Toolkit This toolkit provides guidance for developing preschoolers’ school readiness skills and is designed to help caregivers and developmental therapists better understand early learning skills important for preschoolers approaching kindergarten. This toolkit is designed to help caregivers take an active role in their child’s learning by studying up on classroom participation skills. These are the skills… Read more Teaching School Readiness Skills to Preschool-Aged Children
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Telehealth for Caregivers
Toolkit This toolkit is designed to help caregivers and families understand the autism evaluation process, recognize early indicators of autism, understand the differences between a tele-assessment or in-person evaluation, and prepare for a tele-assessment appointment through the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Autism evaluation and… Read more Telehealth for Caregivers
Cognitive Behavioral/Instructional Strategies (CBIS)
Toolkit Cognitive Behavioral/Instructional Strategies (CBIS) are interventions based on the simple principle that thinking (internal behavior) impacts emotions/feelings and controls overt actions (external behavior). These are interventions used to teach learners to support their self-awareness and self-management skills. These two new toolkits provide helpful suggestions on how to integrate CBIS to support mental health for… Read more Cognitive Behavioral/Instructional Strategies (CBIS)
Neurodiversity in School Age Populations
Toolkit This toolkit is intended for educators and school teams who want to promote neurodiversity. This could include teachers, school staff, administrators, paraeducators, school psychologists, and others working with autistic students and students with developmental disabilities. Click here to access a free PDF of the toolkit. Course More strategies and resources can be found in the… Read more Neurodiversity in School Age Populations
Building Social Skills in Schools
Toolkit This toolkit provides strategies and resources for those within the public education setting who are supporting autistic students. It focuses on the areas of social awareness and relationship skills in order to improve student connections. Click here to access a free PDF of the toolkit. Course More strategies and resources can be found in the Building Social Connections… Read more Building Social Skills in Schools
Early Intervention and Caregiver Education Resources for Caribbean Partners
TRIAD has worked with partners across the Caribbean to develop capacity for identifying children with autism and supporting them and their caregivers through various combinations of services and resources. Below you will find basic foundational resources for caregivers. This webpage will build over time, and eventually include separate sections of resources for specific island communities.… Read more Early Intervention and Caregiver Education Resources for Caribbean Partners
Optimizing the Autism Eligibility Process in Schools: A Team-Based Approach
Toolkit The purpose of this toolkit is to introduce a framework for engaging in team-based, family and student-centered autism evaluations that are data-focused and designed to identify the specific areas of educational impact to be targeted for intervention. This toolkit will progress through a series of five key steps, starting from the time a concern… Read more Optimizing the Autism Eligibility Process in Schools: A Team-Based Approach
Promoting Self-Determination in Early Childhood Services
Toolkit This toolkit is intended for early childhood care providers who want to learn more about how to promote self-determination skills in early childhood, including early interventionists, developmental specialists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, behavior analysts, preschool teachers, and anyone else who provides intervention and support to young autistic children and children with developmental disabilities. Click here to… Read more Promoting Self-Determination in Early Childhood Services
Promoting Neurodiversity in Early Childhood Services
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… Read more Promoting Neurodiversity in Early Childhood Services
Token System – An Overview
Evidence-Based Practice Link Token boards are an intervention that incorporate reinforcement, which is an evidence-based practice for autistic students. Reinforcement is defined as “application of consequence that happens after a skill or behavior occurs that increases the learner’s use of the skill or behavior in future situation.” (Steinbrenner et al., 112). Token boards are based… Read more Token System – An Overview