Learning Bites
| Title | Description | Keywords | Format | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual Health Education Info Sheet | An Info Sheet about sexual health education for autistic individuals, including safety, self-advocacy, consent, relationships, and family-school collaboration. | Sexual Health, Consent, Healthy Relationships, Self-Advocacy, Personal Safety | Document | |
| Start Engaging with Families Info Sheet | An Info Sheet about START's approach to family engagement, including the importance of family-school collaboration and START's core values for family engagement. | Family Engagement, Family-School Partnerships, Collaboration, Communication, Student Outcomes | Document | |
| Teaching Autistic Students About Healthy Relationships Info Sheet | An Info Sheet about teaching healthy relationships to autistic students, including communication, boundaries, consent, friendships, and relationship safety. | Healthy Relationships, Consent, Boundaries, Friendships, Relationship Safety | Document | |
| Girls with Autism: Book List |
This is document contains a list of books organized by age and topic and the categories of books include: younger children, older children and pre-teens, adolescents and young adults, health and puberty, sexuality, and parents. This book list provides a wide variety of information that demonstrates research and unique lived experiences of girls and women with autism. |
Girls, Masking | Document | |
| iQuest (Independence Quest) |
iQuest is short for independence quest—a practical and dynamic tool designed to help users identify and practice skills that lead to real-life independence at home and school. |
Independence, Goals, School, Home | Document, Slide Deck, Website | |
| FAPE in the LRE | Information and resources about Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), including IDEA requirements, guidance, case law, inclusive practices, and webinars. | FAPE, Least Restrictive Environment, Inclusion, Special Education, IDEA | Topic Page, Website | |
| Assessment and Data Tools | START assessment and data collection tools for supporting student performance, classroom practices, and effective programming for autistic students. | Assessment, Data Collection, Progress Monitoring, Student Outcomes, Evidence-Based Practices | Topic Page, Website | |
| Autism 365: Equity and Inclusion Every Day | Resources and critical questions that support equity, inclusion, and practices that value the experiences, contributions, and voices of autistic individuals and families. | Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, Neurodiversity, Autistic Perspectives | Topic Page, Website | |
| Coaching | Information and resources related to START’s coaching practices and the use of coaching to support implementation of effective practices. | Coaching, Implementation, Professional Learning, Evidence-Based Practices, Systems Change | Topic Page, Website | |
| Early Childhood Resources and Tools | Resources and tools for early childhood classrooms, including classroom structure and routines, teaching strategies, inclusion, behavior support, independence, and adaptive skills. | Early Childhood, Inclusion, Classroom Supports, Teaching Strategies, Independence | Topic Page, Website | |
| Promoting Inclusion and Belonging | Information and resources about meaningful inclusion, belonging, inclusive education, and practices that support inclusive schools and communities. | Inclusion, Belonging, Inclusive Education, School Community, Peer Relationships | Topic Page, Website | |
| Literacy | Information and resources related to literacy instruction and supporting access to reading and writing for students with disabilities. | Literacy, Reading, Writing, Communication, Instruction | Topic Page, Website | |
| Peer to Peer | Information, resources, and tools for Peer to Peer programs that connect students with and without disabilities through shared experiences that promote belonging, participation, and authentic friendships. | Peer to Peer, Peer Relationships, Friendship, Belonging, Inclusion | Topic Page, Website | |
| Practical Functional Assessment and Skill-based Treatment | Information and resources about PFA-SBT, an approach for understanding severe problem behavior and teaching communication, tolerance, and other skills in safe and supportive contexts. | PFA-SBT, Behavior Support, Functional Assessment, Skill-Based Treatment, Communication | Topic Page, Website | |
| School-Age Resources and Tools | Resources and tools for supporting school-age autistic students, including instructional practices, data collection, literacy, and classroom supports. | School Age, Classroom Supports, Teaching Strategies, Instruction, Evidence-Based Practices | Topic Page, Website | |
| Secondary Transition | Information and resources for individualized transition planning, including self-determination, self-advocacy, inclusion, employment, postsecondary education, and preparation for adulthood. | Secondary Transition, Adulthood, Employment, Postsecondary Education, Self-Determination | Topic Page, Website | |
| Self-Advocates | Information and resources for autistic self-advocates related to self-advocacy, independence, education, employment, relationships, and adulthood. | Self-Advocacy, Self-Determination, Independence, Autistic Perspectives, Resources for Self-Advocates | Topic Page, Website | |
| Sexuality, Health, Advocacy, Relationships, Empowerment | Information and resources related to sexuality, sexual health, advocacy, relationships, safety, and empowerment for autistic individuals. | Sexual Health, Healthy Relationships, Advocacy, Safety, Empowerment | Topic Page, Website | |
| Teaching Supports and Strategies | Resources and strategies for supporting autistic students, including literacy, transitions to new schools or classrooms, technology, and classroom practices. | Teaching Strategies, Classroom Supports, Instruction, Evidence-Based Practices, Student Engagement | Topic Page, Website | |
| Instruction | Foundational inclusive instructional practices are grounded in evidence-based research. We can utilize this, along with collaborative planning and student data, to create instructional environments that support all students. | Instruction, Academic Engagement, Teaching Strategies, Universal Design for Learning, Inclusive Education | Topic Page, Website |
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