Family Services
Autism Speaks Salutes Military Families
Autism Speaks has created a web portal to provide military families with resources, information and news to help face the additional challenges that come with frequent duty station changes and the social turmoil of military service.
Combating Bullying
An IAN study found that 63% of 1,167 children with autism ages 6 to 15 had been bullied at some point in their lives. Autism Speaks is proud to promote awareness about bullying and provide tools to help families combat this terrible issue.
Housing and Residential Supports
Finding housing and residential supports for adults with autism can be extremely challenging. Autism Speaks is trying to make this overwhelming journey easier through a series of tools and resources.
Transition Tool Kit
The Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit was created to serve as a guide to assist families on the journey from adolescence to adulthood.
Family Services News
Date posted March 28, 2012
Autism Speaks announced preliminary results of new research that estimates autism costs society a staggering $126 billion per year (U.S.) – More...
Date posted March 01, 2012
Autism Speaks announced that it has awarded $450,000 in grants for two projects focused on developing independent functioning and increased More...
Date posted February 20, 2012
Autism Speaks today released the Sleep Strategies for Children with Autism: A Parent’s Guide and Treating Children with Autism Spectrum More...
Date posted February 14, 2012
Autism Speaks today announced that it has awarded $30,000 in funding to the National Autism Association (NAA) to provide 1,000 Big Red More...
Date posted January 25, 2012
Autism Speak announced its third annual Autism Speaks Baker Summer Camp Program, which will offer scholarship funds to camps of up to $5,000 More...
Date posted January 24, 2012
Autism Speaks announced the award of over $1 million in grants to directly support the innovative work of autism service providers in dozens More...
Family Services Blog Posts
Monday, May 21, 2012
This is a blog post by Marianne Sullivan, RN, MN, the Assistant Director of National Outreach and Resources at Autism Speaks, and the mother of...
Monday, May 21, 2012
This post is by Denise D. Resnik, Co-Founder, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC)
Next month, our daughter Ally is...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
This blog post is from Marianne Sullivan, RN, MN, Assistant Director of National Outreach and Resources on the Family Services Team at Autism...
Community Connections
Last month, we focused on the transition back to school. We heard from many families who wanted us More...
Every day new technology is changing our lives in ways we never imagined. For individuals with More...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
(NDEAM). Congress designates this More...
What options do individuals with autism and their families have after they turn twenty-two? As the More...
Tool Kits
Download the Housing and Residential Supports Tool Kit here!
As part of the transition from childhood to adult life, planning inevitably includes More...
Download the 100 Day Kit here!
The Autism Speaks 100 Day Kit and the Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Tool Kit were created specifically More...
Download the AS/HFA Kit for free!
You can also view a PDF of each section by clicking on the links below.
Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning More...
Manual de 100 Días de Autism Speaks fue diseñado exclusivamente para familias que recientemente fueron evaluadas, para hacer el mejor uso de los 100 More...
Download the Transition Tool Kit here!
The Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit was created to serve as a guide to assist families on the More...
A tool kit to assist members of the school community in understanding and supporting students with autism.
Download the School Community Tool Kit More...
Download the Dental Tool Kit here!
Oral health is a very important component of healthy daily living. But for some children with autism, oral health More...
Download the Haircutting Training Guide here!
Haircuts can sometimes be difficult for people with autism. The challenges can range from sensory More...
