Educational Materials
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Autism: Caring for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders:
A Resource Toolkit for Clinicians
With approximately 1 in 150 children being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), virtually every pediatric office needs to be prepared for the unique challenges these conditions pose. Now, the AAP has developed a multifaceted clinical resource to assist in the recognition, evaluation, and ongoing management of ASDs throughout your patient's life span. This all-new toolkit brings together a wealth of ready-to-use, practice-focused resources - all on a single economically priced CD-ROM.
The fully searchable CD-ROM puts an extensive library of ASD-specific solutions right at your fingertips.
Just point and click to access desired information and rapidly find a wealth of practice tools including:
- Screening and surveillance algorithms
- Example screening tools
- Guidelines summary charts
- Management checklists
- Developmental checklists
- Developmental growth charts
- Website links
- Early intervention referral forms and tools
- Record-keeping tools
- Emergency information forms
- ASD coding tools
- Reimbursement tips
- Sample letters to insurance companies
- ASD management fact sheets
- Family education handouts
. . . and much more!
On the Spectrum: Children and Autism Video
This 24-minute educational video available on DVD format will enable pediatric practitioners, clinicians, and early childhood educators to recognize the early warning signs of autism spectrum disorders in early childhood and to understand the impact of early and appropriate intervention. The video outlines the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders, provides guidelines for conducting a developmental screening, and describes how to relay developmental concerns to parents.
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders Booklet
This 44 page booklet, written for parents, provides critical information about autism spectrum disorders and answers all the most common questions asked by parents about ASD. ASD has lifelong conditions and this booklet will help identify early signs, symptoms, and the behavioral differences so that an intervention program can be started as soon as possible. Provides some suggestion on living with autism.
Learning Disabilities: What Parents Need to Know
Assists parents in understanding and recognizing the early warning signs of learning disabilities (LD). Some common questions are:
- What is an LD and what causes it?
- Is there a cure for LD?
- How do I know if my child has an LD?
- What are common LD?
- Who can help
Is Your One Year Old Communicating With You?
Helps encourage parents to share any concerns they have about their baby's language development as early as possible. Provides early language and social milestones that parents can watch for in their one-year-old child and what your pediatrician can do to help.
Autism A.L.A.R.M. 
(free)
A fact sheet on autism and developmental screening compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Children With Special Needs
Designed for child care providers, government policy makers, health care consultants, and others who work with children with special needs, this volume is a compilation of all of the relevant standards from Caring for Our Children, 2nd Edition. Included are standards for facility staffing, programming, health promotion, nutrition, medical supplies and equipment, education, and more, as well as appendices with practical information and tools.
Safe Transportation for Children with Special Needs
Guides parents through the selection process of a car seat for a child with special needs. Addresses various conditions from premature infants to children with casts and tracheostomies. Lists product resources available.
Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Needs
Children with special needs sometimes pose special challenges in emergency situations. This two-page form collects critical data to guide emergency caregivers. Includes diagnoses, past procedures, physical exams, allergy information, immunizations, specific problems, and management techniques.
The Medical Home and Early Intervention Programs (free)
A brochure produced by the American Academy of Pediatrics aimed at:
1. educating pediatric clinicians about early intervention programs
2. educating early intervention programs about the role of the medical home in providing comprehensive, coordinated, collaborative care in concert with the family and other medical and non-medical service providers;
3. providing strategies for effective collaboration and communication between the pediatric clinician and early intervention programs in the provision of quality, comprehensive care.
