ShareBuddies is an online platform that provides free social skills services to students with social challenges. In light of the ubiquitous social distancing, students with these challenges do not have many opportunities to socialize with their peers, and as a result, they are unable to improve their communicative abilities.
This guide details how parents can conduct speech therapy interventions at home. It includes speech therapy activities for children with ASD of various age groups, including infants & toddlers, pre-schoolers, school-age children, and adolescents.
This is an academically published resource on the topic of providing sensory activities for children with Autism. This includes more personal/family activities as well as being involved in the community a bit more.
The resource lists important questions to ask about the preparedness of new spaces and offers strategies for planning trips for children with autism, such as bringing sensory blockers like headphones to crowded destinations. It also includes a trip-planning PDF to help parents get ready for short and long trips with their children.
We are a pediatric therapy clinic that provides both speech-language therapy and occupational therapy to infants, toddlers, children and adolescents.
Legal services in areas of Probate, Estates and Trusts, Divorce, Adoption, and Guardianship/Conservatorship law.
Mount Olivet Rolling Acres provides housing, case management, and adult day services for individuals with disabilities.
Minnesota Mental Health Clinics in Apple Valley offers Autism Spectrum Disorder services in the form of social skills groups for ages 8-17, individual therapy, family therapy, parental guidance, parent-support groups, and a 6 week intensive out-patient program for young adults ages 18-25 who are diagnosed with ASD.
The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities (DD Council) provides information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes that will lead to increased independence, productivity, self determination, integration and inclusion (IPSII) for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
The Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) is the designated Protection and Advocacy System (P&A) for Minnesota and addresses the unique legal needs of Minnesotans with disabilities. MDLC provides free civil legal assistance to individuals with disabilities statewide on legal issues related to their disabilities.