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What is Autism?

• Definition

• Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)

  • Autistic Disorder
  • Asperger’s Disorder
  • Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD)
  • Rett’s Disorder
  • PDD-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)

• Diagnostic Criteria

• Causes

• Evaluation & Assessment

Early Intervention

• Recommendations

• Early Childhood Gateway

• Child Find

• Infants and Toddlers Program

• Childcare Resources

Education

• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

• Section 504

• Governor’s Transitioning Youth Initiative

• Implications for Learning

• Elements of Effective Service Delivery

  • Family Involvement
  • Interdisciplinary Involvement
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Functional Approach to Challenging Behaviors
  • Amount of Direct Intervention
  • Assistive Technology
  • Transition
  • Professional Development
  • Family Support

• Instructional Methods

  • Incidental Teaching
  • Normalization and Developmentally Appropriate Practice
  • Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship-Based Approach (DIR)
  • Family-Guided Routines-Based Intervention
  • Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped
    Children (TEACCH) Strategies
  • Applied Behavior Analysis and Discrete Trial Training
  • Positive Behavioral Supports
  • Assistive Technology
  • Sensory Intervention Plans
  • Verbal Behavior
  • Other Approaches
• Glossary of Terms

Partnerships

• Interagency
  • Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Autism Waiver)
    
  • The Autism Task Force and Report
    
  • Early Childhood Autism Workgroup and Report (under construction)
    
  • Autism Technical Assistance Project
    
  • Classroom Immersion Training Program
    
  • Johns Hopkins University’s Autism Certificate Program
    
  • The Autism “Portal” Project
• Research
  • Pilot Test
  • The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)
  • The Early Autism Longitudinal Investigations Network (EARLI)
  • Autism Waiver and Quality of Life

• The Center for Promotion of Child Development Through Primary Care

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• Towson University 

 

Resources

• National
• Local
  • Support Groups and Resources
  • The Maryland Autism Medicaid Waiver
• State
  • Pathfinders for Autism
  • Local Infants & Toddlers Program Offices

 

 

 

 

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