Preparing Personnel to Serve Children with ASD
Queries: Personnel Certification and Specialized Service Providers for ASD. (2008, August). Danaher, J., Shaw, E., & Lazara, A. (Eds.). NECTAC.
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In response to states’ interest, NECTAC queried Part C and Section 619 Coordinators regarding certification or endorsements for personnel working with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD) and how states provide services for children diagnosed with ASD.
Autism Endorsements: State Approaches (2005) (PDF: 165kb)
The National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) issued an "in Forum" brief policy analysis in October 2005 on that describes 5 states' endorsements in the area of autism.
National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum DisordersFunded in 2007 by OSEP. The mission of the Center is to provide resources, professional development, and technical assistance that will increase the
number of highly qualified personnel serving children and youth with ASD. For further information, see
project flyer (2010) (PDF: 109kb)
An initiative of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), works to improve the health of infants, children, and adolescents who have, or are at risk for developing, Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities. The Center provides technical assistance to interdisciplinary training programs to better train professionals to utilize valid and reliable screening tools to diagnose or rule out and provide evidence-based interventions for children with ASD and other developmental disabilities