Special Education Services and Supports

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Specialized Educational Programs

PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) Program

The Waltham School District PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) Program is located at the Stanley Elementary School, McDevitt Middle School, and the Waltham High School.

Click here to access the presentation given to the Stanley School PTO, November 2008, describing the program (see pages 3-8).

Advocacy

Massachusetts Advocactes for Children

Major Initiatives-Autism Center

• Addressing Bullying of Children with ASD
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (The AAC Bill)
• Children's Autism Medicaid Waiver
• Autism IEP Act
• Advocacy in Underserved Communities

Websites Supporting Students, Parents, and Educators

Amy Laurent
A website dedicated to providing developmentally-based, practical information and resources for children on the autism spectrum and to the people who support them.

www.amy-laurent.com

Susan Senator
Writer, activist, and the mother of three boys, one with autism. "Autism is not the end of the world; just the end of one kind of world."

http://susansenator.com/about.html

Organization for Autism Research

• UNDERSTANDING AUTISM
  Find out more about autism and its characteristics.
• 6 STEPS TO SUCCESS FOR AUTISM
  A guide to help prepare for the entrance of a child with Autism.
• 6 STEPS TO SUCCESS FOR ASPERGER SYNDROME
  A guide to help prepare for the entrance of a child with Asperger Syndrome.
• INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS
  Learn more about Individualized Education Programs and how to implement them.
• WORKSHEETS
  Print useful forms and worksheets to aid in everyday activity.
  • IEP Calendar Worksheet
  • Questions to ask Parents
  • Transition Considerations
  • Parent-Teacher Communications

Currently Under Development (please check back soon)

Special Education Roadmap

Glossary of Terms

Resource Database

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