Resources
- AAPP
- May 20
- 3 min read
Updated: May 21
Additional resources will be added to our resource section soon! Here a preview of what will be added:
Special Education Support
SELPAS - Special Education Local Plan Area
The California Dept. of Education created SELPAs to ensure all special education students receive a high-quality, enriched program. Parents can speak directly with SELPA Program Specialists or Parent Liaisons for guidance on their child's IEP. SELPA staff can also attend IEPs and offer families an Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) process for resolving disagreements.
Parent and Family Support
Family Resource Center Directory Family Resource Centers (FRCs) offer local parent and family support, social recreation activities, transition planning, and other educational resources.
Disability Rights California (DRC)Provides advocacy support and information to help individuals and families access government-funded services. The site includes a user-friendly lifespan services menu and special education rights guidance.
Resources page Special Education Rights and Responsibilities (SERR) guide DRC helpline
Office of Clients' Rights Advocacy (OCRA)A department within Disability Rights California that supports individuals who are clients of regional centers or seeking to become one.
Regional Centers & Developmental Disabilities Services
Regional Centers California's Department of Developmental Services provides essential information about regional center services and eligibility requirements. Regional Centers Overview
Kids Waivers - Parent Support and Advocacy Organizations Allows users to locate parent support organizations and advocacy advisory groups by state.
NASDDDS - Developmental Disability Services Directory for All States Provides a directory of developmental disability services websites in each state with information about direct services and support providers.
Autism Support & Resources
Autism Speaks Toolkits Essential guides covering the experiences of individuals and families connected to an ASD diagnosis, often leading to better collaboration among family members and medical teams.
Puberty Resources
Healthy Bodies Toolkit
Provides self-care, puberty, and relationship information supported by visuals and social stories.
Living Well With Autism
Offers printable visuals, social stories, and task analyses supporting personal care, body changes, privacy, safety, and more.
Therapist Directory
Psychology Today Therapist Finder
A national directory allowing users to search for therapists based on funding source, location, specialty, age of the client, and gender of the provider.
Crisis Support & Essential Services
Call 211
The 211 network connects individuals and families in crisis or in need of essential services such as food, shelter, mental health care, childcare, employment services, rent assistance, and more.
Sibling Support
Sibling Support Project A pioneering organization offering resources and opportunities for sibling support both online and in-person.
Organization for Autism Research - Sibling Support Initiative Provides free guidance booklets offering insight into the needs of all children in the family and ways for everyone to feel supported.
Explore sibling support resources
Explaining Autism
Amazing Things Happen Video Series Two animated videos, "Amazing Things Happen" and "Amazing Kids," provide compassionate and relatable explanations of the varied experiences of children on the autism spectrum.
Watch videos
Autism Speaks - Understanding Autism
The Autism Speaks website offers various resources to help individuals and families understand autism and explain it to others.
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