Independence
These resources are designed to help young adults with autism navigate the world as independently as possible.
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Preparing for Surgery Social Story
This resource gives information about what to expect and what will happen when you go to the hospital for a surgery.
Read morePreparing Your Child for a Visit to the Doctor
Visiting the doctor may be overwhelming for many children. It is helpful to plan ahead and prepare your child as much as possible. This resource outlines some tips and tools that might be helpful for families and caregivers in preparing to see a doctor.
Read morePresentence Investigation
This resource provides an overview of presentence investigations and how professionals can support individuals during the process.
Read morePrevalence of Trauma
Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. One of the first major studies of trauma happened in the 1980’s. A lot of research has been done since that time. Thousands of people have been interviewed in the United States and all over the world.
Read moreProcessing Emotions and Relaxation Techniques
This resource provides information on how to help individuals with autism and/or intellectual disabilities to recognize and process difficult emotions they may be experiencing.
Read moreProject Reassure: Direct Support Professionals
These resources, developed by ASERT for AID in PA, are designed for Direct Support Professionals to gain an overview of trauma, resilience, and resilience skills. These resources are meant to support the Project Reassure online courses available through the ASERT eLearning platform.
Read moreProject Reassure: For Families and Caregivers
This Collection of resources provides information about Trauma, Resilience, Managing a Mental Health Crisis and the Survival Circuit.
Read moreProject Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Choosing Resilience Skills
This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about implementing resilience skills and building resilience.
Read moreProject Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Resilience Skills
This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about what resilience skills are and how to implement them..
Read moreProject Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Resource Collection
This resource collection provides information on understanding trauma, developing resilience and building resilience skills.
Read moreProject Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Spanish
This is a large resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about: Understanding Trauma, Understanding and building Resilience, and how to implement these tools.
Read moreProject Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Understanding Resilience
This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about what resilience is and why it is important for maintaining good mental health.
Read moreProject Reassure: For-Self-advocates-Understanding Trauma
This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about understanding what trauma is and how it can affect your mental health.
Read morePromoting Independent Living While Still in School
There are many aspects of independence for a young person with a disability and family members to consider. Independence can be defined as the ability to decide how a person wants to live, participate, and access community resources as well as the level of supports that a person may need to be successful. As early as 14 years of age, youth and families are encouraged to look at programs available at the school. Such programs include courses, activities at the school, and related services for which the student is entitled.
Read morePublic Transportation Social Stories
This is a collection of social stories that explain how to use different types of public transportation that were created by ASERT.
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