Toolkit
This toolkit is intended for early childhood care providers who want to learn more about how to promote neurodiversity in early childhood, including early interventionists, developmental specialists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, behavior analysts, preschool teachers, and anyone else who provides services to young autistic children and children with developmental disabilities. Click here to access a free PDF of the toolkit.
Course
More strategies and resources can be found for free in the Neurodiversity in Early Childhood: A Toolkit for Early Intervention and Early Childhood Providers self-paced online course. Make a free account at triad.vkclearning.org, then go to the “Early Childhood Services” folder. If you already have an account, log in here.
To learn more about this toolkit, check out this brief video (2:55) by lead author Madeline Auge, Ph.D.
This educational resource was created by the VKC’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorder (VKC TRIAD) and Vanderbilt Consortium LEND Training Program.
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[June 2021]