Resources

Guide to Emergency Information Collection in PA

People with autism may get scared or confused in an emergency. It can help first responders to know about a person with autism when they are responding to an emergency in the home so that they may help them. Some counties in PA collect information about which households have people with special health needs. If there is an emergency, the county will share this information with first responders. Each county is different, please contact your county’s Office of Emergency Management to learn about your county. You can additionally reach out to your local police department to ensure they are aware.

Guide to Exploring Feeding Behavior in Autism

This tool kit from the Autism Treatment Network (ATN) helps parents and professionals better understand feeding issues common to individuals with autism.

Guides on Managing Someone Else’s Money

Millions of Americans manage money or property for a loved one who’s unable to pay bills or make financial decisions. To help financial caregivers, they’ve released easy-to-understand guides.

Hand Washing Social Story

This resource provides a visual guide for individuals with autism on how to wash hands to help stay healthy. This resource has also been translated into Russian, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic.

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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.

Health Care for Adults with Disabilities

This resources talks about tips for primary care physicians & nurses when working with individuals with disabilities in a health care setting.

Health Care for Immigrants (PHLP)

U.S. born citizens, naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents (LPR), and numerous other “qualified” immigrant statuses are all eligible for full Medical Assistance.

Health Care Quality Units (HCQU)

Health 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.

Health Insurance Helplines

This is a list of organizations that can help you if you’re looking for health insurance, including Medicaid. These organizations can help you with the process and answer your questions. Some of the organizations can even help you apply!

Health Insurance Marketplace

A resource available to individuals, families, and small businesses to learn about their health insurance coverage options.

Health Insurance Marketplaces and Autism

Depending on where you live, certain services for individuals with autism and health care options will differ. Autism Speaks provides resources to help navigate what services are available to whom.

Hearings and Arraignments

This resource provides an overview of hearings and arraignments in the Pennsylvania justice system.

Height and Weight Social Story

This resource provides information about how medical staff will measure your height and weight when you visit the Doctors office.

Help Now: Social Story

This resource visually explains the skill called Help Now, which uses strategies to help calm down.

High Zone Reactions in My Body: Social Story

This resource visually explains negative feelings in your body and how to return to the "OK" Zone.