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TOP RESOURCES FROM CRP

Setting up Home Instruction for Students with ASD A How-to Guide for Parents

Online Training & Support for Parents of Children with ASD

EXPLAINING CORONAVIRUS AND STAYING HEALTHY

Social Story about Pandemics and the Coronavirus by Carol Gray

Downloadable Social Story on Coronavirus

My Coronavirus Story: Online Flipbook

COVID-19 Video Teaching Story from University of Miami – NSU

My School is Closed Today

Handwashing Routine Visual Steps

Handwashing Routine Photo-Based

CDC Teaching Handwashing

Getting sick, staying healthy social story

Coronavirus: Top tips for People with ASD (geared toward teens/adults)

PROVIDING STRUCTURE AND PREDICTABILITY

All day at home with kids – how do I structure the day?
A UK mother offers several ideas for how to keep children occupied during the day

Visual Schedules How-To Video for Parents
Walks parents through how to setup a consistent daily schedule for their student

Daily schedules for students ages 4 to 18 from Khan Academy
These schedules are meant to be templates that you could adopt as-is or copy and modify to better suit the needs of your child

Visual schedules
These are printables intended to help create a schedule for your child including graphics for time and activities

Structured Day AM to PM
Very popular example of a schedule created by a parent to structure the day of her children from morning till bedtime.

TEACHING EMOTIONS AND SELF-REGULATION

Zones of Regulation Home Lessons
Four-week unit on teaching self-regulation using Zones of Regulation with free printable materials (courtesy Beaverton School District)

Stress Thermometers
Includes blank printables and examples of how to use with a student

Breathing & Relaxation Cards
These printable cards can be used to teach children to breathe and return to a calm state

Coping Skills Choice Board
This free visual provides children with options they can choose to calm when upset

Character Emotions Charts
These free Character Emotions Charts can be used to help students express their own feelings, analyze characters' feelings

"How Do You Feel?" Emotions Chart
Help children express how they are feeling with this visual

Teaching Feelings and Emotions: 30+ Best Resources
Several free and linked resources for social emotional learning 

Video Model of a Calming Routine
Produced at CRP, this routine can also be used at home before or between learning activities

MOTIVATION AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS

First/Then Cards: How-To Guide for Parents
Explains how to create and use first/then cards to increase positive behaviors

First/Then Training Video for Parents
Walks parents through how to setup and use first/then visuals

First/Then Cards
Motivates and calms children by showing a non-preferred activity will be followed by a preferred activity.

Visuals for First/Then Cards
Printable examples of what can be used on first/then cards.

Creating and Using Token Boards
Provides guidance on how to setup and use token boards to reward children for complete work or using other target skills

Token Board Training Video
Walks parents through how to setup and use token boards

Token Board Template 4-Cell
Includes a space to put what the child is working for and three tokens (stars)

Token Board Template 3-Cell
Includes a space to put what the child is working for and three tokens (stars)

Ocean Animal Token Board
A free example of how to integrate special interests into a token board

Themed Token Boards
Includes pictures of common rewards (reinforcement) that students can work to earn

Behavior Maps
Visually illustrated for children that their positive behavior leads to getting prefered items or activities 

SOCIAL SKILLS

Social Skills Activities for Children with Autism
Includes many free visuals and activities such as taking turns in conversation, asking about others, problem-solving, and more

Model Me Kids
Offers pre-made video models targeting a wide range of prosocial behaviors such as practicing conversation, following rules, understanding emotions, and being a good friend

TeachTown
Offers several products that provide computer-based instruction in social skills to improve interaction skills and relationship development. Note that all of these products have a cost to them.

ACADEMIC SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Samson's Classroom
Free during school closures, this is an excellent site with units and self-paced lessons for learning how to read via sight words

OTHER PARENT GUIDES AND RESOURCES

Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times
Outlines 7 support strategies to support students with autism during this period with ready-made resources to help parents implement strategies quickly and easily. 

CRP Videos for Parents and Caregivers
Includes a four-part video on teaching toileting skills, a video on teaching your child to brush their teeth, and a calming routine video.

Child Mind Institute
Available for you and your child during this crisis, they have clinicians that can do telehealth evaluations and offer treatment for ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and ASD

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