Ziggurat and CAPS explained

Interested in the Ziggurat and the CAPS model of creating plans in schools for children on the spectrum? The staff at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism have put together an article explaining the two models. Each of these tools can help provide comprehensive and consistent plans for your students.

Read the entire article at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=3358

Asperger's in Pink

Asperger's in pink: A mother and daughter guidebook for raising (or being!) a girl with Asperger's is a story of one family's journey through life with a girl with Asperger's. The book is an easy read with sections broken out into the following categories: The Diagnostic Process, School, Community, and Day-to-Day. Each chapter begins with a quote from Kristina, the daughter in this parent/child saga, and ends with "pink pearls" of wisdom from the author, Julie Clark, for not only family members but also for professionals in the field, educators, and others. Addtionally, Clark recounts specific instances of relevance from Kristina's life in a feature called, "Inside the Bubble" that helps the reader explore life with a girl with Asperger's further.

Indiana residents interested in checking out this book can email us at cedir@indiana.edu. Others can use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Autism in Public Schools

There can be no doubt that autism in our public schools is on the rise. And as the number of children with autism in schools continues to increase, those schools are being challenged to educate their kids without breaking the bank. Check out this special report from Edutopia: Overcoming Autism: Public Schools Deal with a Growing Problem, that highlights some of the issues facing public schools today.