Resources
General Information for Families
How is autism treated
www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment
Autism Speaks 100 Day Kit: A tool kit to assist families in getting the critical information they need in the first 100 days after an autism diagnosis
www.autismspeaks.org/community/family_services/100_day_kit.php
Autism Speaks website – family services section has numerous resources for families and links to accessing community supports
www.autismspeaks.org/family-services
Family Voices – Family-to-family health information centers (F2F HICs): Non profit family-staffed organizations that provide support, information, resources, and training to families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and the professionals who serve them
www.familyvoices.org/page?id=0034
www.familyvoices.org/admin/miscdocs/files/F2FBrochure_10-14-2010.pdf
Overview of autism treatments and interventions
www.asatonline.org/treatment/treatment.htm
Region-specific parent support groups
www.autismspeaks.org/community/resources/
Information on Early Intervention, Educational Rights, and Provision of Special Education Services
Educational advocates
www.parentcenternetwork.org/
fcsn.org/pti/advocacy/advocacy.php
General Information about Early Intervention and Special Education Services nichcy.org/babies/ifspwww.nichcy.org/EducateChildren/Pages/Default.aspx
nichy.org/schoolage
www.wrightslaw.com/
IDEA
idea.ed.gov
IEP model form
idea.ed.gov/download/modelform1_IEP.pdf
IFSP information
www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED449634.pdf
Understanding eligibility for special education services
www.wrightslaw.com/info/elig.index.htm
Handouts
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- Page last updated: November 7, 2016
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