Referral to ASD District Coaching Team

Forms for teacher referrals for ASD District Coaching Team assistance can be found in the "EC and Support Staff" Shared Google Drive as well as the "EC Instructional Staff - Documents" folder in the OneDrive.

Apps

These Apps are Free and can be useful for parents:

Symbol-IT - You record yourself talking and it populates the symbols. It comes in PCS (Boardmaker), LAMP, and Unity (sequenced and one hit)... this would be perfect for kiddos who need additional visual support.

Examples:

LAMP

PCS

Unity Language

Social emotional:

ABA emotions

Emotions

Going places

Isequences

My life skills box

SSD MSD Full

Reading:

Inference ace

Receptive:

WH-questions

See touch learn

Signs

ABA planet Lite

ASD Resources

Seeing Other People Wearing Masks

Autism Specific Resources for Families

Supporting Individuals With Autism Through Uncertain Times

UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Autism Team publication "Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times"

"TidBits"

Children with ASD function best with structured daily routines. Changes happen, but as much advance notice as possible should be given to reduce anxiety and avoid the potential for meltdowns.

Breaks and calming strategies should be incorporated into a daily routine to reduce anxiety and to avoid becoming overwhelmed. Having the child assist with a list or bucket of preferred calming tools and strategies works best.

Just because some children with autism are nonverbal doesn’t mean they can’t hear and understand what is being said to them or around them.

Close to half (44%) of children identified with ASD have average to above average intellectual ability. (Baio, J., Wiggins, L., Christensen, D., et al. Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years. Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2014. MMWR Surveill Summ 2018;67(No. SS-6):1–23.)