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Autism resources can be found below. Resources are listed in alphabetical order. Descriptive summaries were written by SDBP. Click the dropdown arrow to learn more about the resource, including resource type and intended audiences. Click on the linked name of the resource to open and explore.
Autism resources can be found below. Resources are listed in alphabetical order. Descriptive summaries were written by SDBP. Click the dropdown arrow to learn more about the resource, including resource type and intended audiences. Click on the linked name of the resource to open and explore.
These resources aim to improve the communication of physicians with patients and their families related to diagnosis of a chronic medical condition and/or evaluation of an emotional/behavioral health diagnosis.
Resource Type: Article, Website, slide decks; videos; modules
Topics: Autism, ADHD, Child development, Learning disabilities/Intellectual disability
Age Ranges: Infant (0-1 year), Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), School aged (6-12 years), Teen (13-18 years)
Time/Length: 90 minutes
Appropriate Audience: Healthcare trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners); Beginner (e.g. medical student), Mid level (e.g. PGY1), Upper level (e.g. PGY2, PGY3), Advanced (e.g. fellow)
Care guide from University of Washington for autism. Includes care algorithm, description of treatments, resources, handouts. Some, but very few, references are specific to Washington state.
Resource Type: PowerPoint
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), School aged (6-12 years), Teen (13-18 years), Young adult/transition(18+ years)
Time/Length: 10-20 min
Appropriate Audience: PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Practicing providers
Autism Navigator supported by professionals at the University of Florida, includes family -friendly basic information about how to recognize red flags for ASD. The ASD video glossary is a good way to teach healthcare trainees how to recognize behaviors that are concerning for ASD.
Resource Type: Website
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: Infant (0-1 year), Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years)
Time/Length: ASD video glossary 2 hours
Appropriate Audience: Healthcare trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families; Beginner (e.g. medical student), Mid level (e.g. PGY1)
Website contains materials for parent review as well as videos reviewing mostly young children exhibiting features of autism broken down by specific DSM-5 criteria.
Resource Type: Videos, Website
Topics: Autism
Cost: Free with registration
Age Ranges: No particular age range
Time/Length: 1-2 hours
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families
Website contains large amount of information about screening, diagnosis, and treatment of ASDs. Can request access to toolkits for various topics/concerns. Many linked articles or tips for families.
Resource Type: Website
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: Infant (0-1 year), Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), School aged (6-12 years), Teen (13-18 years), Young adult/transition(18+ years)
Time/Length: 60+, varies by how many resources you view
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families, Patients
Toolkit for families of newly diagnosed school age children with ASD. has weekly guides and questions to think about for finding treatment professionals.
Resource Type: Toolkit
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: School aged (6-12 years)
Time/Length: 105 pages
Appropriate Audience: PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families
Toolkit with information for families of newly diagnosed young children with ASD. Includes weekly guides for action parents can take.
Resource Type: Toolkit
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: Infant (0-1 year), Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years)
Time/Length: 51 pages
Appropriate Audience: PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families
The viewer is provided with videos of patient interviews, designed to provide basic information about autism (diagnostic criteria and how to conduct an interview). Note: Pictures look outdated, rather boring to watch, not inspiring, looks dated.
Resource Types: PowerPoint/slide deck; YouTube
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: School aged (6-12 years)
Time/Length: Several videos > 10 minutes in length
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level)
Video of overview of infant and toddler communication development/milestones. Includes helpful clips of milestones in action to provide examples of typical development.
Resource Type: Video
Topics: Autism, Child development, Speech/language
Age Ranges: Infant (0-1 year), Toddler (1-3 years)
Time/Length: 5 minutes
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Families, Patients
This course is comprised of seven cases designed by teams of practicing developmental-behavioral pediatric fellows and faculty. The cases are divided into 7 modules that address fundamental components of identifying, diagnosing, and managing autism spectrum disorder.
Resource Type: Case-based activity, Website
Topics: Autism
Cost: Offered online periodically, $200 and does not include test kit
Age Ranges: Infant (0-1 year), Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years)
Time/Length: 5 of 7 modules contain video - total time approximately 64 minutes
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families
This podcast tells the story of a young Black boy with ASD and his mother's fight to get him appropriately diagnosed.
Resource Type: Podcast
Topics: Autism, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
Age Ranges: Infant (0-1 year), Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), School aged (6-12 years)
Time/Length: 43 minutes
Appropriate Audience: Healthcare trainees, Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families; Beginner (e.g. medical student), Mid level (e.g. PGY1), Upper level (e.g. PGY2, PGY3), Advanced (e.g. fellow)
20 common genetic disorders are briefly described, with genetic etiology, and phenotype, includes photos
Resource Type: Website
Topics: Autism, Learning disabilities/Intellectual disability, Genetics
Age Ranges: No particular age range
Time/Length: There are brief overviews of 20 common genetic disorders, could be reviewed in under 5 minutes.
Appropriate Audience: Healthcare trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners); Beginner (e.g. medical student), Mid level (e.g. PGY1), Upper level (e.g. PGY2, PGY3)
This website discusses developmental monitoring and screening guidelines for healthcare professionals. It contains links to milestones, a list of screening tools, and briefly discusses where to refer a child if concerns arise.
Resource Type: Website
Topics: Autism, Child development, Motor milestones, Speech/language
Age Ranges: Infant (0-1 year), Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years)
Time/Length: 90 minutes
Appropriate Audience: Healthcare trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners); Beginner (e.g. medical student), Mid level (e.g. PGY1), Upper level (e.g. PGY2, PGY3)
Korean drama (subtitles) about a young Korean woman with autism who becomes a lawyer. Detective stories meets law drama meets autism awareness. Entertaining in general. Good descriptions of problems experienced by people with autism.
Resource Type: Netflix series; Movie/TV Show
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: Young adult/transition (18+ years)
Time/Length: Each episode is 1 hour
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families, Patients
Book about families with children with various disabilities (hearing loss, autism, Down syndrome, schizophrenia, dwarfism, etc). Explores triumphs and challenges of raising children with neurodevelopmental and mental health disorders from parent and child perspective.
Resource Type: Book
Topics: Autism, Down Syndrome, Learning disabilities/Intellectual disability, Mental Health, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
Age Ranges: School aged (6-12 years), Teen (13-18 years), Young adult/transition (18+ years)
Time/Length: 976 pages
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners)
Based on the book Far From the Tree, this is a documentary about families with children with various disabilities. Explores triumphs and challenges of raising children with neurodevelopmental and mental health disorders from parent and child perspective.
Available on: AMC+, stream/rent from other services
Topics: Autism, Down Syndrome, Learning disabilities/Intellectual disability, Mental Health
Age Ranges: School aged (6-12 years), Teen (13-18 years), Young adult/transition (18+ years)
Time/Length: 1 hour 33 minutes
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners)
Available on: Website
Topics: Autism, Learning disabilities/Intellectual disability
Age Ranges: Young adult/transition(18+ years)
Time/Length: N/A
Appropriate Audience: N/A
This is a helpful and succinct resource to share with parents. This information can be used to help them identify clues in toddler development that can alert them to a potential issue. These clues may be indicative of possible autism but also may lead to other diagnoses, including vision problems or hearing loss. Early identification of developmental delays and/or differences is important for early intensive intervention to begin.
Resource Type: Article
Topics: Autism, Child development
Age Ranges: Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years)
Time/Length: 1 1/2 pages
Appropriate Audience: Healthcare trainees, Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families, Patients
"This course will increase knowledge among pediatric clinicians on evidence-based practices for screening, evaluation, referral for diagnosis and management of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Resource Type: Case-based activity, Website
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: No particular age range
Time/Length: Three sections (Understanding, Treating, Living with) each have several parts each with videos that are 1-3 minutes in length and 1 page text.
Appropriate Audience: Healthcare trainees, Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners); Mid level (e.g. PGY1), Upper level (e.g. PGY2, PGY3), Advanced (e.g. fellow)
This is an excellent comprehensive resource that includes videos and text to share the most reliable, evidence-based information currently available on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is designed primarily for those on the spectrum and their families as well as educators and health care workers to provide information about the nature of autism, what treatments are available and issues related to living with ASD. Available in English, Chinese and Spanish languages.
Resource Type: Website
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: No particular age range
Time/Length: Three sections (Understanding, Treating, Living with) each have several parts each with videos that are 1-3 minutes in length and 1 page text.
Appropriate Audience: Healthcare trainees, Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families, Patients; Beginner (e.g. medical student), Mid level (e.g. PGY1), Upper level (e.g. PGY2, PGY3), Advanced (e.g. fellow)
Helpful slide deck of overview of SSRI and atypical antipsychotics for children, including use in depression, anxiety, and autism.
Resource Type: PowerPoint/slide deck
Topics: Autism, Anxiety, Psychopharmacology, Depression
Age Ranges: No particular age range
Time/Length: 30-45 minutes
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners)
Part documentary part reality show (there's ongoing debate), this film follows several adults on the Autism spectrum in Australia who are searching for love. The film is delightful, relatable, and seems to have genuine care for its participants, including moments of breaking the "fourth wall". Generally, the disability community seems to accept this show as non-exploitative and representative, with some minor concerns about content and expectations, providing a more ethical means for the neurotypical community to learn more about and relate to those on the spectrum.
Available on: ABC TV
Topics: Autism, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
Age Ranges: Young adult/transition (18+ years)
Time/Length: 2 seasons (multiple episodes/season)
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families, Patients
Deep dive into the history of autism since is was first described in the medical literature. Includes family stories and focuses on advocacy for acceptance of neurodiversity.
Resource Type: Book
Topics: Autism, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
Age Ranges: Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years), School aged (6-12 years), Teen (13-18 years), Young adult/transition(18+ years)
Time/Length: 542 pages
Appropriate Audience: Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners)
Project ImPACT is recognized as one of the most effective coaching programs for parents of young children with autism and related social communication delays. Project ImPACT teaches parents strategies they can use to help their child develop social, communication, imitation, and play skills during daily routines and activities.
Project ImPACT is a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention (NBDI) and is supported by research. It was recently recognized as a Manualized Intervention Meeting Criteria by the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice (NCAEP).
Resource Type: Website, Curriculum/Coaching Program
Topics: Autism, Social Communication Delays
Age Ranges: Ages 1-6
Time/Length: Varies
Appropriate Audience: Was developed as a parent-mediated intervention, however intervention strategies are effective as therapist-implemented intervention and can be used by providers and paraprofessionals who deliver direct intervention services to children.
This workshop course offered through Vanderbilt provides clinicians with step-by-step training about the basis behind the STAT-MD (Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children), which is a 12-item play-based (Stage 2) screening tool for early identification of ASD aimed at pediatric providers that takes about 15 minutes to administer (and has a high level of diagnostic accuracy). The STAT training goes over core features of ASD, manual and administration overview, video examples, scoring practice, and real world implementation.
Resource Type: Lecture
Topics: Autism
Cost: Offered online periodically, $200 and does not include test kit
Age Ranges: Toddler (1-3 years), Preschool (3-5 years)
Time/Length: 9 hour training course
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners); PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners)
Resource for families that provided background and details of commonly recommended treatments for children and adolescents with ASD.
Resource Type: Website
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: No particular age range
Time/Length: Webpage that includes relevant links to 9 different treatments
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners), Families
Overview of how to conduct ASD assessments via Telehealth.
Resource Type: Lecture, Website, PowerPoint/slide deck, webinar
Topics: Autism
Age Ranges: No particular age range
Time/Length: Three videos, each between 40 and 60 minutes
Appropriate Audience: Medical students (beginner), PGY1 medical trainees (mid level), PGY2/3 medical trainees (upper level), Fellow medical trainees (advanced), Psychology trainees, Neuropsychology trainees, Practicing providers (e..g pediatricians, nurse practitioners)
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