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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.

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Getting Ready for A Social Event/Activity: What to Wear/What to Bring

This resource provides a list of items and tasks to ensure are ready before attending a social event or activity.

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Handling the Holidays: Tips for Self-Advocates

These resources developed by self-advocates at ASERT, provide helpful tips and suggestions for how to manage stress during the holidays.

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Holidays in 2020 Social Story

This social story provides a visual explanation of some of the changes to holiday celebrations that people may have due to COVID-19.

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How to Join a Group Social Story

This social story developed by ASERT explains how to join a group of people.

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Managing Anger Social Story

This resource developed by ASERT helps individuals learn how to deal with anger and calm down.

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My ODP Training & Resource Center

Supporting Pennsylvanians with developmental disabilities and their families to achieve greater independence, choice, and opportunity in their lives.

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Online Dating Social Story

This resource developed by ASERT explains different problems and safety concerns you can experience while online dating and how to avoid them.

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PA Gathering: Advice to My Younger Self

This resource contains information from the third PA Gathering held on January 20, 2022. This contains resources that complement the discussion topic as well as a recording from the event.

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Questions to Ask About Yourself Before Meeting Others

This resource provides information for individuals with autism on how to plan for a social event by asking themselves thoughtful questions.

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Questions to Ask Yourself After Attending A New Social Event/Activity

This resource provides individuals with autism with a list of questions to consider after attending a social event to decide if it was a good fit.

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