Autism Center Grab and Go Resource Gallery of Interventions
Autism and Me Toolkit
Explore the Autism and Me Toolkit to help others understand and appreciate the unique strengths, needs, and perspectives of a student or family member with autism. Get to know the person with autism by using these templates that highlight what makes the individual special, how they communicate, what supports help them thrive, and what environments help them feel most comfortable and successful. By sharing this information, it can help teachers, classmates, community members, healthcare workers, family members, and caregivers build stronger, more supportive relationships. The templates can be used in both school and community settings to promote understanding, reduce assumptions, raise awareness, and ensure safety so that everyone involved knows how to offer effective, meaningful support tailored to the autistic individual. Additional resources are also included to provide even more ideas and strategies for creating supportive, empowering environments where autistic individuals can truly flourish.
Examples
About Me
Community Based
Alert/Emergency Cards
Videos
OCALICON 2025: WHO Are You? The Power of the One Page Person Centered Description
Special Care Dental Presentation: Smile, the Dentist is in!
Take 5 Webinar: Self-Advocacy Part 1, Meet the Advocates
Take 5 Webinar: Self-Advocacy Part 2, Speak Up! It’s Your Life!
Take 5 Webinar: Self-Advocacy Part 3, Resources to Plan Your Life
Book Suggestions
Person Centered Planning, Research, Practice and Future Directions
S. Holburn & P.M. Vietze
In this book, over forty experts from diverse specialties including psychology, community inclusion, and professional development, examine this innovative practice from every angle! They show you the best ways a service team can get to know an individual's interests and dreams to help that person realize life-changing possibilities. You'll explore concrete ways person-centered planning changes the lives of individuals with different levels of disabilities who live in various environments. You will get detailed instructions to help you assess an individual's preferences, discover how person-centered planning can reduce challenging behavior, and find professional development strategies for staff adopting person-centered planning. Supported by solid quantitative and qualitative research, this one-of-a-kind book gives you a complete picture of the challenges and benefits person-centered planning can bring and equips you with creative strategies for making it work!
Person-Centered Planning Made Easy: The PICTURE Method
S. Holburn, P.M. Vietze & A. Gordon
For person-centered planning to succeed, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to live, work, and learn in their own communities. Professionals can make that happen with this book, a complete step-by-step guide to the easiest, most practical person-centered planning method available.
Additional Resources
Family Resource Network of Ohio: Person-Centered Description
Family Resource Network of Ohio: Person-Centered Description with Guidelines
My Hospital Form for Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Blue Envelope Program, National Public Safety Alliance for Individuals with Disabilities https://nps-aid.org/blue-envelope-program/
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities: Communication Boards (doctor, grocery store, first responder, etc.)