Spreading Autism awareness and emphasizing resilience
April 2, 2022
Today (Saturday, April 2nd) is World Autism Awareness Day! Behavior Technician Ashley B. from our Children’s Program compiled some of her favorite educational resources on Autism for our greater Latham community and beyond.
(Stay tuned for photos from campus next week, in honor of National Autism Awareness Day (and World Autism Month)!
General info- CDC link
Diagnostic criteria overview – based on DSM V
Evidence based treatment/interventions
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https://www.autismnj.org/understanding-autism/treatment/
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Great for the green/yellow/red light categories
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Autism in the media (and misconceptions good doctor, atypical, etc)
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https://researchautism.org/autism-representation-in-the-media/
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https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisprograms.com/faq/autism-portrayal-in-media/
What is the neurodiversity movement
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_rights_movement
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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-concept-of-neurodiversity-is-dividing-the-autism-community/
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/14/biggest-autism-advocacy-group-is-still-failing-too-many-autistic-people/
Family Perspective (2 contrasting perspectives – “have a nice trip” written in contrast/as a reaction to “Welcome to Holland”
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https://www.dsasc.ca/uploads/8/5/3/9/8539131/welcome_to_holland.pdf
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https://brainchildmag.com/2013/11/have-a-nice-trip/