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Resource Document Master Index

There is now so much ASD information on the web it can be overwhelming.   We use our experience to help sort through it, and our resource documents point you to the most useful information we can find.   This page provides an topical listing of the various resource documents available on our website. FACT-written resource documents are shown in bold, while other documents FACT distributes are shown in regular type. You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view a document in PDF format. To download that reader, click here .

 

Format

Document

Revision Date

 

NEWLY DIAGNOSED:

HTML   DOC

A Newly Diagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorder – Now What?

12/31/2006

PDF

Advise For Parents New to ASDs

Undated

PDF

Autistic Spectrum Disorders:  Sorting It Out

Undated

HTML   DOC

ASD-Related Books and Multimedia

11/12/2006

HTML   DOC

Disclosing the Diagnosis

5/7/06

 

SCHOOL:

HTML   DOC

10 Things The Student with Autism Wishes You Knew

Dec 2005

HTML  

Behavior Management Perspectives and Tips

4/5/2006

HTML   DOC

Behavior Management Resources and Links

4/5/2006

PDF

IEPs for Students with Disabilities

June 2004

HTML   DOC

Individual Education Plan -- Procedures and Resource Links, The

4/5/2006

PDF

Parental Rights for Public School Special Education Students (PDF)

Oct 2005

PDF

School Discipline of Students with Disabilities

June 2004

 

FAMILY LIFE:

HTML   DOC

ASD Parent Daily Affirmations

9/12/2006

HTML   DOC

Adult Relationships

06/18/2008

HTML   DOC

Resources for Single Parents

06/18/2008

HTML   DOC

Camps for Children with Special Needs

1/1/2007

HTML   DOC

Sports, Recreation, and Leisure Resources

5/20/2006

HTML   DOC

Toilet Training and Autistic Spectrum Disorders

1/1/2007

 

THERAPY AND OTHER SERVICES:

HTML   DOC

Primary ASD Links

1/5/2008

HTML   DOC

ASD-Related Therapy Centers

02/08/2009

HTML   DOC

Recommended Pediatricians, Dentists, and Orthodontists 

9/27/2007

HTML   DOC

Recommended Psychologists and Psychiatrists

11/13/2005

PDF

Autism Society of Minn. Resources Directory

Summer 2008

 

ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS AND DIETS:

HTML   DOC

Alternative Diet Therapies for ASDs

8/12/2008

HTML   DOC

Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet, The

5/7/2006

HTML   DOC

Gluten-Free Casein-Free Foods List

Jan 2006

 

TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD:

HTML   DOC

Guardianship and Power of Attorney Compared

2/8/2006

PDF

Special Education Transition Planning

June 2004

HTML   DOC

Residential Housing Options

1/1/2007

 

GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS:

HTML   DOC

Financial Assistance Programs Links and Tips

1/6/2007

HTML   DOC

Hennepin County Developmental Disabilities “Front Door” Flyer

1/1/2007