Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service

This Communication Aid for Emergency Personnel. flipbook provides communication strategies for addressing the needs of people who do not communicate through speech to express themselves and/or to understand what is being said to them. Aids include an emergency QWERTY board for typing, pain charts, sign language basics, and icon-based options. It can be printed out and hung inside emergency vehicles for easy reference on the job.

Periodically the Center produces a practical and informative publication entitled, The Inclusion Notebook. The publication is intended for teachers and others interested in learning more about optimal ways of including children with disabilities in regular education classrooms. Past issues have covered topics such as person-centered planning, universal-design for learning, supplementary aids and services, assistive technology, and particular ways of including students with autism spectrum disorders. In addition to articles which provide clear and concise information, The Inclusion Notebook also contains further helpful resources for teachers in the form of pull out pages. The publication is free and may be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

The publication of the Connecticut Guidelines for a Clinical Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder is a result of collaborative efforts from multiple stakeholders throughout Connecticut that were initiated under the Connecticut Act Early Project.  This document contains guidelines to meet the need for a common understanding across Connecticut regarding the elements essential in making an accurate diagnosis of ASD.