Family Resources / Related Links

Autism Navigator – a unique collection of web-based tools and courses that uses extensive video footage to bridge the gap between science and community practice.

CDC’s Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns – tools and best practices for professionals for monitoring the development of children in your care and talking about it with their parents.

Autism Certification Center – gives families and service providers tools to ensure they are equipped to effectively care for, support, educate, employ, or work with individuals on the autism spectrum from early childhood to young adulthood.

Autism Internet Modules – provides high-quality information and professional development for anyone who supports, instructs, works with or lives with someone with autism.

Vroom – daily suggestions for parents to promote development

First Words Project – provides handouts and resources to identify early signs of developmental language disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and other communication delays in children from 9 to 24 months of age.

Autism Speaks – learn the early signs of autism

OCALI – learn about the early signs of autism and additional resources

Kennedy Krieger Institute – early signs of autism video tutorial

OCALI Guide for Families – a four-step guide for Ohio parents on what to do next

CDC – Autism prevalence and information

The National Professional Development Center on ASD – free professional resources for teachers, therapists and technical assistance providers who work with individuals with ASD.

Easter Seals – Make the First Five Count – provides information on why the first five years of life lay the foundation for a child’s long-term well-being and provides a developmental screening tool.

DIR Floortime Coalition of California – parents, families and professionals promoting parent and family choice in treatments
– Handouts with DIR developmental levels

Profectrum – The most comprehensive collection of materials and experienced faculty on the FCD and DIR model