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ACT-NOW Fact Sheets

 

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  General Information
* What is Autism?  (pdf 35 kb)  [ Arabic ]  [ Chinese ]  [ Dari ]  [ Turkish ]  [ Viet
  Glossary of Terms  (pdf 98kb)
  What is Asperger's Disorder?  (pdf 50kb)
  Early Features of Autism  (pdf 50kb)
* Core Features of Autism: Communication  (pdf 125kb)  [ Arabic ]  [ Chinese ]  [ Dari ]  [ Turkish ]  [ Viet ]
* Core Features of Autism: Social Skills  (pdf 125kb)  [ Arabic ]  [ Chinese ]  [ Dari ]  [ Turkish ]  [ Viet ]
* Core Features of Autism: Play and Behaviour  (pdf 125kb)  [ Arabic ]  [ Chinese ]  [ Dari ]  [ Turkish ]  [ Viet ]
  Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis  (pdf 125kb)
  Autism Early Intervention: Best Practice  (pdf 60kb)
  Autism: Choosing a Treatment  (pdf 125kb)
  Autism: Evaluating a Treatment  (pdf 125kb)
  Very Early Signs of Autism: Recent Research  (pdf 98kb)
  MMR and Autism  (pdf 125kb)
  MMR Update  (pdf 125kb)
  Vaccinations and Autism: A Further Update  (pdf 85kb)
* Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity  (pdf 125kb)  [ Viet ]
  Genes and Autism   (pdf 81kb)
  Psychoeducational Profile - Third Edition (PEP-3)  (pdf 125kb)
  M-CHAT: Identify Autism in Toddlers  (pdf 99kb)
  CHecklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT)  (pdf 125kb)
  Overview of the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC)  (pdf 125kb)
 

Developmental Assessment: Why bother?  (pdf 114kb)

 

Autism Early Intervention: Best Practice - Recent Research  (pdf 140kb)

 

Regression in Autism  (pdf 60kb)

  The National Autism Center’s National Standards Report  (pdf 40kb)
 

ASD Snapshots: A Useful and Quick Way to get Important Information across to the People Who Need It  (pdf 50kb)

 

Red Flag Alerts to the Early Signs of Autism  (pdf 60kb)

   
  Managing Autism
 

Teaching Young Children with Autism New Skills  (pdf 60kb)

 

Occupational Therapy and Young Children with Autism (Part 1)  (pdf 60kb)

 

Occupational Therapy and Sensory Processing: Working with Young Children with Autism (Part 2)  (pdf 60kb)

 

Family-Centred Practices in Child Assessments  (pdf 60kb)

 

Parent Education and Skills Training  (pdf 50kb)

 

Working Together with Parents in the Preschool Years (Part 1)  (pdf 125kb)

  Working Together with Parents in the Preschool Years (Part 2)  (pdf 125kb)
  Brothers and Sisters: Sibling Issues  (pdf 125kb)
  Grandparents of Children with Autism  (pdf 107kb)
  Toilet Training  (pdf 129kb)
  Autism and Sleep  (pdf 95kb)
* Autism and Anxiety  (pdf 105kb)  [ Viet ]
 

Autism and Fussy Eating: Dietary Issues  (pdf 125kb)

  Autism and Television  (pdf 105kb)
  Helping Young Children to Communicate using Visual Supports  (pdf 142kb)
  Communication: First - Then  (pdf 135kb)
  Gathering Information: Genograms  (pdf 99kb)
  Developing Social Skills  (pdf 118kb)
  Managing Routines, Rituals and Repetitive Motor Mannerisms  (pdf 102kb)
  Managing Special Interests  (pdf 101kb) 
  Using a Play Ideas Mat  (pdf 178kb)
  Choosing Activities using Visual Supports  (pdf 349kb)
  Visual Supports: Timetables and Schedules  (pdf 157kb)
  Community-Home Links in Preschool Years - Book About Me  (pdf 329 kb)
  Pre-schoolers with Autism: Work and Play  (pdf 125kb)
  Effective Referral to General Practitioners  (pdf 125kb)
 

Increasing Joint Attention Skills in Young Children with Autism  (pdf 110kb)

 

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