The Asperger's Difference

The Asperger's Difference: A Film For and About Young People with Asperger Syndrome is a 30 minute DVD designed to help young people with Asperger syndrome understand both the positive and the challenging aspects of their diagnosis. The film is divided into chapters and includes a discussion guide that offers questions to help individualize the content of the film. It addresses the needs of people with a new diagnosis or an old one, people who would benefit from seeing others who face similar circumstances, and/or people who want to explore issues of self-advocacy and self-disclosure.

Interested? Contact us, or check worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Self-Advocacy Curriculum

The Integrated Self-Advocacy (ISA) Curriculum by Valerie Paradiz is a curriculum designed for educators and service providers, families and people with Autism who are interested in supporting greater autonomy in decision-making, vocational planning, self-regulation and more from the person-centered planning perspective.

This curriculum is geared towards students in middle school through high school, as well as adults, however throughout the Teachers Manual, you will find icons that signify helpful hints for modifying the lessons for elementary school students, nonverbal and partially verbal students as well as other disability groups.

This curriculum is made up of a Teacher's Manual and a Student Workbook, and focuses on topics such as defining self-advocacy, learning how to articulate thoughts and feelings, background information about Autism, teaching students how to understand and interpret their surroundings as well as practical advice for becoming involved in their IEP and understanding how the ADA will affect their life.

Interested? Call us at 812-855-9396. Not a Hoosier? Find it at a Library near you.