Local Autism Assessment Teams
The ACCESS Project
ACCESS stands for Assuring Comprehensive Care through Enhanced Service Systems for Children with Autism. Since 2014, its mission has been to help medical and educational experts deliver early autism identification for Oregon families in their home communities. ACCESS builds relationships between school districts/early childhood educators, medical providers, and parent partners to support autism team evaluations that align with Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder (OCASD) recommendations. The result is streamlined, valid, and timely evaluation processes that can determine both ASD diagnosis and educational eligibility for children up to age five.
There are currently twelve ACCESS Identification Teams across the state of Oregon. OCCYSHN continues to support these ACCESS teams as well as collaborate with communities across the state for continued growth.
For more information, contact the Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs:occyshn@ohsu.edu.
ASD indentification resources and materials
Getting Started: New Teams
Getting Started: New Providers
- ACCESS Medical Provider Training Resources Flyer
- Creating a Medical Home for Children with ASD/DD
- Tips for Getting Child's Best Behavior during the STAT (Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children)
Continuing Education
- Red Flags Indicating the Need to Refer to Health Care Provider
- Red Flags for Referral to Specialists
- Dysmorphology Exam
- BEARS: Sleep Screening Algorithm
- ACCESS ECHO Resource Library
Resources for Inclusive Care
Resources for Families
- Autism Society of Oregon
- Family ECHO Autism: A virtual class for families raising children with autism from Nationwide Children’s Hopsital
- Project ECHO Autism Resources
- Big Red Safety Box: Free safety tool kit for families to prevent wandering
- On Time Autism Intervention Podcast (University of Washington)
- Books and Websites: Challenging Behavior and Emotion Regulation in Children with Autism (Seattle Children's Hospital)
Getting Started at Home: Parent-Delivered Intervention
- Help is in your hands: Free strategies parents can use at home to increase social interactions and communication
- Mirror Me Online: Free online modules teach parents Reciprocal Imitation Training techniques to use at home with children
- Autism Navigator: Free registration before age 24 months; Self-paced online modules
- TRIAD Families First Program: Free programs to equip caregivers of children (ages 2-7) diagnosed with autism with practical tools
- ADEPT (Autism Distance Education Parent Training) Interactive Learning: Original 10-lesson interactive, self-paced, online learning module providing parents with tools and training to more effectively teach their child with autism and other related neurodevelopmental disorders functional skills using applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques
Tip Sheets for Families
- Tip Sheet: Getting Started
- Tip Sheet: 11 Great Ideas to Get the Best From Your Child's Health Care Visit
- Tips for Choosing a Provider for ABA (Indiana Resource Center for Autism)
- Tips for Talking with Your Child about Their Autism (Parent Map)
Resources for Families in Spanish
- ¿Qué es el autismo? Video from Seattle Children’s Autism Center
- Recursos en español, Autism Speaks
- Recursos y servicios, ECHO Autism
- ADEPT (educación a distancia de autismo para padres y madres): educación interactiva en español