General Resources
AARC Resource Kits
AARC Resources for 2E Learners
State-wide and nation-wide resources for supporting twice-exceptional students.
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AARC Resource Kits
AARC Positive Parenting Tip Sheet
Tips for promoting positive behavior in the home setting.
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AARC Resource Kits
AARC Resources for Females on the Spectrum
State-wide and nation-wide resources for autistic girls, women, and their family members.
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AARC Resource Kits
AARC Sensory Infographic
Strategies, tools, and activities for supporting the sensory needs of autistic and neurodiverse individuals
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AARC Resource Kits
AARC Early Childhood Teaching Strategies
Evidence-based teaching strategies for supporting neurodiverse students ages 3-6 in the classroom setting.
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AARC Resource Kits
AARC Early Language Development Tip Sheet
Tip sheets for supporting early language skills in children ages birth - six. Early language skills include eye contact, joint attention, and turn taking.
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Understanding Autism
100 Books on Autism and Neurodiversity
A book list reviewed and recommended by autistic members. Brought to you by Meghan Ashburn with "Not an Autism Mom".
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Understanding Autism
The Art of Autism - Comic Strips
This includes downloadable comic strips to help people to better understand the experience of autism. It's available in English, French, Spanish, German, Greek, and Indonesian.
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Educator Resources
National Education Association (NEA)
This is a guide for teachers supporting students with autism K-12 and includes downloadable resources.
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Social Skills
Sensory
Alaska Autism Resource Center (AARC) - Sensory Processing eModule
Here you can learn with our eLearning format about sensory processing. These tools may help you in a variety of roles whether you are a provider, parent, or self-advocate.
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Safetytest
National Autism Association - Wandering Prevention
Free guides for wandering prevention. There are specific guides for parents/caregivers, teachers, and first responders. Check out these tools and share with people you know to prevent wandering and getting lost.
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Safetytest
Organization for Autism Research - A Guide to Safety
A free safety guide for parents to help them address the needs that arise from narrow interests, limited situational awareness, and sensory/communication needs.
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Safety
Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) - Safety Toolkit
Resources and tools about safety and autism related to Abuse and Neglect, Bullying, Interactions with police, Mental Health, and Safely Navigating the Community.
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Navigating Screening & Diagnosis
Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE)
Useful information about diagnosis of autism in adults.
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New Autism Diagnosis
The Autism Community in Action (TACA)
This includes a free downloadable kit of information about various supports and services including therapy for families of newly diagnosed children with autism.
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Family Resources
Sesame Workshop - From Sesame Street
Resources to help children learn and better understand about autism using the classic Sesame Street format and characters.
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Employment Resources
Northwest ADA Center
Training and resources on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Their mission is to make sure the citizens in their region (Including Alaska) understand the spirit/intent and the guidelines of the law within ADA.
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Employment Resources
Department of Health: Empowerment through Employment
A downloadable employment guide for Alaskans with disabilities. Brought to you by the Alaskan Department of Health.
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Employment Resources
Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN): Employment
A self-advocate's guide to employment rules and policy. This site provides tools to help you achieve a fulfilling job.
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Autistic Females
Autistic Girls Network
Information about autism in girls from a small charity working to educate, support, and bring change.
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Autistic Females
Literally Ausome
Information about the "internalized" female presentation of autism in women and girls.
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Autistic Adults
SPARK - Simons Powering Autism Research
SPARK offers resources on current research and information on autistic adults.
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New Autism Diagnosis
New Autism Diagnosis
AANE Diagnosis Resources
You do not need a formal autism diagnosis to access AANE’s support, services, or community. You are the expert on your own experience.
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New Autism Diagnosis
The Autism Community in Action (TACA) new diagnosis toolkit
This kit helps you learn how to access services, advocate for your child, and connects you to a positive community of families, like yours, for support.
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LGBTQIA+ Resources
Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE): LGBTQ+ Resources
Free resources, information, and online support groups for LGBTQ+ identifying autistics.
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LGBTQIA+ Resources
Autism Speaks: LGBTQIA+ Resources
Resources from Autism Speaks for LGBTQ+ identifying autistics and their allies.
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Community Resources
Autism Speaks: Out in the Community
Access free information and resources to help autistic children, teenagers, and adults thrive in community settings.
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Social Skills
Make Social & Emotional Learning Stick: Parent Training
This online parenting course helps parents of kids who need support in social-emotional learning and executive functioning.
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Social Skills
Social Thinking: Home & School Supports
Free social and emotional support strategies, information, and teaching tools to use at home and in school.
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Social Skills
Kidmunicate Social Stories
Kidmunicate social stories help autistic children to prepare for new or difficult social situations. Social/picture stories help prepare children for new experiences or help correct behavioral issues.
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Social Skills
Autism Speaks: Social Skills
Autism Speaks has compiled social skills tips and information from experts, teachers, and families, along with useful tools to help enhance opportunities to be part of the community.
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Sensory
National Autism Resources: School Sensory Room Guide
Learn more about the purpose of a sensory room and how to design a sensory-friendly space in an academic, home, and/or community setting.
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Sensory
Sensory Parent Support: Amazon Shopping List
The Sensory Processing Disorder Parent Support group offers a shopping list for autistic individuals who may have sensory processing needs.
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Safety
Autism Speaks: Autism Safety Project
The Autism Safety Project provides families with tips, information, expert advice and resources so that everyone in our community can stay out of harm's way.
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Employment Resources
Organization for Autism Research: Hire Autism
Hire Autism is a free program dedicated to helping individuals with autism find meaningful employment opportunities across the United States.
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Employment Resources
Organization for Autism Research: Employer Handbook
This guide for employer’s is intended to help start conversations about understanding, welcoming, training, and supporting young adults with autism in the workplace.
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Employment Resources
Autism Society Employment Resources
Access supports and resources to help autistic teenagers and adults plan for employment.
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Educator Resources
AFIRM Modules for Paraprofessionals: E-Learning
Paraprofessionals will learn online and with downloadable resources about the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring evidence-based practices with autistic students.
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Educator Resources
Organization for Autism Research: Professor’s Guide to Autism
Resources focus on educating professors and teaching assistants on what it means to be a college student on the spectrum and how they can best help them to succeed.
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Educator Resources
National Autism Resources: How to Set-Up an Autism Classroom
Learn how to create a learning space to enhance the independence and success of autistic students in the classroom.
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Educator Resources
Organization for Autism Research: Teacher’s Corner
Learning center to help teachers learn more about autism. Access resources to better support autistic students in the classroom environment.
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Peer Resources
Organization for Autism Research: Student’s Corner
Online learning space specifically created for elementary and middle school students to help them to learn more about autism.
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Peer Resources
Organization for Autism Research: Peer Education
Peer education programs designed to teach K-8 students about their peers with autism.
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Special Education Guides
Autism Society: Academic Success
Gain information about educational planning, the IEP process, and classroom placement.
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Special Education Guides
Autism Speaks: Education and Autism Guides
Access advocacy tools, IEP guides, and information for increasing autism understanding and acceptance at your child’s school.
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Family Resources
Autism Speaks: Family Support
Autism Speaks provides the autism community with resources to meet each person and family's unique needs throughout every stage of life. Resources, information, tip sheets, and personal stories are organized by category.
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Family Resources
Organization for Autism Research: Supports for Families
The diagnosis of autism can be life-changing. It opens a phase of life that raises many questions. The Organization for Autism Research offers free information to families organized by topic.
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Autistic Females
Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE): Women’s Resources
Access information, resources, coaching, and online support groups for autistic females.
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Autistic Females
Autistic Women & Non-Binary (AWN) Network: Information for Parents and Caregivers
The AWN Network provides support and resources for parents and caregivers of autistic women, girls, and non-binary people.
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Autistic Females
Autistic Women & Non-Binary (AWN) Network: Information and Resource for Newly Diagnosed
The AWN provides resources for Autistic women, girls, nonbinary, trans people of all genders, Two Spirit people, and all others of marginalized genders.
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Autistic Adults
Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE): Adult Services
Access resources, online support groups, and coaching services for autistic teens and adults.
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Autistic Adults
Organization for Autism Research: Self-Advocate Supports
The Organization for Autism Research offers resources to help autistic individuals navigate high school, college, and employment.
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New Autism Diagnosis
Autism Speaks: Is It Autism? Guide For Adults
This guide walks you through next steps after receiving an autism diagnosis and includes information about your rights as an adult on the spectrum.
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New Autism Diagnosis
Autism Speaks: 100 Day Kit for Families of Young Children
The kit helps families of children ages four and under make the best possible use of the 100 days following the diagnosis.
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Navigating Screening & Diagnosis
Organization for Autism Research: Guide to Assessment
This assessment guide provides tools to help parents better understand the assessment process, as well as how to better improve services and outcomes for their children.
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Navigating Screening & Diagnosis
Autism Speaks: Guide to Screening
Gather more information about the autism screening process.
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Safety
Autism Society: Vaccine Education Initiative (VEI)
The Autism Society VEI aims to increase vaccine education, confidence, and access among individuals with autism and their families.
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Understanding Autism
Autism Navigator
Learn about what autism is, the early red flags of autism in toddlers, and how autism is diagnosed.
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Understanding Autism
Autism Society: The Autism Experience
Begin to understand autism! Learn more about common characteristics in autistic children and adults.
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Understanding Autism
Indiana Resource Center for Autism
Access autism information, evidence-based resources, family support webinars, training, and coaching.
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Understanding Autism
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): ASD
The CDC facilitates research on autism, provides current data, and develops resources that help identify children with autism as early as possible.
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Autism Evidence-Based Practices
Autism Internet Modules
Free, online professional learning designed for those who support, instruct, work with, or live with someone who has autism.
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Autism Evidence-Based Practices
Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules (AFIRM)
Modules and downloadable resources are designed to help you learn how to plan, use, and monitor evidence-based practices with autistic learners from birth to age 22.
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