Resources for Teaching Human Sexuality

Many people with disabilities do not receive adequate sex education. Additionally, they may have a more challenging time recognizing this information or understanding and applying what they have learned. This resource guide provides evidence-based resources, including some Delaware specific resources.

Discussing Disability

Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA), this short tutorial provides a brief review of changing perceptions and shifts in language surrounding disabilities and specifically, autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  We recommend reviewing this video in conjunction with our Disrupting Ableism webinar and Resource Guide.

Delaware Resources and Supports

Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA), this short tutorial provides a brief review of Delaware organizations, resources, and supports for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families as well as the professionals who serve them.

Designing and Using Reinforcement

Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA), this training video provides a more in depth review of the evidence-based practice of reinforcement.  It is designed to support professionals and family members and discusses how to design and use reinforcement to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across multiple settings.  Specifically, we provide an overview of the different types of reinforcement as well as the steps to plan, implement, and monitor a variety of reinforcement schedules and systems.

Introduction to Evidence-Based Practices

Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA), this training video provides an introduction to evidence-based practices to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across multiple settings.  It is designed to support professionals and family members in understanding evidence-based practices that can be used to support individuals with ASD.m Specifically, we provide an overview of three evidence-based practices: prompting, reinforcement, and visual supports. We recommend reviewing this video before diving deeper into these three strategies in other related training videos.

Introduction to Visual Supports

Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA), this training video provides an introduction to visual supports. It is designed to support professionals and family members in identifying four different types of visual supports that can be used to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  In the video, we define when and how each visual support should be used to support an individual.  We also discuss how to plan, implement, and monitor the use of visual supports across multiple settings.  We recommend this video for a more in-depth review of visual supports, in conjunction with our related visual supports tutorial and resource guides.

Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder

Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA), this training video provides an introduction to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  It is designed to support professionals and family members in understanding ASD and how it impacts individuals differently.  We also review basic strategies and resources to support autistic individuals.  We recommend reviewing this training first as a foundation to our other training tutorials and videos.

Trauma and Youth with Autism

It can be challenging to identify trauma in autistic youth.  Created in collaboration with Trauma Matters Delaware, this resource guide discusses the assessment of trauma in youth including autism-specific TF-CBT resources.

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Supporting Social Skills

When working on social skills with an autistic person it is essential to consider the autistic perspective. Social skill preferences and needs are personal and can vary from what society expects. Professionals should not force social skills norms and should strive to provide a person-centered environment making self-advocacy the focus. It’s essential to consider individual needs and preferences; people are social in different ways and can use a variety of avenues to engage in social relationships.

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Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching a New Skill

This resource guide shares introductory and advanced DNEA resources that focus on strategies that research has shown to be most effective to help a professional or family member teach a person with autism a new skill or task.