Links

Autism in Ireland, the UK and elsewhere

These sites offer access to a range of services and supports that will be of interest to parents and professionals alike in the area of autism.

IPAA: Irish Progressive Association for Autism Shine Ireland

 

IAA: Irish Autism Action Irish Autism Action

IAS: Irish Autism Society Irish Autism Society

PEAT: Parents Education as Autism Therapists P.E.A.T.

PAPA: Parents and Professionals Autism, Northern Ireland P.A.P.A.

The National Autistic Society (UK) NAS (UK)

Down Syndrome Association of Ireland Downs Syndrome Ireland

ASPIRE: Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland ASPIRE

Rett Syndrome Association of Ireland Rett Syndrome Ireland

Williams Syndrome Association of Ireland W.S.A.I.

RehabCare Ireland Rehabcare

Department of Education & Science, Ireland Dept. of Education, Ireland.

TASH is an international membership association leading the way to inclusive communities through research, education, and advocacy Special Schools and Related Services T.A.S.H.

JONIX special needs preschool service in Ireland www.jonix.ie

Saplings SEN Schools Ireland www.saplings.org

Excellent site on supporting individuals with intellectual disability, autism, and any other related developmental disorder. Behaviour Support in Schools
www.dimagine.com

Instructional Resources PBIS School wide behaviour support site

A huge collection of professionally produced instructional material including lesson plans, books, and worksheets. Learning Page

Different Roads to Learning One-stop shopping for resources on designing instruction. www.difflearn.com

A resource to help parents and professionals find specific tools and teaching tips for working with learners with ASD Handwriting Tools Autism Teaching Tools

Easy way to teach pre-printing, printing and cursive Handwriting Without Tears

Comprehensive program on developing handwriting skills includes worksheets
Sensible Pencil

Thousands of photos on CD that you can use to create photo flash cards, schedules, token economies Picture This CD

Some free stuff and products useful for parents and professionals developing visual supports Do 2 learn

Great site for downloading worksheets etc Black Sheep Press

Computer software for children and adults with disabilities. Appropriate for a wide range of people from those with severe-profound developmental disabilities to mild language-learning disabilities Hand Writing Tools Laureate Learning

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism Building A Future Together

Edited by Mickey Keenan, Mary Henderson, Ken P. Kerr and Karola Dillenburger Foreword by Professor Gina Green.

Paperback, ISBN: 9781843103103, 304pp, 2005, Mickey Keenan, ed, Ken P. Kerr, ed & Karola Dillenburger, ed. Parents' Education As Autism Therapists: Applied Behavior Analysis in Context (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999). ISBN: 1853027782

Activity Schedules for Children With Autism: Teaching Independent Behaviour.

 

P. Krantz and L. McClannahan. [see www.amazon.com]

This is an excellent book on showing how to teach independent skills using visual schedules. It is simple and easy follow and well worth a look

Families and Positive Behavior Support: Addressing Problem Behaviors in Family Contexts

Joseph M. Lucyshyn, Glen, Ph.D. Dunlap, and Richard W. Albin

This is an excellent resource in behaviour support. Anyone working in behaviour support or behaviour analysis should have this book