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Resources for Families

Many excellent resources have been developed to support parents and children living with autism.  We have listed some key ones to give you easy access and helpful information to learn more about supporting your child's growth and development:

Tips for Parents:

  1. The Kaiser Permanente Northern California ASD Health Education Program has developed helpful tips about things you can do to help your child develop communication and social skills, handle sleep issues and behavior challenges, and how to work with schools and service providers.

  2. The Centers for Disease Control: Tips on Positive Parenting. A helpful guide to follow a child's development from birth to 18 years old.

Fact Sheets & Materials:

  • Fact Sheet about Thimerosal in Vaccines and ASD - Summary of recently published article in Pediatrics about a study in which Kaiser was one of three large managed care organizations providing the strongest evidence to date that immunizations with thimerosal-containing vaccines during pregnancy or in the first two years of life does not increase a child's risk of developing autism.
  • Fact sheet about Autism Recurrence - Summary of recently published article in Pediatrics about a study in which Kaiser was one of three large managed care organizations that provides the strongest evidence to date that immunizations with thimerosal-containing vaccines during pregnancy or in the first two years of life does not increase a child's risk of developing autism
  • Autism Research Program Flyer - A 2-sided bilingual flyer (English & Spanish) parents can post in libraries, schools, and community agencies to help us raise awareness of the opportunity for parents to participate in ground-breaking autism research.;
  • SEED Newsletters - These bilingual newsletters published by the CDC are designed for the participants in the Study to Explore Early Development and feature a page about California SEED at the Autism Research Program.
  • Sam Goes to the Clinic - A short story with simple language and colorful pictures to prepare a child for a visit to the clinic if families take part in a research study. The details in the story may vary depending on the nature of the study

Books on ASD



Webinars, web sites and web-based tools:

  • Family Voices Webinar, April, 2011, featuring Dr. Lisa Croen.
    THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFIT OF PARTICIPATING IN AUTISM RESEARCH: Perspectives of a Leading Scientist and Parents of Children with Autism.
    The streaming may be inconsistent. For better viewing of the videos, click here and watch the "The EARLI Study" and "Parents' Voices: Vanessa".
  • The CDC’s Go out and Play! Kit: Web site with activities and games to support learning for children 3 to 5 with autism.  Part of the "Learn the Signs. Act Early" campaign, this resource was designed for caregivers and early educators of children 3 through 5 years of age.  The kit includes:
    • Sample activities for children 3 through 5 years of age.
    • Information about monitoring developmental milestones.
    • Suggestions for how to make your activity day successful (and fun!).
    • Tips about talking to parents if you suspect a child has a developmental delay.
    • A special pullout section with activities to share with parents for at-home play.

State and Local Resources & Classes:

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