need additional understanding of how executive functioning in a student with ASD affects classroom performance. There are examples of strategies to address working memory, task initiation, time management, and flexibility.

BESE Portal to Professional Development Alternatives (PDA)

BESE Portal to Professional Development Alternatives (PDA) offers a variety of online courses for Florida educators that will increase their ability to respond to the needs of students with disabilities. The courses from the PDA site and the PD Portal site have been combined to create a “one-stop” for professional development related to students with disabilities.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview (YouTube)

Individuals and families often have challenges when applying for Supplemental Security Income. This presentation provides valuable information on the application process and tips that can help with getting a positive outcome. Download Text Version

Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: What to Look For

Autism 101 and First Responders Video - DOC

Introduction to ASD for First Responders. Strategies for recognizing, interacting and communicating with persons with autism spectrum disorder in crisis situations.