Author: Brian Dixon

Project Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Understanding Resilience

This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about what resilience is and why it is important for maintaining good mental health.

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Recognizing and Managing a Mental Health Crisis: Direct Support Professionals

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. What should you do if a person you support is having a mental health crisis? This article discusses some ways of preventing and dealing with a mental health crisis.

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Resilience Skills Overview

This resource explains the resilience skills of Tracking, Resourcing, Gesturing, Grounding, Shift and Stay, and Help Now.

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Resilient Zone: Social Story

This resource visually explains the concept of the Resilient Zone and managing emotions.

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Resourcing: Social Story

This social story explains the concept of Resourcing to use people, places, things, and ideas to feel better.

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Shift and Stay: Social Story

This social story helps explain the idea of Shift and Stay, which helps change thoughts to stay in the Resilient Zone.

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Social Events & Meeting People Resource Collection

This is a bundle of resources aimed at helping individuals with autism prepare for social events and how to navigate meeting new people.

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Supportive Technology

There are many different terms that are used when talking about assistive technology which can make it confusing to tell the difference between different services and supports. This guide provides an overview of some common terms and examples related to assistive technology.

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Taking a Shower Social Story

This resource provides information about how to take a shower safely and effectively.

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Taking My Medicine Social Story

This resource provides information about the importance of taking your medications and some things to think about when you take it.

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