April is Autism Awareness Month

Here are some resources for Autism Awareness Month.  Please feel free to contact us or talk to your service provider if you have concerns about Autism.  We do not diagnose, but we are able to provide feedback and share concerns we may have noticed as well.

New Resources Focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder

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The MCH Library at Georgetown University, with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau, released a new knowledge path and set of resource briefs about autism spectrum disorder. Released in time for Autism Awareness Month in April, the knowledge path directs readers to a selection of resources about ASD screening, diagnosis, treatment, care, and impact on family life. The knowledge path includes tools for health care practices; training; improving state systems and services; research; and finding data and statistics, journal articles, reports, and other materials. The knowledge path aims to help health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, and researchers learn more about ASD; to integrate what they know into their work in new ways to improve screening, diagnosis, treatment, and care; for program development; and to locate information to answer specific questions. The knowledge path is available at http://www.mchlibrary.org/KnowledgePaths/kp_autism.html.

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Children's Mental Health

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Monday, April 27, 2015, 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST

The Autism SIG will host a webinar which focuses on autism and co-morbid mental health conditions in children. We will focus on the challenges families face in accessing comprehensive services, as well as community and school based interventions.

WEBINAR ON THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM

Dr. Ami Klin, director of the Marcus Autism Center, is one of the top researchers studying the first signs of autism in infants and toddlers. In this recorded webinar, Dr. Klin discusses the challenges and solutions for the early diagnosis of ASD and the critical role of early diagnosis and intervention in improving the symptoms of autism.

View a recording of the webinar:   http://iancommunity.org/ssc/webinar-early-diagnosis-autism

Know the Signs: Act Early
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
This link will take you to links to milestones and red flags to watch for.