Coming to terms with the possibility of a child having ASD can be an emotional and exhausting process. To help families navigate the beginning of their journey a little easier, I've created a brochure that contains pertinent information for families at the beginning of the diagnosis journey.
Please click here to go view the brochure on Canva.
I created an ASD brochure for families. I found that the website was helpful, but I can imagine for some families it can also be quite overwhelming with such a wealth of information. One thing that I thought was interesting in the list of signs of ASD was under the communication category list was "no signs of babbling by 12 months," because speech delay was removed from the DSM V. (British Columbia Ministry of Health, n.d.-a) What surprised me was the number of languages parent handbooks were available in and the access to interpreters in over 50 different languages -I think this is particularly important for newcomers!
Reference for handout:
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (n.d.-a). Autism Spectrum Disorder. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/special-needs/autism-spectrum-disorder
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (n.d.-b). What is autism?. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/special-needs/autism-spectrum-disorder/about-autism
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (n.d.-c). Get a diagnostics. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/special-needs/autism-spectrum-disorder/diagnosis
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (n.d.-d). How is autism diagnosed. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/special-needs/autism-spectrum-disorder/diagnosis/how-autism-is-diagnosed
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (n.d.-e). Waiting for diagnosis. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/special-needs/autism-spectrum-disorder/diagnosis/waiting-for-diagnosis
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (n.d.-f). Autism funding. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/special-needs/autism-spectrum-disorder/autism-funding
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (n.d.-g). Build your team. Retrieved fromhttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/special-needs/autism-spectrum-disorder/build-your-support-team
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