Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence (DNEA) as they host the Swank Autism Center at Nemours Children’s Health. This webinar addresses considerations in providing neurodiversity-affirming care to autistic individuals and families from an intersectional lens.
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Autism and Mental Health Webinar With Trauma Matters Delaware
Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA) with Trauma Matters Delaware (TMD) in support of Trauma Awareness Month, this mental health and autism training provides an introductory understanding of autism and commonly occurring mental health diagnoses. This webinar discusses the core characteristics of autism, the prevalence and presentation, and an introduction to evidence-based resources that can be used to support individuals with autism who have mental health needs.
Taking Care, Taking the Lead: Supported Decision-Making in Health Care and Life Planning
Brought to you by the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism, this is part three of a three-part speaking series on supported decision-making with Jonathan Martinis. Supported decision-making (SDM) is an alternative to guardianship that allows people with disabilities to get the help they may need to make choices about their life.
Education, Employment, and Independent Living: SDM in Spec Ed and Voc Rehab
This is part two of three-part speaking series on supported decision-making with Jonathan Martinis. Supported decision-making (SDM) is an alternative to guardianship that allows people with disabilities to get the help they may need to make choices about their life.
Supported Decision-Making: From Justice to Jenny to Justice for All
This is part one of three-part speaking series on supported decision-making with Jonathan Martinis. Supported decision-making (SDM) is an alternative to guardianship that allows people with disabilities to get the help they may need to make choices about their life.
The Birds and the Bees: Learning from the Research on Autism and Human Sexuality
Join the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism (DNEA) as they host Dr. Sarah Curtiss in an educational workshop as she discusses the research on autism and human sexuality. This webinar discusses understanding and describing what sexual expression looks like, sexual abuse risk and resiliency, and how to best teach sex education. This workshop discusses 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.