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The following PDFs may help guide families as they navigate care for their autistic child:

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Celebrating Neurodiverse and/or Gender Diverse Visual Artists

Learn about VisAbility Art Lab where neuro and gender diverse artists develop their skills.

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Helping Autistic Teens Learn about Puberty and Health

Find tips to teach teens with autism about growing up and staying healthy.

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Talking to Your Child About Their Autism Diagnosis

Discover tips to telling your child they have autism.

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Improving Access to Autism Services

Learn more about how we are working to address access to autism support services.

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    The Intersection of Autism and Genetic Disorders

    Discover more information for children first diagnosed with other genetic disorders. 

    Self-Compassion and the Holiday Season For Autistic People and Their Families

    Learn helpful tips for navigating the holidays.

    Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors and Interests

    Children with autism have restricted interests (often called intense interests) and/or repetitive behaviors.

    Meet the CASD Team

    Learn about our service providers.

    Elopement and Wandering

    Wandering off is a major concern for families of children with autism.

    Finding Summer Fun

    Use these ideas to make the most of your summer.

    How to Read Research Pt. 2

    Learn the structure behind scientific reports.

    Autism Acceptance in Action

    Learn about the efforts you can take to increase autism acceptance.

    Coping Activities

    These activities don’t rely on language and can be used with your non/partially speaking child.

    Empowering Autistic Youth

    While relatively few children will go onto become advocates in this way, every child and teen should be empowered to be a self-advocate.

    How to Read Research Pt. 1

    Learn how to extract relevant information from research papers.

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    The Sesame Workshop Initiative

    Sesame Street Muppets joined researchers and advocates on Capitol Hill to discuss the early results of this autism initiative which aims to reduce the stigma and build understanding about autism spectrum disorders.