Central Region ASD Team Overview
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School-based Training & Technical Assistance
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Central Region Autism Team
The Central Region
Autism Team is part of a statewide network created by the Nebraska
Department of Education Special Populations Office (NDE). The network
is composed of five Regional Teams throughout Nebraska and the Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Standing Committee in partnership with NDE and
UNL. The goals of the network are to assist school districts in
providing quality educational opportunities for children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder and to enhance their capacity in providing free,
appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment to
children with ASD.
The Central Region Autism Team is composed of school psychologist,
speech/language pathologist, an occupational therapist, resource
specialist, an early child special educator, special educators,
parents, and a representative of a community service agency. Our
Central Region Autism Team members have a special interest woking with
schools to serve children with ASD. Team members have participated in
trainings on identification of children with ASD, Asperger and sensory
integration issues, an overview on children with Asperger, and an
overview of the TEACCH structured teaching philosophy. Team members
will be participating in ongoing training to learn and keep current on
the latest research and practice.
The Central Region Autism Team will provide a variety of supports to
school districts within the region. Examples of supports the team may
provide include the following:
- Assistance with initial and ongoing assessments of children with characteristics of ASD
- Consultative assistance in designing and implementing programs
for students with ASD in areas such as: communication, behavior, social
skills training, fine and gross motor skills, transition, and life
skills
- A resource library for parents and educators
- Training opportunities for parents, educators, and paraprofessionals
- Information on community resources for students with ASD and their families
The Central Region Team serves schools in ESUs 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, & 17. The CRASDT Director is Alan Reigenborn and the Coordinator is Dawna Sigurdson.
The CRASDT maintains a library of books, videos and other resources
that are available for review and checkout. To view a list of
resources and obtain checkout information, please see the CRASDT Materials & Resources list. To view the loan library on transition, visit the NE Transition Library.
To request information about school-based training and technical assistance, please contact dsigurds@esu10.org.
To view regional and statewide training opportunities or access
links to other regions websites please visit the Nebraska ASD Network
website at www.nde.state.ne.us/autism.
Cick to view the current list of Trainings.
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