Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Shawn Henry
• Jill Hudson

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Autism Community

• 2007 Began dialogue about Communities of
  Practice with Joanne Cashman
• Fall 2008 Initially hosted Practice Groups
• Spring 2009 Created space on sharedwork
• Continued focus and support from IDEA Partnership
  and NASDSE

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Strategic Partnerships
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History of Established Partnerships

• Annual State Team Forum onsite meeting
• Share about state level initiatives and issues
• Create solutions and influence policy
• Return home and continue to meet regularly within
  own state

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History of Established Partnerships

• NATTAP Network of Autism Training and Technical
  Assistance Programs
• Informally meeting together for approximately
  past 20 years to network and share processes and
  materials to further build capacity for
  individuals with ASD

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History of Established Partnerships

• Founded in 1965
• Leading grassroots autism organization
• Chapters in almost every state connecting
  families together

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History of Established Partnerships

• Established National Community of Practice on ASD
  in 2008
• Common place to share information and deploy
  resources

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Work of the Community

• Sharedwork.org
• Posting information and sending out announcements
  to community
• State Teams utilizing for individual state work

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Work of the Community

• Development of the Autism Collection
• Utilize national meetings to gather stakeholders
• Disseminate materials through established networks

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Autism Collection

• First section
• Written in August 2009
• Topic areas
• Overview of ASD Characteristics
• Overview of Interventions
• Posted to IDEA Partnership in April 2010 in
  conjunction with Autism Awareness month
• Received 29,000 hits in April

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Autism Collection

• Second section
• Written at Autism Society Conference Summer 2010
• Topic areas
• Assessment for Eligibility Determination
• Assessment for Programming
• Recently posted to IDEA Partnership
• www.ideapartnership.org

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Autism Collection

• Third section
• Written at the OCALI Conference November 2010
• Topic areas
• Social Emotional Learning
• Functional Behavior Assessment
• Currently in final stage of edits
• Soon to be sent to OSEP for vetting

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Autism Collection

• Future sections to be written at 2011 national
  meetings
• Potentially at NSTTAC
• Transition
• Potentially at the OCALI Conference or the Autism
  Society Conference
• Early Intervention / Early Childhood
• Communication
• Assistive Technology