Independence
These resources are designed to help young adults with autism navigate the world as independently as possible.
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Shopping Tips for Adults with Autism
While shopping is a necessary part of life for an adult with autism, it can also cause anxiety. This information sheet provides tips and suggestions for planning your next shopping trip.
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Signs of Autism: A Guide for Child Welfare Professionals
This visual resource was developed by ASERT for child welfare professionals to use as a reference guide when working with individuals with autism.
Read moreSigns of Autism: A Guide for Justice System Professionals
This visual resource was developed by ASERT for justice system professionals to use as a reference guide when working with individuals with autism.
Read moreSigns of Autism: A Guide for Librarians
This visual resource was developed by ASERT for librarians to use as a reference guide when working with individuals with autism.
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Skills to Pay the Bills
A publication that has a number of activities to cultivate career and workforce readiness skills for adolescents and young adults.
Read moreSocial Distancing Social Story
This resource provides a visual guide for individuals with autism about social distancing and why it's important when people are sick. This resource has also been translated into Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese. An animated version is also available.
Read moreSocial Security for Individuals with Autism
Social Security pays disability payments to people who can't work because they have a medical condition that's expected to last at least one year or result in death. This resource will explain the different types of Social Security available to individuals with autism, how to apply for both children and adults, what to expect in a case review, and more.
Read moreSocial Stories and Guides for Adults
Providing an interactive resource in which parents and professionals, as well as older individuals with high functioning autism spectrum disorders, can find information about writing social stories, examples of social stories, and links to other resources regarding Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Read moreSocial Story: Rules of Juvenile Probation
These social stories were created by ASERT to describe the various aspects and rules of juvenile probation.
Read moreSpanish Help-Line Plus
This resource provides information on a Spanish helpline for individuals disabilities and their families on all aspects of special education.
Read moreSpecial Needs Units
Each individual’s coordination needs and challenges are unique and they deserve the individualized attention necessary in order for those needs to be met. This is the role of our Special Needs Units. This resource provides information on the various managed care organizations and how members can successfully navigate them to receive timely and effective services.
Read moreSpeech Language Therapy
This resource, developed by ASERT, provides information about Speech-Language therapy.
Read moreSpotlight On: Person-Centered Projects
These resources focus on different aspects of Person-Centered planning, and include take away points and lessons learned from various ASERT projects over the years. Topics include: self-advocacy, case conceptualization and using data visualizations (graphs).
Read moreStand Up Against Stressors
This resource, developed by ASERT, provides information and tips for dealing with stress.
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