Autism Resources

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Easterseals is an indispensable resource for people and families with Autism Spectrum Disorder. As part of our ongoing commitment to provide families affected by autism with the latest information and helpful tools, we have compiled a list of autism resources. Whether you’re are a parent, family member, caregiver or teacher of someone with autism, we hope the following resources can help guide you in the right direction.

Easterseals Illinois Autism Partnership (IAP) has created tools for families and schools including:

Coronavirus Social Story – Help children understand coronavirus.
Secondary/Adult Coronavirus Social Story – Help older students/adults understand coronavirus.
Social Distancing Social Story – Help children understand social distancing.
Secondary/Adult Social Distancing Social Story – Help older students/adults understand social distancing.
School Closure Toolkit - Help families structure their time at home during the school closures.

Schedules and Routines Universal Routine Builder Visual Schedules		Independent Work Systems Structured Work Systems Positive Programming
Reinforcement Simple Preference Assesment Social Behavior Mapping		Environment Physical Structure
Communication and Visual Supports PECS Comic strip conversations Social Stories - younger students Social Stories - older students Video Modeling Power Cards The Hidden Curriculum - younger students The Hidden Curriculum - older students Using Visual Supports - younger students Usual Visual Supports - older students Positive Programming The Incredible 5-Point Scale		Sensory and Movement Self Regulation