What's Happening at START?

• 2026-2027 Training and Training Series Schedule
• 25 Years Together: Our Commitment to Inclusion
• Ordering Graduation Cords for Peer to Peer Programs
• Visual Supports in Practice: Supporting Learning and Navigating Transitions
• Autistic Flourishing and Wellbeing
• New Tool - Comprehensive Communication Supports and Strategies (CCSS) Student Plan
• Building Strong Foundations: An Introduction to the Pyramid Model for Preschool Educators - Registration is Open!
• Introducing the Comprehensive Communication Supports and Strategies (CCSS) Webpage, Resources, and Training
• Introducing Learning Bites: Flexible Learning for Every Path
• New Info Sheets - Consent, Sexual Health and Online Safety, and more

The Statewide Autism Resources and Training (START) Project works with schools, community partners, and families to support students with autism to become active, engaged members of their schools and local communities, and successfully move into adulthood as independent individuals with many choices and opportunities. START is housed in the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Autism Education Center (AEC) and has been funded by the Michigan Department of Education Office of Special Education since 2001.