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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
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| Early Childcare Provider's Guide to Managing Challenging Behaviors | Autism Speaks has published this toolkit to assist early childcare providers to improve their management of challenging behaviors in the classroom. Although the focus is on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, the intervention strategies and positive behavioral methods described in the toolkit can be used for any child struggling with attention deficits, intellectual disability, anxiety and delayed social skills. | Document |
| Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn Responses | Learn to recognize Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn responses and craft strategies for students to regulate and avoid response escalation. | Tipsheet |
| Guidelines for Use of Deep Pressure and Weighted Items in Early Childhood Programs | How deep touch pressure can be beneficial to individuals with high levels of anxiety or with heightened arousal levels. | Tipsheet |
| Guidelines for Use of Deep Pressure and Weighted Items in Early Childhood Programs | This info module gives an overview of deep touch pressure and the use of weighted item. Deep touch pressure is a form of tactile sensory input which has a relaxing, calming and organizing effect on the nervous system. It can be provided through firm holding, hugging, squeezing and the use of weighted items. Deep touch pressure can be beneficial to individuals with high levels of anxiety or with heightened arousal levels. | Info Module |
| How to Use Visual Supports | The following are some of the ways in which visual supports can be used to benefit all young children, regardless of ability. | Tipsheet |
| 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. This podcast was recorded in 2021. For the most up-to-date information on autism, please visit the CDC website at:https://www.cdc.gov/autism/index.html | 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.This podcast was recorded in 2021. For the most up-to-date information on autism, please visit the CDC website at:https://www.cdc.gov/autism/index.html | Podcast |
| PATHWAYS OF EXPOSURE TO POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CHEMICALS | During the 2009 legislative session, the Toxic Free Kids Act was passed and signed into law by the governor. This legislation requires the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to create two lists of chemicals: one list called “Chemicals of High Concern” and one called “Priority Chemicals.”The Toxic Free Kids (TFK) program is housed in the Environmental Surveillance and Assessment Section within the Environmental Health Division and supports the MDH mission to protect, maintain, and improve the health of all Minnesotans.The Toxic Free Kids program has created a brief factsheet explaining toxic chemical exposures. It is available in English, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish. | |
| 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 |
| Práctica apropiada para el desarrollo: Creando Oportunidades de Juego Enriquecedoras para Todos los Niños (Developmentally Appropriate Care: Creating Rich Play Opportunities for All Children) | Consejos para mejorar las habilidades de juego de niños con necesidades especiales. Tips for enhancing play skills for children with special needs. | Tipsheet |
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