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This collection of resources offers guidance on the social skills young adults with autism need to have in order to connect with friends, family, coworkers and partners.
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Including People with Disabilities in Your Political Campaign
This guide is a basic resource that campaigns at the local, state, and national levels can use to learn how they can become accessible not only to voters with disabilities, but also to people who want to volunteer with the campaign.
Read moreIndividualizing Support for Individuals with Autism
This resource, developed by ASERT for direct support professionals, provides information on how to create a person-centered approach that is focused on individual strengths and abilities when working with individuals who have autism.
Read moreJoint Attention Activities
By the end of the first year of life, infants are able to include adults in their play with toys and other objects. The ability to go back and forth between playing with a toy and looking at an adult is called shared attention or joint attention. This is an important first step in learning to interact and communicate with other people.
Read moreJump-Starting Community Inclusion
This toolkit contains sixty-six practical first steps that community mental health providers can take to more effectively support their service recipients’ participation in everyday community life.
Read moreL.E.A.N. On Us First Responder Pocket Card
Created by L.E.A.N. On Us for use by first responders, these pocket cards list the top ten characteristics of an individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder for quick identification.
Read moreLibrary Resource Collection
This collection of resources, developed by ASERT, provides information for library staff on how to support individuals with autism as well as social stories that can be used with individuals to prepare them for visiting the library.
Read moreMaintaining an Autism Support/Self-Advocacy Group
This resource was developed by ASERT to help those running a support or self-advocacy group in maintaining the group.
Read moreManaging Anger Social Story
This resource developed by ASERT helps individuals learn how to deal with anger and calm down.
Read moreMental Health Awareness Month Video Series
This is a collection of videos and resources about different ways to stay mentally well.
Read moreMental Health Courts in PA
This resource provides information on mental health courts in PA, including eligibility, referrals, and expectations.
Read moreNational Parks Social Story
This visual resource provides information for individuals about visiting America's national parks.
Read moreOnline Dating Social Story
This resource developed by ASERT explains different problems and safety concerns you can experience while online dating and how to avoid them.
Read moreOnline Safety Social Story
This resource provides a visual guide for individuals with autism about how to be safe online.
Read moreOnline Scams Social Story
This resource developed by ASERT explains the problems you might come across while online shopping and how to stay safe.
Read morePA Gathering: Advice to My Younger Self
This resource contains information from the third PA Gathering held on January 20, 2022. This contains resources that complement the discussion topic as well as a recording from the event.
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