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Academic Accommodation Resources: (click on the link for more information)
A large list of resource links from the University of Washington.
Assistive Technology Partnership (ATP): (click on the link for more information)
The Assistive Technology Partnership (ATP), through collaboration, provides all Nebraskans access and opportunities to better live, learn, and work. Creating a partnership with agencies resulted in a unique collaboration. Their seamless service across program lines makes it possible for individuals of all ages and disabilities to access success through a single point of entry. ATP provides services to explore potential funding sources, try equipment before buying, and have an assessment/consultation done by a qualified technology specialist at home, school, and work.
ATP's newsletter provides the latest information on Professional Development, upcoming trainings, and the latest devices. ATP Education Newsletter Sign Up
Archived Bookshare Webinars:
Fall 2019 Bookshare Busts through Reading Barriers
Fall 2020 Bookshare 101: How to Get Started with Bookshare Webinar
The Clarke Community Initiative, located within the Millard Public Schools, received a grant from the Weitz Family Foundation to permit facilitation and development of a standardized protocol to assure that children are consistently screened for autism.
Big Red Safety Box: (click on the link for more information)
The Big Red Safety Box is a free-of-charge toolkit given to autism families in need as a means to educate, raise awareness and provide simple tools that may assist them in preventing, and responding to, wandering-related emergencies.
Claim your NAA's Big Red Safety Box Teacher Toolkit from the National Autism Association.
The National Association of Special Education Teachers Autism Support Page: (click on the link for more information)
The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) is a national membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to those preparing for or teaching in the field of special education. NASET was founded to promote the profession of special education teachers and to provide a national forum for their ideas.
Do 2 Learn: (click on the link for more information)
This site is full of activities and printable resources to help children and adults with autism and other disabilities. This site includes a variety of games, activities, and materials to use with a focus on daily living skills and basic language. Lots of free pictures, cards, and worksheets to download
Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism: (click on the link for more information)
This page is a list of tips for teaching both children and adults with autism, written by renowned researcher Temple Grandin.
TinSnips: (click on the link for more information)
TinSnips is a special education resource. It contains tools for teachers working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders or related special needs. The site contains ideas for teaching students with ASD including file folder games, printable sheets, themes such as social skills, back to school, etc. Additionally, the site discusses strategies for working with students with ASD and recommended reading materials and on-line sites.
Jill Kuzma's Social Thinking Weblog Resources: (click on the link for more information)
This website is a wonderful resource for anyone working on social thinking skills for children and youth with ASD. Visitors to this site will find teaching tools to download and use themselves, tips for promoting pragmatic language and social-emotional skill success at home, and other useful links and resources.
The Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (CSESA): (click on the links for more information)
The Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (CSESA) is a research and development project funded by the U.S. Department of Education that focuses on developing, adapting, and studying a comprehensive school-based and community-based education program for high school students on the autism spectrum.
The CSESA intervention materials include intervention manuals, training presentations, webinars, and other intervention materials. All materials can be downloaded from the website. The materials are organized by the CSESA intervention domains:
Resources including Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), linking evidence based practices (EBPs) to goals, and the Secondary School Success Checklist (SSSC)
Academic domain components including Alternate Achievement Literacy (AAL) and Collaborative Strategic Reading High School (CSR-HS)
Resources include Promoting Responsibility Independence and Self-Management (PRISM)
Resources include Peer Networks, Peer Supports, and Social Competence Intervention – High School (SCI-H)
Including information on Community and School Resource Mapping (CSRM), Student Involvement in the IEP (SI-IEP), Transition Planning, Transitioning Together, and Work-Based Learning Experiences (WBLE)
General evidence based practices (EBPs)
Trainings on several of the most-used evidence-based practices for high school students with ASD
There are other (non-intervention) materials including handouts, tip sheets, and conference presentations available throughout the CSESA website under the Families, Professionals, and Researchers sections.
Visit our Circle of Friends Virtual Community Site (click on the link for more information)
Have questions about Circle of Friends? Contact: Mary at mary.schlieder@gmail.com
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Check out the Featured Articles the NE ASD Networks regularly posts! (click on the link for more information)