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Minnesota Autism Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network "Minnesota Act Early is a statewide outreach campaign that reaches out to families, communities, and organizations to promote early screening and early identification of potential developmental delays. The Minnesota Act Early team educates about healthy development, early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental delays, the importance of regular developmental screening, and early intervention when there is a concern." Be sure to check out their great series of podcasts! Website
Minnesota Autism Resource Portal Part 1 Listen as our guests, Nicole Berning, Autism Clinical Lead, and Kim Hicks, Autism Policy Lead for the MN Department of Human Services share an overview of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and some of the early signs to watch for as you care for young children.  Podcast
Minnesota Autism Resource Portal Part 2 Our guests from the MN Department of Human Services Autism Resource Portal, Nicole Berning, and Kim Hicks join us again to showcase the amazing resources located in the portal.  They discuss ways it can be helpful to early childhood professionals and to parents.   Podcast
Minnesota Autism Resource Portal - Pathway to Services and Supports Minnesota has worked to develop a set of resources to help increase awareness and access to the range of services and supports available to people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across the lifespan. Website
Minnesota Council on Disability - Alphabetic Resources The Minnesota Council on Disability (MDA) created this helpful resource. Here you will find links to external accessibility resources and other organizations listed alphabetically. Links to external resources are also listed by topic. For information produced by the Minnesota Council on Disability, visit Information and Assistance. Website
Minnesota Help Me Connect A navigator connecting pregnant and parenting families with young children (birth – 8 years old) with services in their local communities that empower families to be healthy and safe. Website
MN Autism Resource Portal This website was created as a result of a joint state agency effort involving the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Department of Health (MDH), Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and the Department of Human Services (DHS). The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities served as a key partner along with the Minnesota Department of Information Technology (MN.IT). The purpose of this website is to provide the Minnesota Autism community with up-to-date information and resources related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is the hope of all involved that this website will help the Minnesota Autism community connect, share and learn together. Content will be collected from a variety of sources, such as nonprofit organizations, state and federal agencies and other autism-related organizations.    Website
Model Me Kids Model Me Kids® is dedicated to producing high quality teaching tools for children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and Nonverbal Learning Disorder. We strive to make our products affordable so that they are accessible to both families and educators. Designed as a teaching tool for children, adolescents, and teenagers with Autism, Aspergers, PDD-NOS, Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NVLD or NLD), and developmental delays, the videos are used by parents, teachers, and therapists. The videos are also helpful for teaching children with developmental disabilities such as Down Syndrome. Website
Picto Selector PECS was developed in 1985 as a unique augmentative/alternative communication intervention package for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities. First used at the Delaware Autistic Program, PECS has received worldwide recognition for focusing on the initiation component of communication. PECS does not require complex or expensive materials. It was created with families, educators, and resident care providers in mind, so is readily used in a range of settings. Select from 11,000 pictos and combine them into picto sheets. Fast search options and categories to select from. Create you're own pictos from photos and text. Use drag and drop to combine picto in sheets that visualizes daily tasks. Available in Dutch, French, English, Spanish, Catalan, German and Italian. Website
Play--Helping Children Who Seem Anxious or Distracted: Part Three Do you have children in your program who are reluctant to join others in play, or perhaps aren’t invited to join in because they seem too aloof? All children need one another to learn social competencies and to graduate to more complex social skills. So what can be done? We will discuss some scenarios for why a child might have these play issues and some strategies for easing anxiety and helping children connect with one another. Podcast
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