Resources

Reasons Individuals Seek Emergency Care

This resource was developed for healthcare professionals in order to provide them with information about some of the common reasons individuals with autism may seek emergency care.

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Recognizing and Managing a Mental Health Crisis: Direct Support Professionals

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. What should you do if a person you support is having a mental health crisis? This article discusses some ways of preventing and dealing with a mental health crisis.

Recognizing and Managing Anger

Everyone has different warning signs so it is important to be able to identify your personal warning signs. Here is a list of common warning signs of anger so you can better learn to identify anger quickly.

Recognizing and Managing Anxiety

Anxiety is a normal part of life that keeps us safe and alerts us to danger. Having some anxiety is normal, but too much anxiety can be bad, especially when it becomes overwhelming or interferes with day-to-day living. These information sheets provide suggestions and tips to help people recognize and manage anxiety.

Regulating Sleep

This article from the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) provides tips on how to regulate sleep in children with autism.

Relating Personally and Professionally

The work of a direct support professional is very important. However, the professional must keep in mind the importance of balancing things, such as how much assistance you offer versus how much you can foster independence, when working with someone with autism.

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Relationships, Puberty and Sexual Health (2013)

Puberty, relationships, and sexual health are confusing topics to navigate. This resource offers approaches to these topics for youth on the spectrum.

Relaxation Technique Social Stories

This collection of social stories developed by ASERT provides instructions and visuals on how to use relaxation techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, deep breathing, and grounding.

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Removing Personal Judgement

This resource, developed by ASERT, provides information and suggestions for direct support staff on how they can work to remove their own personal thoughts and judgements when working with individuals with autism.

Request Justice Training

A form to request Justice Training from ASERT.

Research Red Flags

This resource developed by ASERT provides an overview of how to evaluate autism research to determine what is considered good, reputable research that can be trusted.

Residential Treatment Facility – What to Expect Social Story

This social story was created to describe the various aspects of a residential treatment facility to individuals with autism.

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Resilience Skills Overview

This resource explains the resilience skills of Tracking, Resourcing, Gesturing, Grounding, Shift and Stay, and Help Now.

Resilient Zone: Social Story

This resource visually explains the concept of the Resilient Zone and managing emotions.

Resource Guide for Charter Schools and Cyber Charter Schools

This guide from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) is intended as one resource for charter schools and cyber charter schools in meeting the requirements of IDEA and Chapter 711 for school-age students.