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If you or someone you love is experiencing mental health distress or thoughts of suicide please call or text 988 for support.
If you or someone you love is experiencing mental health distress or thoughts of suicide please call or text 988 for support.
Each individual’s coordination needs and challenges are unique and they deserve the individualized attention necessary in order for those needs to be met. This is the role of our Special Needs Units. This resource provides information on the various managed care organizations and how members can successfully navigate them to receive timely and effective services.
View ResourceASAN’s toolkit on health care and the transition to adulthood provides resources for advocacy both on an individual and a system-wide basis.
View ResourceThis website has information and worksheets for adults with autism, supporters and healthcare providers. It focuses on primary healthcare.
View ResourceHealth Care Quality Units (HCQUs) serve as the entity responsible to county ID programs for the overall health status of individuals receiving services in the county programs.
View ResourceA Health Care Mentorship Program has been developed to support people with Intellectual Disability (ID) to be more actively involved in taking control of their healthcare needs.
View ResourceThese social stories were created to describe the various aspects of going to the doctor for individuals with autism.
View ResourceAdults with autism spectrum disorder face unique challenges to receiving optimal medical care due to a number of factors.
View ResourceThis resources talks about tips for primary care physicians & nurses when working with individuals with disabilities in a health care setting.
View ResourceThis resource was created with the goal of providing tips and information that may be useful when accompanying an individual to the doctor.
View ResourceThis video lecture by Doctor Faith Frankel is given with the goal of promoting better quality healthcare for individuals on the spectrum.
View ResourceThis article from the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) provides tips on how to regulate sleep in children with autism.
View ResourceParents and families may have questions about the role of neurologists in the care and treatment of their child with autism. Dr. Deepa U. Menon answered questions about the role of neurologists in the treatment of youth with autism.
View ResourceThis resource, part of the CAR Autism Roadmap developed by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, provides an overview on seizures in individuals with autism including information on what seizures are and how they are diagnosed and treated.
View ResourceThe Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Community Resources© are original collaborations with leading service providers that address gaps in information that is much-needed by the community of people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. All of the resources have been co-created with expert partners who also share them with their constituents as well as the community at large. Our community resources are free and downloadable or can be obtained at a minimal cost that only benefits our partnering organization.
View ResourceFrom parent report, there is a preponderance of gastroenterological problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
View ResourceThe Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) has put together information on strategies and techniques to help individuals with toilet training.
View ResourcePCHC Gastrointestinal System Training for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (I/DD)
View ResourcePeople with disabilities can find it more difficult to eat healthy, control their weight, and be physically active.
View ResourceIt’s important to keep our bodies running smoothly by eating healthy foods.
View ResourcePlan4Health is committed to increasing health equity through nutrition or physical activity.
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