Be Well, Think Well Resources

General Treatments for Mental Health Conditions

These resources provide general information to parents/caregivers, self-advocates, and support staff about:

• • the use of medications and different therapies to treat mental health conditions,
  • how to prepare for medication management appointments,
  • behavioral health managed care organizations, and
  • other types of intensive psychological treatments.

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General Medication Management

These resources provide information for self-advocates about:

• • how to prepare for medication management appointments, and
  • general information about how long someone may need to take medications.

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An Overview of Anxiety

These resources provide a general overview of anxiety for self-advocates, parents/caregivers, and support staff including information about:

• • what anxiety is,
  • signs and symptoms of anxiety,
  • differences between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and autism, and
  • what panic attacks look and feel like.

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Services and Treatments for Anxiety

These resources provide information for self-advocates, parents/caregivers and support staff about:

• • managing anxiety,
  • tips on how to face fears,
  • various types of therapies for anxiety,
  • different relaxation techniques,
  • medication for treating anxiety and depression, and
  • ways to find a therapist.

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Supporting Individuals with Autism and Anxiety

These resources provide information for parents/caregivers and support staff about:

• • supporting individuals with anxiety and autism through panic attacks, and
  • various relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, and grounding techniques.

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Overview of Depression

These resources provide information for self-advocates, parents/caregivers, and support staff about:

• • recognizing depression,
  • signs and symptoms of depression in individuals with autism,
  • diagnosing anxiety and depression in individuals with autism, and
  • the difference between signs of depression and symptoms of autism.

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Services and Treatments for Depression

These resources provide information for self-advocates, parents/caregivers, and support staff about:

• • managing depression,
  • strategies for working with individuals who have autism and depression,
  • common types of therapy for depression,
  • medications for depression and anxiety, and
  • how to find a therapist.

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Supporting Individuals with Autism and Depression

These resources provide information for parents/caregivers and support staff about:

• • managing depression,
  • teaching out to get help,
  • teaching ways to advocate for themselves,
  • developing healthy habits,
  • supporting them to develop relationships, and
  • supporting individuals who may be suicidal.

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Overview of Bipolar Disorder

These resources provide self-advocates, parents/caregivers, and support staff about:

• • what is depression for bipolar disorder,
  • what is mania, and
  • bipolar disorder and autism.

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Services and Treatments for Bipolar Disorders

These resources provide information for self-advocates, parents/caregivers, and support staff about:

• • medication,
  • psychotherapy,
  • case management,
  • peer support, and
  • hospitalizations.

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Supporting Individuals with Autism and Bipolar

These resources provide information for parents/caregivers and support staff about:

• • developing therapeutic relationships.

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Overview of Psychotic Disorders

These resources provide self-advocates, parents/caregivers, and support staff information about:

• • psychotic disorders,
  • who can diagnose, and
  • recognizing psychotic disorders.

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Services and Treatments for Psychotic Disorders

These resources provide self-advocates, parents/caregivers, and support staff information about:

• • medication,
  • therapy,
  • case management,
  • peer support, and
  • hospitalization.

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Supporting Individuals with Autism and Psychotic Disorders

These resources provide information to parents/caregivers and support staff about:

• • relationship building,
  • managing delusions, and
  • addressing feelings.

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These resources provide information to self-advocates and emergency personnel about:

• • helping a first responders manage a crisis with individuals with autism and serious mental illness,
  • identify reasons individuals may be anxious in an emergency and how to help reduce that anxiety, and
  • examples of concrete language that first responders can use when interacting with individuals in an emergency situation.

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These resources provide self-advocates, parents/caregivers, and support staff information about:

• • what are suicidal thoughts and how to manage them,
  • risk and protective factors for suicide, and
  • information on what to do if someone has thoughts of suicide.

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