Parent/Student Support and Advocacy

General Resources

• CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• We Connect Now - college students with disabilities 

• FACETS - Families of Autistic Children Engaged Together for Supports

• NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness

• PACER - Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights

• The ARC of Bryan/College Station - Support, advocacy, and social opportunities for parents and people with IDD

• Partners Resource Network - Texas statewide network of Parent Training and Information Centers 

• PATH Project - Parent Training and Information Center 

• Anointed Abilities- Social Club and Parent Resources for BCS

Resources for use with students

• College and Competency Career Framework

• OU Zarrow Center - Free curriculum and assessments

• Got Transition - Healthcare and transition resources

• Adolescent Autonomy Checklist

• Institute of Person-Centered Practices

• NSTTAC - National Secondary Transition Technical Assitance Center - Educational best practice and lesson plan ideas

• ALife4Me - Online "community" for students in middle school to explore relevant issues

• I'm Determined - Resources for all age groups

Online modules for educators

• Fast Fact: Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy

• Transition Coalition - Modules on a variety of transition topics 

• Transition in Texas - Modules on employment issues

Advocacy organizations

• Autism Society of America

• Center on Disability and Development through the Education and Human Development Department at TAMU

• National Autism Association

• Texas Parent 2 Parent

• The Arc

Self-Determination and Self Advocacy Assessments

• AIR Self-Determination Scales (student, parent, and educator forms)

• ARC Self-Determination Scale