Resources

Virginia Tech

• Virginia Tech Autism Clinic _{(information under the VT Psychology Department website)}
  
• Psychological Services Center
• Child Study Center
• Family Therapy Center
• Services for Students with Disabilities office
• InclusiveVT
  
• Dean of Students Office
  
• Cook Counseling Center
• Psychology Department Diversity Resources and Supports
  

Virginia

• Virginia Autism Council
• Autism Society of Virginia
  
• Virginia Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Center - T/TAC at Virginia Tech
• Virginia Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Center - T/TAC at Radford University
• CA Human Services
• Taking Action for Special Kids (TASK of Southwest Va.)
  
• The Parent Resource Center of Montgomery County Public Schools
• Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
  
• UVA Autism Drive
• UVA Supporting Transformative Autism Research (STAR)
• VA-Leading Innovation, Navigation, Knowledge, Supports (LINKS) LENOWISCO and Southwest Va. Autism Resource List
  
• Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
• VCU Autism Center for Education
  

National or Regional

• Autism Science Foundation
• Autism Society of America
• Autism Speaks
• International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)
  
• National Autism Association
• NIH - Autism Spectrum Disorder Information
• National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder
• State Public Health Autism Resource Center
  
• US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Autism
• Autism Spectrum Connection (formerly known as Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support, O.A.S.I.S.)
• University of Washington Autism Center

General   

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Autism and Safety Facts
  
• Autism Speaks Tool Kits (download tool kits on many helpful topics)
• Autism Video Glossary
• CDC's Act Early
• Center on Everyday Child Language Learning
• Coping Resources for Families During the Pandemic
  
• Crisis Supports for the Autism Community
• Mental Health America
  
• Pivotal Response Treatment resources
• Sesame Street and Autism
• Special Needs Trust: What Parents and Caregivers Needs to Know
  
• Suicide Warning Signs Toolkit: Considerations for the Autism Community
• Unstuck and On Target support videos for families and caregivers
  
• Unstuck and On Target elementary educator training
  
• Virginia Roadmap to Autism
  
• Zero to Three

Coping with death or grief

• Autism & Grief Project Resource Page
• Indiana University: Supporting Individuals on the Autism Spectrum Coping with Grief and Loss through Death or Divorce
• Autism Speaks Grief and Bereavement Resources for People with Autism
• Directory of Grief Support Services for People with Disabilities and their Caregivers

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