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MEYA is a comprehensive clinical training and clinical-decision-making personal assistant for clinicians working with youth (6 to14 years old) on the autism spectrum in outpatient settings, hosted at UCLA. Practitioners are provided with brief training with video vignettes and concise checklists on implementing each session in the week prior to the upcoming session at a time that is convenient for you. Intervention materials such as goal charts, sample goals relevant to your client, cartoons, visual schedules, and session checklists are provided for each session.
A Session Selector provides guidance to clinicians in choosing appropriate session content personalized to each child or youth you are working with throughout intervention. Here are the skill areas:
MEYA Basic Training Video
(Wood & Wood, 2018)
MEYA is free of charge to clinicians working with youth with autism. For access to the website, email a request to the project coordinator at MEYA@gseis.ucla.edu.
Trauma-Responsive Interventions
Trauma-Responsive Interventions
EMDR and Autism
Reach out to Sherri Paulson M.Ed, LCSW for free consultation: spaulson@ashlandmmc.com
CBT and DBT Informed Interventions
CBT and DBT Informed Interventions
While DBT skills can be valuable and helpful, they don't always meet the needs of neurodivergent individuals - especially Autistic and ADHD individuals. That's why Sonny created this workbook, a way for neurodivergent folks to learn DBT skills in a way that works for them, at their own pace. This is a self-guided workbook aimed to take neurodivergent clients through skills based on three areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation, and sensory needs. Interpersonal effectiveness has intentionally been left out, and there's now parts addressing sensory needs and managing meltdowns.
Skills Training for Parents/Caregivers and Families
Skills Training for Parents/Caregivers and Families
Autism Distance Education Parent Training (ADEPT) Interactive Learning is an original MIND Institute/CEDD 10-lesson interactive, self-paced, online learning modules (in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean) providing parents/caregivers with tools and training to more effectively teach their child with autism and other related neurodevelopmental disabilities functional skills using applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques.
Everyday Parenting is a toolkit of behavior-change techniques that will make parents' typical day in the home easier as they develop the behaviors they would like to see in their children. The lessons provide step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to improve parents' course of action with their children; and also shed light on many parenting misconceptions and ineffective strategies.
Pocket PCIT Online is a FREE online resource for parents/caregivers that is available 24/7. This resource is based on Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for children with disruptive behaviors. This online parenting program provides lots of tips for how to improve parent's relationship with their child and improve their child's behavior.
Social Narratives and other Social-Relational Approaches
Social Narratives and other Social-Relational Approaches
Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship-Based model
Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship-Based model
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) model
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) model
Supporting Nonspeaking, Minimally Speaking, and Selectively Speaking Children/Youth in Behavioral Health Care
Supporting Nonspeaking, Minimally Speaking, and Selectively Speaking Children/Youth in Behavioral Health Care
Some children/youth may not use spoken language consistently or at all in behavioral health sessions. This may include autistic children/youth who are nonspeaking or minimally speaking, children/youth who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) or other communication supports, children/youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities, and children/youth with selective mutism or situational mutism. The goal of behavioral health care is not to force speech or make children/youth appear more neurotypical, but to support communication access, emotional safety, regulation, coping, anxiety reduction, caregiver collaboration, and meaningful participation in behavioral health care.
Helps providers understand autistic communication differences, masking, and how to support communication needs.
Supports providers in viewing communication as a right and recognizing nonspeaking, AAC, and nonverbal communication as valid.
Helps providers understand AAC options so therapy can include gestures, visuals, typing, devices, or other communication supports.
Gives providers some practical examples of visual supports, feelings charts, schedules, and AAC tools that can adapt sessions.
Provides free on-demand learning for providers supporting selective mutism through anxiety-informed and participation-focused strategies.
Offers providers practical strategies for supporting children and youth who speak in some settings but not others due to anxiety.
Helps providers center autonomy, self-advocacy, and identity when supporting children/youth who use AAC or other communication tools.
Helps providers individualize coping and regulation supports, including sensory tools, movement, stimming, and calming strategies.
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