Frequently Asked Questions
Getting Started in the Autism Navigator How-To Guide for Families course
Where can I find out more about the Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families?
How do I access the Autism Navigator How-To Guide course?
Would you like a guide to walk you through getting started in the Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families?
Getting Started with Intervention
Why should I get started in intervention right away?
It All Comes Down to How You Use Your Marbles… because what matters is the time between intervention sessions.
How much intervention time does my child need? How do I make that happen?
It All Comes Down to How You Use Your Marbles… because what matters is the time between intervention sessions.
Can the early interventionists or therapists do all of the intervention with my child?
It All Comes Down to How You Use Your Marbles… because what matters is the time between intervention sessions.
What if an early interventionist cannot come to my house? Can this intervention be done virtually?
It All Comes Down to How You Use Your Marbles… because what matters is the time between intervention sessions.
Guide Book 1 — Social Communication Milestones and How Autism Impacts Development
Where can I learn more about social communication milestones and development?
- Chapter 1. Overview of Social Communication Milestones
- Chapter 2. Play
- Chapter 3. Language and Communication
- Chapter 4. Social Competence
- Chapter 5. Emotional Regulation and Self-Directed Learning
- Chapter 6. Promoting Active Engagement in Toddlers with ASD
When will my child learn to talk?
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 1, Chapter 3, Slides 14-30, Development of Language and Communication
Guide Book 2 — Collaborating to Make Intervention Work for You
What can I do if I suspect my child has Autism?
- 16 Early Signs of Autism: Click to Learn Early Signs Lookbook
- Checklist of 16 Early Signs of Autism: Click to View Early Signs PDF
- If your baby is 9-24 months you can complete an online Social Communication CheckUp. For more information go to babynavigator.com/soco
- Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 2, Collaborating to Make Early Intervention Work for You
I am struggling with a roller coaster of emotions. How do other parents feel when they suspect something is not quite right with their child’s development?
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 2, Slides 6-8
Guide Book 3 — Getting Started with Early Intervention Right Away
Why is learning in the natural environment so important?
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 3, Chapter 1 where you will learn why early experiences are so critical for your child, what makes learning in the natural environment so important, how the early signs of autism can impact active engagement and learning, and the critical ingredients of early intervention. You will hear a parent of a child with autism reflect on what makes early intervention work for her family.
Where can I learn more about active engagement?
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 3 Chapter 3 Slide 22 & 23
- Video-Brian at 32 Months – Play Ball, Book 3 Slide 23
What are the strategies that research says will promote my child’s active engagement?
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 3 Chapter 4 Slide 24-28
- Video- Brian at 34 Months – Play Ball, Book 3, Slide 29
Guide Book 4 — Addressing Challenging Behavior
Is challenging behavior different from the terrible twos?
- Any child can have behavior that is challenging to parents and other caregivers- and during specific times or situations, most children do.
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 4 Slide 3
Where can I find information about emotional regulation (managing feelings) and the impact on learning?
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 4 Slides 8 & 9
- Video — Guide Book 4 Slide 8 Recognizing the Role of Emotional Regulation
- CSBS — windup toy Left Video: Jimmy at 15 months
- Video — Guide Book 4 Slide 8 Recognizing the Role of Emotional Regulation CSBS- windup toy Right Video: Stephen at 22 months
Can I prevent challenging behavior?
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 4 Slide 12
- Video — Library of Change with Intervention, Child 7, Katie, Early Signs of Autism and Change with Intervention
Why does my child have challenging behavior?
- Refer to Autism Navigator How-to Guide for Families, Guide Book 4 Chapter 2 Slide 13-21
- Video — Library of Everyday Activities, Transitions, Recovering from Dysregulation, Alternative Activity, Caleb, 22 months
Library of Change with Intervention
Where can I see video clips of children with autism over time to see the impact early intervention can have on development and learning?
Library of Everyday Activities
Where can I see video clips that show parents interacting with their toddlers with ASD in a variety of everyday activities?