Friday, April 11, 2014

A Start on Autism Resources

The Ministry of Children and Youth Services has a Resource Kit for parents with children who have Autism.  The kit includes sections on:

•       Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis and treatment
•       Everyday living
•       Common transitions
•       Health care
•       Parenting and family support
•       Tools to track assessments, diagnosis information, treatment planning and subsequent progress
•       References to current services in Ontario and up-to-date research

The Autism Speaks website also has a large number of resource kits: Examples of a resource kit are the "100 Day Kit" which was created specifically for newly diagnosed families to make the best possible use of the 100 days following their child's diagnosis.  Other kits you find on this page include an Advocacy Tool Kit, an Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Tool Kit, a ATN/AIR-P Autism and Medication: Safe and Careful Use tool kit and others. 
 
OMazing Kids is a page with links to visual resources available online.

Surrey Place Centre (Toronto) has a great page of individual links to documents from the Tools for Primary Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities.  There are resources for family physicians and for caregivers.

In the column to the right are links to a list of all the agencies funded by the provincial government to deliver developmental services in Toronto.  Some of these agencies offer services specifically for people diagnosed with Autism.  Agencies such as the Geneva Centre, JVS Toronto, Surrey Place Centre and Kerry’s Place Autism Services.

Pinterest is a great source for visuals like this social story board page. Search for autism or social story or whatever you are searching for on pinterest especially if you are looking for visuals.

The Autism Speaks website has a searchable index of apps for various platforms (not just Apple products).  The search appears to be updated and maintained, so it's a great resource to return to time and again.

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