Autism brochures & info material | Autism PDD

Here's my beginning collection of autism brochures. If a link is broken, try to remove any blank spaces from the address. If it still doesn't work, let me know.

Business card size for handing out to public:

http://www.bridges4kids.org/AutismCards.pdf - free printable

Brochures for parents:

http://www.orkney.gov.uk/media/parentsAutistic.pdf

http://www.scautism.org/misc/07i-r.pdf - "Information on Autism Spectrum Disorders" booklet by South Carolina Autism Society.

http://www.helpautismnow.com/?page_id=8 - 2 page illustrated brochure

Brochures for spouses:

http://www.aspia.org.au/pdf/AS_Marriage_brochure.pdf - "Asperger's Syndrome in Marriage" by Asperger Syndrome Partner Information Australia (thanks, Mamakat).

Brochures for physicians:

http://www.helpautismnow.com/p/physhandbook.pdf - "Autism Physician Handbook" which gives good tips for optimizing office visits (p. 29-33), info on GI problems, and an illustrated and comprehensive list of behavioral symptoms.

http://www.nslij.com/workfiles/autism/YourNextPatient.pdf - "Your Next Patient Has Autism"

http://www.autismwebsite.com/ari/info/kirz.htm - Letter to anesthesiologists, written by an anesthesiologist who herself has 2 children with autism.

http://www.helpautismnow.com/?page_id=9 - ALARM: Autism is prevalent, listen to parents, act early, refer, monitor.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/downloads_hcp.html - materials for health personnel, from CDC's "Learn the Signs, Act Early" campaign.

Brochures for teachers/childcare:

http://www.nea.org/specialed/images/autismpuzzle.pdf - "The Puzzle of Autism" by the National Education Association in cooperation with the Autism Society of America.

http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/teachers_guide.html - "Asperger Syndrome Guide for Teachers" by OASIS parents.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/family_services/school _kit_specific_members.php - Autism Speak's school tool kit, with special brochures designed for each different type of school worker (for example bus driver, paraprofessional, cafeteria worker, etc.).

http://www.ellennotbohm.com/ten_things_student_article.html - Article "Ten things your student with autism wishes you knew" by Ellen Notbohm.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/ccp/downloadmateri als.html - materials for child care providers from the CDC "Learn the Signs, Act Early" campaign.

Customized brochures (info sheets about your specific child):

http://specialchildren.about.com/od/schoolhowtosforparents/a /sampleletter.htm - sample letter to write about your child's challenges.

http://www.autismtoday.com/wnkeri4.htm - "A bit about Taylor, a bit about autism" by Keri Bowers.

http://www.learn2bebuddies.com.au/desktop/My%20name%20is.pdf

Material for relatives:

http://griffinblaise.blogspot.com/2005/12/letter-to-family-a nd-friends-for.html - letter to family and friends

http://asdrendrewolf.org/apovonautism/letter.php - letter to grandparents

http://www.nancymucklow.com/EspeciallyforGrandparentsofChild renWithAspergerSyndrome.pdf- More material specifically for grandparents.

http://www.familybehavioralresources.com/brochures/121364947 1Help_Us_Understand_ASD___Extended_Family_Guide___6_2008_pdf - Brochure for extended family called "Help us understand"

Information in Spanish:

http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27378&am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;PN=1

Misc. brochures:

http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/factsheets/families/F050232/A4%20bw .pdf - brochure "Understanding and Managing Behaviour Problems in Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorders." Highlights include: chart for recording setting, trigger, action, response (STAR) on page 15, questions to establish the function of a type of behaviour on page 16, and golden rules for managing behaviour on page 17 and 18.

If you know of any other good brochures, let me know.

NorwayMom40534.971875NorwayMom, do you have anything for employers? Just wondering...Added this one to the list today.

http://www.nancymucklow.com/EspeciallyforGrandparentsofChild renWithAspergerSyndrome.pdf - More material specifically for grandparents.
This collection hasn't been on the active topic list since 2007, so I thought I'd bump it.Thank you NorwayMom. These are good to review again.

Here's a customizable booklet for your child's teacher:

http://www.feat.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=NmPYbIMPdMA%3d &tabid=109&mid=491

I got the tip from here:

http://daily-autism-freebie.blogspot.com/

Wallet card to show to a police officer or first responder.

http://www.aane.org/docs/resources_aane_wallet_card.pdf

Brochure, short but sweet:

http://www.autismsa.org.au/uploads/about%20asperger.pdf

Autism alert card from the NAS in England. You buy the card, but the insert that folds to card-size is free and available in many languages.

http://www.autism.org.uk/en-gb/our-services/services-for-peo ple-with-autism/the-autism-alert-card.aspx

Other information available in other languages here:

http://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/~/media/AET/Assets/Gl obal/PDFs/TranslationPDF/Reaching%20out%20related%20material s.ashx

4 page illustrated guide for teachers (in English) here: