Autism Toolkit of Georgia
Autism Toolkit of Georgia
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a nationwide law that protects the rights of children with disabilities and their families. It requires that free public education and appropriate specialized services are provided to children with disabilities, through early intervention services (up to 3 years old) and special education in school (3-21 years).View Resource
The way in which a group of people that share a common characteristic identifies themselves is an important part of how that group and its members are viewed by those outside of it.View Resource
In 1990 congress enacted ‘Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)’ to: 1) provide appropriate education for children with disabilities and, 2) to seek out and treat children with disabilities within school districts.View Resource
Emotional regulation is an individual’s ability to adapt to situations that evoke stress, anxiety, annoyance, or frustration. One of the big reasons that people with autism have difficulty managing difficult, emotionally-charged situations has to do with changes in their brain structure.View Resource
Below, we describe how different types of Early Intervention (EI) are performed and what the goals of each therapy are:View Resource