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April was Autism Awareness Month
April was autism awareness month, but the challenge is to be aware every month. How will you make sure kids and families on the autism spectrum are welcome and thriving in your program?
Resources from the Centers for Disease Control
These are valuable resources that the CDC developed for early childhood educators:
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Fact Sheet
Tips for Talking to Parents
Milestones Checklists
Sound Advice
Parents who receive a diagnosis of autism of their child face a daunting set of questions.
Their teachers have lots of questions, too.
As is always true, we serve children best when we meaningfully partner with families.
To provide families with guidance and support, the American Academy of Pediatrics, led by the Council on Children with Disabilities (COCWD) Autism Subcommittee, has created a series of audio interviews with medical experts and parents.
You can listen to Sound Advice on Autism.
Whether or not you have a child in your class with a diagnosis of autism, it is likely just a matter of time until you do. These audio interviews have valuable information for all of us.
100 Day Kit & Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Toolkit
The Autism Speaks 100 Day Kit and the Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Toolkit was created specifically for newly diagnosed families, to make the best possible use of the 100 days following the diagnosis of autism/aspergers.
Is Your One-Year Old Communicating With You?
This brochure encourages parents to share any
concerns they have about their baby's language development with their pediatrician as early as possible. It also provides early language and social milestones in a checklist format.
This would be a wonderful addition to your center's family resource library!
How Do I Know if My Baby has a Language Delay? Do you work with one-year olds? Be sure to check out this excerpt from "Is Your One Year Old Communicating With You?" Available on www.healthychildren.org
What else would you like to know about autism? Let us know and we'll try to get you what you need!
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