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VPIC Programs | Additional Resources Autism Resources Autism Puzzle Foundation The Autism Puzzle Foundation offers grants to families with children on the Autism Spectrum. Download their brochure for all the details! Spanish Language Website for Families of Children with Autism Manitas por Autismo is a new Spanish language website for families of children and youth with autism. The mission of this website, created by Maria Abinader, a Support Parent and Peer Consultant for the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), for Latino families, is to share information, hope, guidance and resources with Latino families; to promote understanding of autism; to create a data base specific to autism; and to defend the rights of children and youth with autism. By helping Latino families exercise their lawful rights for their children and for themselves we are working towards eliminating disparities in the health and educational system. A directory with links to programs for children with autism in New Jersey, USA and Spanish speaking countries, a parent forum and many additional resources are available through this website. New Vermont Autism Task Force Website The Vermont Autism Task Force has a helpful website with a toolkit of over 20 downloadable documents on a myriad of issues concerning autism as well as links to additional autism resoources. New Lamoille County Support Group for Those with Loved Ones on the Autism Spectrum Meeting at the Second Congregational Church of Jeffersonville, AAWARE Approach Autism With Advocacy, Recovery & Education) will host meetings every third Sunday. Contact Terry Holden: 802 644 2759 or Tina Karl: 888-3430 for more information. Check out their flyer for more details. GAO Report on Autism and IDEA Now Available Online GAO (General Accountability Office) report issued in January 2005 may be of interest. The report looks at the number of children enrolled in IDEA that have a diagnosis of autism, costs for services and the types of interventions that are employed: Special Education: Children with Autism. GAO-05-220, January 14. Vermont Guide to Families New to Autism Download "NEXT STEPS - A guide for families new to autism spectrum disorders." This is a 29 page document with answers to questions, tons of information and loads of contacts in the state. Professional Development in Autism (PDA) Center The PDA Center provides training and support for school districts, families and communities to ensure that students with ASD have access to high quality, evidence-based educational services in his or her local school district. The PDA Center has 7 sites located around the country that provide training and support to schools and families in providing services for students with ASD. Find out more about the PDA Center on their website.
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