Olympic fever has begun! My family spent much of the weekend watching the athletes brave the bitter winter conditions in PyeongChang. And while the Olympics will wrap up on the 28th, just two weeks later, the 2018 Paralympics will begin in the same city. The Paralympic games will run from March 9th through the 18th and… Read more »
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TEACCH® 5-Day Classroom Training: Setup Model
The Indiana Resource Center for Autism is announcing its annual TEACCH® training workshop! The training will be conducted June 11, 2018 – June 15, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN, and availability is limited. This five-day course provides a theoretical foundation as well as hands-on opportunities to assess and teach elementary through high school-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)… Read more »
Special considerations for students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: A guide for school administrators is a 277-page guide that “provide[s] school administrators with useful and practical suggestions and strategies that can increase student achievement, engagement, positive behavior, and social skills for high-functioning students on the spectrum (HF-ASD); help reduce educator stress and frustration; and increase… Read more »
What’s New
New library materials hit the bookshelves here almost every week, so to keep you up to date on new arrivals, we’ve put together a page that is updated monthly to showcase the arrivals from the previous month. Last month saw fewer items than is typical, given the holidays, but those books that came in were… Read more »
Training Funds
Looking for help with funding to attend educational events? According to the Indiana Resource Center for Autism’s First Thursday’s Tips & Tools, Indiana’s Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities manages a Consumer Education Fund that “can help individuals with disabilities and family members with funding to participate in educational events…such as conferences, workshops, and other training… Read more »