Autism Resources
Community Resources
WI Regional Centers for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
This is a free and private service that provides support to families with children with special health care needs. They help families find services and community resources.
The Katie Beckett Program is a special eligibility process that allows certain children with long-term disabilities, mental illness, or complex medical needs, living at home with their families, to obtain a Wisconsin ForwardHealth Medicaid card.
Children's Long-Term Support Waivers
The Children's Long-Term Support Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waivers (CLTS Waivers) provide a structure within which Medicaid funding is available to support children who are living at home or in the community and who have substantial limitations in multiple daily activities as a result of a disability.
Frequently asked questions on mandated coverage for autism services in Wisconsin.
Autism Society of Southeastern WI
A local group that supports people with autism, their families, professionals, and others in the community by sharing information, supporting research, providing networking opportunities and promoting awareness through education and training.
Guidance, resources, and services from the state of Wisconsin for youth who are transitioning out of school and into adulthood.
Autism Speaks is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to enhancing the lives of those with autism. The website is filled with valuable information, research and toolkits for parents, caregivers, and professionals.
Book Recommendations
Autism Speaks has compiled a comprehensive list of recommended titles. From this link, you can narrow down your book list based on audience or topic.
WUSD Staff Suggestions (For Adults):
An Early Start for Your Child with Austism (2012) by Rogers, Dawson, & Vismar
A Parent's Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015), 2nd edition by Ozonoff, Dawson, & McParland
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry Prizant
Lights! Camera! Autism!: Using Video Technology to Enhance Lives by Kate McGinnity, Sharon Hammer & Lisa Ladson
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
WUSD Staff Suggestions (For Kids):
ASD and Me: Learning About High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder by Teresa DeMars
My Best Friend Will by Jamie Lowell and Tara Tuchel