ASD Video
Glossary launched
On Monday, October 15, 2007, Autism Speaks and First Signs launched the ASD Video Glossary, a Web based tool containing over a hundred video clips designed to help parents and professionals learn more about the early red flags and diagnostic features of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
CARD Home: Services
Direct Assistance
Direct assistance is a service provided to a CARD-FSU constituent in their home, school, or community. Direct assistance can include phone/e-mail contacts and home-based consultation for an individual. Direct assistance may also take the form of community or school site visits, attending meetings, research and resource dissemination, connecting families to community supports, and/or assistance with implementing ideas from training sessions. The purpose of these activities is to work directly with an individual constituent and/or their families to provide them, their school or agency with information that will help meet the needs at hand.
Technical Assistance
Technical assistance is a service provided to a professional group, agency, classroom or school district. This level of assistance is for the purpose of offering specific intervention strategies that can modify or enhance the outcomes within a designated setting. Technical assistance may occur after participants have attended training and want help applying what they learned.
Other types of technical assistance might be in the form of school district system change efforts. The focus of technical assistance is not any one individual, but rather on the general service delivery issues in a setting. Assistance may be in the form of phone contacts, visits, meetings and research and resource dissemination.
Training
CARD-FSU provides trainings on topics of interest and critical importance to families and professionals within our 18 county catchment area. Scheduled trainings are listed on our training calendar and are also included in our biannual newsletter that is sent to all professionals, families, and constituents on our mailing list. Training workshops are provided in a variety of formats and locations. Training may address early childhood, school-age or adult issues and may address areas such as communication, visual supports, peer empathy, problem behaviors, etc. CARD-FSU offers several DOE Regional trainings each year. These trainings typically consist of a day-long workshop offered to professionals and families across the Panhandle and generally feature a nationally recognized speaker. Every year CARD-FSU sponsors the FSU Summer Institute on Autism. This week-long institute features presentations by leaders in the autism field and is attended annually by parents and professionals statewide.
Resources
Lending Library: Each CARD-FSU office has a lending library of books and videos available for checkout. Information on how to use the lending library can be found on our web site.
Website: The CARD-FSU website includes information on local support groups, workshops and trainings. It also provides downloadable resources such as fact sheets and other materials. Additionally, the website links to other autism related websites.
CARD Literature: CARD-FSU maintains copies of written materials (articles, fact sheets, booklets, etc.) for dissemination to families and professionals. Parents and professionals can receive available materials by mail or download them from the website.
Mailing List: Biannual newsletters, training announcements, and conference announcements are sent to individuals on our mailing list. We maintain an electronic and traditional mailing list for individuals in CARD-FSU's 18 county region who have registered with us. Our mailing list is confidential and is not shared with anyone.