Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

• Conference call series (dates to be announced, in collaboration with the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders)

Contents of the NECTAC Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) topic section:

• Overview
• NECTAC Publications on ASD
• Digests and Overviews
• Early Identification of ASD
• State Guidance
• Elements of Effective Programs
• Prevalence
• Preparation of Personnel
• Federal Resources
• OSEP- and IES-Funded ASD Projects
• Appropriate Services
• Supporting Families
• Información Sobre el Autismo

Overview

NECTAC Publications on ASD

Digests and Overviews on ASD

Early Identification of ASD in Young Children

• National Conversation on Developmental Screening (June 21, 2007)
• American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics and National Center for Medical Home Screening Initiative on Autism
• University of Washington Autism Center
• Autism Society of America
• CDC's Learn the Signs, Act Early
• First Signs, Inc.
• FIRST WORDS Project
• Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning
• California Department of Developmental Services
• National Association of School Psychologists

State Guidance, Initiatives, and Projects

• Surveys from Project Forum at NASDSE
  - State Approaches
  - Autism Endorsements
• State Examples - CA, CT, IN, IA, MD, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, OR, WA, WI

Elements of Effective Programs

• NECTAS Autism Forum

Prevalence - Increasing Number of Children Identified

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• California Department of Developmental Services
• M.I.N.D. Institute
• Education Policy Analysis Archives: Public Policy and the Shaping of Disability: Incidence Growth in Educational Autism

Preparation of Personnel for Serving Children with ASD

• Autism Endorsements: State Approaches
• National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Center for Training Personnel to Provide Evidence-Based Educational Services to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Información Sobre el Autismo

Federal Resources

• Combating Autism Act of 2006
• Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
• Autism Research Network
• Autism Summit Conference Summary (PDF: 222kb)
• Autism Summit Conference Web cast
• The ASD Roadmap (PDF: 119kb)
• The Autism Research Matrix (PDF: 403kb)
• CDC NCBDDD Autism Topic Home
• NICHD Autism Research
• NIDCD Health Information: Autism and Communication
• NIMH Autism Web site
• NINDS Autism Information Page
• NINDS Asperger Syndrome Information Page
• NINDS Pervasive Developmental Disorder Information Page

OSEP- and IES- funded Early Childhood ASD Projects

• National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Comparison of Two Treatment Models for Preschool Children with Autism
• Center for Training Personnel to Provide Evidence-Based Educational Services to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Demonstration and Outreach
• Personnel Preparation
• Research

Provision of Appropriate Services that are Intensive and Individualized

• Educating Children with Autism
• The Earlier the Better: Interventions that Benefit Children with Autism
• Areas of Agreement about Effective Practices Among Programs Serving Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Supporting Families

• Services for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Voices of Parents and Providers
• First Signs, Inc.
• Autism Speaks
• FIRST WORDS Project
• ASD Video Glossary
• A Primer for Parents and Educators
• Autism National Committee
• Autism Society of America