Welcome to the Section for Medical Professionals. Our tools and supports can help make the visit of an individual with developmental disabilities successful.
If you would like to refer a client to our services, please fill out this online form & select “Referring Provider” as your role, OR, download the PDF format and email to hands@iupui.edu.
Remember
- Individuals with ASD often have visual strengths. Use visual supports throughout the visit. The more often visual supports are used, the more help they will provide in the clinic.
- Remember to use these at every visit. It can help to have samples made and prepared for use.
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| Thumbnail | Series | Nombre | Descripción | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tips & Strategies | ASD and Strategies for Toilet Training | Explore una infografía sobre el control de esfínteres para conocer estrategias y sugerencias al respecto | About Autism, Informational Resources, Home, School, Medical |
 | Acerca de ASD | 10 Do's for Supporting Individuals with ASD | The two-sided handout provides recommendations on how to interact with individuals with ASD, including consideration of common strengths and challenges and suggestions on how to best support individuals with ASD. This download is a 2-page PDF. | About Autism, Informational Resources, School, Medical, Healthcare, Home, Provider, Community, Personnel Training |
 | Acerca de ASD | ASD & DSM-5 Overview | These two-sided handouts review the names and basic characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), how it is diagnosed, and relevant changes in diagnoses and treatment with DSM-5. This download is a 2-page PDF. | About Autism, Informational Resources, Medical, Healthcare, Evidence-Based Strategies, School, Home, Provider, Community, Personnel Training |
 | Tips & Strategies | Hair-cutting | Haircuts, while necessary, can be stressful events for you and your child. The unfamiliar sounds, sights, smells, and sensations of a hair-cutting experience can be overwhelming to any child, and especially those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This download is a 3-page PDF. | About Autism, Sensory, Informational Resources, Members Only, Home, Provider |
 | Acerca de ASD | Misconceptions & Facts about ASD | The handout debunks myths about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and provides evidence-based information. This download is a 1-page PDF. | About Autism, Informational Resources, Evidence-Based Strategies, School, Home, Provider, Community, Personnel Training, Medical, Healthcare, Dentist |
 | Acerca de ASD | Proactive Strategies: General Guidelines | This information sheet provides a brief overview of the What, Why, When, and How of implementing Positive Attention in the classroom. This download is a 2-page PDF. | About Autism, Evidence-Based Strategies, Informational Resources, School, Personnel Training, Medical, Healthcare, Dentist |
 | Acerca de ASD | Sensory Man | This handout provides the description of sensory sensitivities experienced by individuals with ASD and strategies to overcome the challenges. This information sheet This download is a 2-page PDF. Also Available in Spanish | About Autism, Informational Resources, Evidence-Based Strategies, School, Home, Provider, Community, Personnel Training, Medical, Healthcare, Dentist |
 | Strategy in Practice | Social Narrative: Getting a Shot is OK! | This social narrative can be used to teach individuals with an autism spectrum disorder and related disabilities about getting a shot, and how it is okay. Includes instructions for customizing the social narrative and a full-page narrative describing the process of getting a shot in a medical setting. This download is a 2-page PDF. | Evidence-Based Strategies, Medical Visit, Visual Supports, Informational Resources, Home, Provider, Medical, Healthcare, Dentist |
 | Strategy in Practice | Social Narrative: Getting an IV is OK | This social narrative can be used to teach individuals with an autism spectrum disorder and related disabilities about getting an IV, and how it is okay. Includes instructions for customizing the social narrative and a full-page narrative describing the process of getting an IV put in at a medical setting. This download is a 2-page PDF. | Evidence-Based Strategies, Medical Visit, Visual Supports, Informational Resources, Home, Provider, Medical, Healthcare, Dentist |
 | Strategy in Practice | Social Narrative: Going to Visit the Doctor | Use this social narrative to teach individuals with an autism spectrum disorder and related disabilities about visiting a doctor. Includes instructions for customizing the social narrative and a full-page narrative describing the process of going to visit the doctor. This download is a 2-page PDF. | Evidence-Based Strategies, Medical Visit, Visual Supports, Informational Resources, Home, Provider, Medical, Healthcare, Dentist |
 | Acerca de ASD | What is ABA? | The two-sided handout provides an explanation of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and the foundations of behavior therapy and ABA-based therapy along with other considerations. This download is a 2-page PDF. | About Autism, Informational Resources, Evidence-Based Strategies, School, Home, Provider, Community, Personnel Training, Dentist, Medical, Healthcare, |
 | Acerca de ASD | What is Autism? Brochure | The brochure is written in a child-friendly language and includes tips for playing with children with ASD, their strengths and challenges, and other basic information about ASD. This is a downloadable PDF. | About Autism, Informational Resources, Evidence-Based Strategies, School, Home, Provider, Community, Personnel Training, Medical, Healthcare, Dentist |