a project of Presenter: Amy Goodman Presenter: Amy Goodman Wednesday March 5 th, :15-11am CST

a project of Amy’s Profile Co-Director of Autism NOW 1825 K. St. NW Washington DC Phone: Ex: Website:

a project of Autism NOW The National Autism Resource and Information Center Initiative of The Arc Funded by The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD)

a project of Autism NOW’s Mission The National Resource And Information Center is a dynamic and interactive, highly visible and effective central point of quality resources and information for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities, their families, caregivers, and others.

a project of Autism NOW: Who We Are Autism Now is a national partnership of influential and respected organizations dedicated to resources, services and information for people with autism and other developmental disabilities guided by the Autism Now the National Advisory Committee.

a project of Autism Now Resources Cover:  Early Detection  Early Intervention  Early Education  Transition: High School to Adulthood  Community Based Employment  Advocacy  Community Inclusion  Aging  Policy  Implementation of Health Care Reform  Family and Sibling Support  Many more

a project of Who are our Partners? Year Three and year Four The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)

a project ofWebinars The Autism Now Center hosts FREE webinars Variety of topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorder Variety of speakers from different partners Check out the website: for more informationwww.autismnow.org

a project ofWebsite Features o Interactive Map o Videos o Blog Posts o Resources (birth-adult) o Message Board o Prism, monthly e-newsletters o Webinars o Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

a project ofVideos There are more than 30 videos about topics related to ASD and I/DD. We have a video series called “Autism Now Answer Series where I answer questions about autism related topics. My most recent video was about Marriage and SSI and how that can be affected for an individual with I/DD It will be posted soon on our You Tube Page

a project ofE-newsletter Once a month we write and distribute an e-newsletter entitled “Prism”. I write a monthly article on a themed topic. The topic for March 2014 is Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month To sign up go to and fill out the form on the front page.

a project of Book Review Once a month I review a book on the same topic as the newsletter. In March I will review a book entitled “my Big Brother Bobby- A Story to help kids understand angry feelings and behaviors in others, by: Rebecca Dauer My reviews can be found in our e-newsletter each month

a project of Tool Kit We are in the process of creating a Tool Kit for Employers who hire employees with an ASD. It will be written from the point of view of individuals on the spectrum and focused on helping employers to understand the needs of such a diverse group of individuals. It will include 17 units under employment, each of which will consist of an introduction, a personal story, a tool to learn the material, and exercises, to follow up the material, as well as lots of resources as well.

a project of Advisory Committee We have an advisory Committee which is comprised of parents, professionals, and self-advocates One of the many things this committee is in charge of is vetting all materials we put on our website We meet once a quarter to discuss topics and get their advice on how things are going.

a project ofPartners We work with many partners on different things, but our main focus is self-advocates Our two partners for this current year are SABE (Self- Advocates Becoming Empowered, ASAN (Autistic Self- Advocacy Network) They provide us with webinars, written projects, host our advisory committee, and review materials and much, much more.