Crisis Services
ASERT does not offer crisis services through our Resource Center. If you or someone you love is experiencing mental health distress or thoughts of suicide please call or text 988 for support.
Category: Health
Be Safe: What is Sexual Abuse and How Do I Stay Safe
This resource, part of the Be Safe resource collection, provides information for school-age children with autism about basic information regarding sexual abuse such as what it is, who abuses children, how often it occurs, and why people sexually abuse children.
Read moreBe Safe: What is Trauma Social Story
This resource, part of the Be Safe resource collection focused on the prevention of sexual abuse and assault, provides information in a visual format on what is trauma.
Read moreBe Safe: When I’m Uncomfortable Social Story, Parts 1-2
These resources, part of the Be Safe resource collection focused on the prevention of sexual abuse and assault, is a series of social stories that provides information for individuals with autism on recognizing when they are in a situation that makes them feel uncomfortable, and what they can do in that situation to make themselves safe.
Read moreBe Safe: Who Should Help Me in the Bathroom Social Story
This resource, part of the Be Safe resource collection, is a social story that explains who should help an individual if they need assistance in the bathroom, and how they should provide that help.
Read moreBe Well, Think Well Resources
This collection of resources provides information for a wide range of individuals on different mental health conditions that individuals with autism may experience, as well as treatment options, and how to support individuals.
Read moreBe Well, Think Well: An Overview of Anxiety
This resource, part of the Be Well, Think Well resource collection, provides information explaining anxiety, signs and symptoms of anxiety, differences between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Autism, as well as information about what panic attacks could look and feel like for individuals.
Read moreBe Well, Think Well: An Overview of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder includes long periods of depression followed by brief periods of mania. There are two types of bipolar disorder called Bipolar I and Bipolar II. This resource provides basic information about the disorder.
Read moreBe Well, Think Well: Calling Crisis Intervention Social Story
This social story provides a simple visual explanation of when you may need to call crisis intervention, and what to expect if you do.
Read moreBe Well, Think Well: Depression Social Stories
These social stories provide a visual explanation of depression, including what it is, how to manage, and how to support a loved one who may be experiencing depression.
Read moreBe Well, Think Well: Emergency Room for Mental Health Social Stories
This series of social stories provides visual guides on what it is like to go to the ER or an inpatient psychiatric mental hospital for a mental health crisis. The social stories are also available in short, animated videos.
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