Toolkits
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Comments Re: SAFE Initiative Call for Testimony - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
These comments are available as a .pdf here. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) appreciates the opportunity to provide recommendations on the contents of best practice guidelines for health care providers treating children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are grateful that the SAFE Initiative seeks to improve the experiences…
A Trauma-Informed Toolkit for Providers in the Field of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
This toolkit offers what is essential as we move forward as practitioners in the field. Problem solving has gotten us here—but it won’t get us to where we want to go. Taking deliberate steps toward increasing the well-being and self-care of agencies and their staff is the next necessary frontier.
– SpecialOlympics.orgInclusive Health
Despite severe need and higher health risks, people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are often denied health services and die on average 16 years sooner than the general population. Learn how Special Olympics is making a difference in inclusive health for people with IDD.
– Inclusion Resources – Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and EducationInclusion Resources – Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
We have been conducting inclusive research using a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach since 2006. We have compiled what we’ve learned into inclusion guidelines, both for including autistic adults as co-researchers and as study participants.
– AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit for Autistic AdultsAASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit for Autistic Adults
Primary Care Resources for Adults on the Autism Spectrum and their Primary Care Providers
– Health Care for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesHealth Care for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Toolkit for Primary Care Providers
Toolkit for Primary Care Providers
– UCSF Office of Developmental Primary CareWorking with Disabled People in the Emergency Department | Office of Developmental Primary Care
Trips to the Emergency Department (ED) can be particularly challenging for people with disabilities. The following pointers are intended to aid clinicians who work with people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities in the ED context. While expediency and triaging may hinder opportunities to dialogue, clinicians may be surprised that a few minor shifts in communication can enhance the ED experience for all involved.