Category Archives: Training Modules

Transition: The Impact on Students in Schools and Communities

• Describe two goals of transition services for autistic learners
• Detail some of the current barriers facing transition planning
• Describe three ways schools and communities can support transition

Autism Audits: They Might Start in the Parking Lot and End with the Toilets

• Describe what an environmental audit is
• Know how to conduct an environmental audit
• Understand what should be reported – and why

Architecture, Multi-Sensory Environments, and Havens, Oh My!

• Define and explore the prevalence of sensory processing disorders
• Detail autism architecture guideline
• Differentiate between multi-sensory environments and sensory havens

Fidgets and Stimming: OK or No Way?

• Differentiate between fidgets and stimming
• Discuss current thinking on stimming
• Offer considerations for fidget use

Using the Right Language When Talking Autism

• Define person and condition first language
• Describe current preferred trends
• Detail preferred language

Meeting Community Social Needs in Autistic Visitors

• Describe common situations when social skills are needed
• Provide strategies for developing social supports
• Outline safety factors

Promoting Sensory Regulation in Autistic Visitors

• Name the five basic senses
• Introduce the eight senses
• Define the power senses

Working Together to Welcome Autistic People

• Explore how perceptions of autism have changed over time
• Address social and environmental factors before, during, and after special events

Meeting Neurodiverse Children Wherever They Are with Mobile Sensory Havens

• Describe why sensory havens are needed in the community
• Discuss what is considered when creating a sensory haven
• Describe the advantages of having a portable model instead of a fixed sensory haven

Promoting Communication Through Universal Design for Learning and Text Analysis

• Define Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Compare UDL to Universal Design (UD)
• Explain how and why to do text analysis