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Natural Catastrophe Social Stories
This collection of social stories was developed to explain how to prepare for natural catastrophes that could happen in Pennsylvania. Some of the emergencies covered here are snow and ice, fires, flooding, thunder and lightning, extreme heat and power outages.
Read moreNavigating Travel and Public Events
This page features a collection of social stories developed by the ASERT team to support autistic individuals navigating travel experiences and public events. These resources are designed to help people understand what to expect when staying at a hotel, attending a live performance, or participating in other large events, as well as how to navigate potential sensory sensitivities that may arise.
Read moreNew Guidelines for COVID-19: A Tip Sheet For Self-Advocates
This resource provides information on updated COVID-19 guidelines, including quarantine instructions and timelines.
Read moreParticipating in a Sleep Study Social Story
This resource provides information about what to expect when you do a sleep study.
Read morePreparing for a Hospital Stay Social Story
This social story is part of our Medical Social Stories collection. This social story provides information on how to prepare for a stay at a hospital after a medical procedure.
Read morePreparing for Extreme Heat Social Story
This resource provides strategies on how to stay safe during extremely hot weather.
Read morePreparing for Surgery Social Story
This resource gives information about what to expect and what will happen when you go to the hospital for a surgery.
Read morePreparing For Winter Weather Social Story
This resource provides recommendations for how to prepare for winter weather.
Read morePreventing Drowning
This resource is meant to provide information and prevention tips for keeping autistic individuals safe around water.
Read morePrintable Tools and Templates
Access a growing collection of free, customizable templates to support individuals, families, and professionals. Download printable tools to assist with routines, learning, communication, organization, and more. Ready for use at home, school, or in the community.
Read moreProject Reassure: Direct Support Professionals
These resources, developed by ASERT for AID in PA, are designed for Direct Support Professionals to gain an overview of trauma, resilience, and resilience skills. These resources are meant to support the Project Reassure online courses available through the ASERT eLearning platform.
Read moreProject Reassure: For Families and Caregivers
This Collection of resources provides information about Trauma, Resilience, Managing a Mental Health Crisis and the Survival Circuit.
Read moreProject Reassure: For Self-Advocates – Understanding Trauma
This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about understanding what trauma is and how it can affect your mental health.
Read moreProject Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Choosing Resilience Skills
This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about implementing resilience skills and building resilience.
Read moreProject Reassure: For-Self-Advocates-Resilience Skills
This is a resource collection created for the Project Reassure initiative. It contains material about what resilience skills are and how to implement them..
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