Resources

Preparing for a Hospital Visit

A hospital can be an intimidating place for anyone, but the unfamiliar sights, smells, and sounds can be especially difficult to cope with for children with autism. In addition to the environment, a medical procedure or examination often involves poking and prodding by medical professionals or specialized equipment. Planning in advance can help hospital visits go more smoothly. The list below includes ideas for planning with your child.

Preparing for Surgery Social Story

This resource gives information about what to expect and what will happen when you go to the hospital for a surgery.

Preparing Transition Age Youth with Autism for Employment

A presentation developed by Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) that discusses resources that are available, strives to strengthen understanding about Pre-Employment Transition Services, and prepares individuals for employment.

Preparing Your Child for a Visit to the Doctor

Visiting the doctor may be overwhelming for many children. It is helpful to plan ahead and prepare your child as much as possible. This resource outlines some tips and tools that might be helpful for families and caregivers in preparing to see a doctor.

Preparing Your Child for the College Application Process

As you prepare to brave the elements of AP exams, swirl in the whirlpool of ACT and/or SAT college admissions and subject tests, traverse the canyons of application deadline options, and stand knee deep in college application essays, you must also prepare to ensure a continuation of your child’s reasonable accommodations (“academic adjustments”) and auxiliary aids and services in college. While this process may appear daunting, the following tips can help make navigating it smoother.

Presentence Investigation

This resource provides an overview of presentence investigations and how professionals can support individuals during the process.

Prevalence of Trauma

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. One of the first major studies of trauma happened in the 1980’s. A lot of research has been done since that time. Thousands of people have been interviewed in the United States and all over the world.

Printable Tools and Templates

Access a growing collection of free, customizable templates to support individuals, families, and professionals. Download printable tools to assist with routines, learning, communication, organization, and more. Ready for use at home, school, or in the community.

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Processing Emotions and Relaxation Techniques

This resource provides information on how to help individuals with autism and/or intellectual disabilities to recognize and process difficult emotions they may be experiencing.

Procrastination in College

Many people procrastinate when it comes to school. All of the work can be difficult to keep up with. The academic demands of college are often heavier than in high school, and procrastinating can lead to serious academic problems. Here are several tips and tricks to help you learn to reduce procrastinating and be successful in college.

Professional and Personal Social Media Guides

This resource provides guidelines for the use of social media and how social media can affect your professional life and employment.

Project Reassure: Direct Support Professionals

These resources, developed by ASERT for AID in PA, are designed for Direct Support Professionals to gain an overview of trauma, resilience, and resilience skills. These resources are meant to support the Project Reassure online courses available through the ASERT eLearning platform.

Project Reassure: For Families and Caregivers

This Collection of resources provides information about Trauma, Resilience, Managing a Mental Health Crisis and the Survival Circuit.

Project Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Choosing Resilience Skills

This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about implementing resilience skills and building resilience.

Project Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Resilience Skills

This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about what resilience skills are and how to implement them..