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Northwest Autism Center Library  Click here for a list of resources available to checkout    New!    All About IEPs by Pete Wright All I Can Handle by Kim Stagliano =================================== AUTISM LENDING LIBRARY AVAILABLE TO PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS The Autism Outreach Project now has over 1,000 books, videos, and DVDs covering the lastest information on research, family issues, strategies/curriculum, early intervention, high-functioning autism and Asperger's, sensory issues, children's books, and more.  Some materials available in Korean and Spanish languages.  To view titles, go to www.esd189.org/autism.    AUTISM SPEAKS VIDEO GLOSSARY highlights red flags for ASD and features differences between typical and delayed development in young children.   View over 100 video clips GLOSSARY OF AUTISM TERMS: This up-to-date autism resource is a must for your favorites list!  View glossary...  Week by Week Plan for the Next 100 days (after diagnosis) developed by Autism Speaks View a valuable tool kit to assist families in getting the critical information they need in the first 100 days after diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.  View a valuable tool kit to assist families after an Aspergers Syndrome or High Functioning Autism Diagnosis.

Lifespan Tree for Washington State Go to pages 141-through 152 for services and supports for individuals with suspected or known autism spectrum disorders (ASD).  Detailed contact information is provided. This directory provides information on early identification, interventions, therapies, autism education and training, public education, transition to higher education and employment, medical and mental health services, advocacy, community supports, housing and assistive technology.  Autism Guidebook for Washington State pdf.

If you are working with children on the spectrum or those with language delays, then you know how challenging it can be to teach reciprocal conversation.  Click here for some "conversation starters.  Recommended by speech pathologists and has a great review in Autism Aspergers Digest.   

Autism & Wandering

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In 2008, Danish researchers found that the mortality rate among the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) population is twice as high as the general population.  In 2001, a California research team found that elevated death rates among those with ASD were in large part attributed to drowning. 

Drowning often occurs as a result of wandering off.  Drowning, along with prolonged exposure and other factors, remain among the top causes of death within the autism population.  Click here for an Autism Safety Toolkit.

Other resources for First Responders & Caregivers:

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - 1.800.THE.LOST www.missingkids.com
Project Lifesaver: www.projectlifesaver.org
Autism Risk Management:  www.autismriskmanagement.com
Autism Alliance for Local Emergency Responder Training:  www.autismalert.org

WorkSource Office 140 S. Arthur Spokane Has a free, self-paced online careers training program called KeyTrain.  Multiple subjects available:  reading, writing, math, applied technology, business writing, listening, teamwork and more.  Also classes on Excel, Word & Powerpoint.

   

Listen to the Rosie O'Donnell Interview with Eileen Garvin, local author of "How to Be A Sister: A Love Story with a Twist of Autism"  click here